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Dance in American Culture Exam 1
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Dance in American Culture Exam 14 flamenco styles - ANSWER-Puro, Classico, modernized, nuevo
African descended instruments - ANSWER-claves, bomba drums, congas, bongos,
timbre and marimbas
American ballroom tango - ANSWER-5 steps, arch upper bodies, choreographed, heel
leads
Areytos - ANSWER-Social-religious ceremonies of the Tainos that recall the past or
ancient things
Argentine tango - ANSWER-8 steps, bolero, gancho, improv, several embraces
Astor Piazzolla - ANSWER-Father of modern tango, bandoneon player/composer
Bachata - ANSWER-music of the poor in the dominican republic, starting in the 1960's
Bachata meaning - ANSWER-Denote fun
Bandoneon description - ANSWER-Similar to accordion but without piano
Basic Merengue Step Tempo - ANSWER-quick, quick
Cajon - ANSWER-Box drum instrument
Carlos Gardel - ANSWER-Tango singer that got it accepted by the upper class by using
it as a vehicle for popular song
Cencerro - ANSWER-Cow bell
Chachacha - ANSWER-Created by Enrique Jorrin that derived from the shuffling sound
of the dancers feet. Developed from the danzon mambo in the early 1950's
Chachacha basic step tempo - ANSWER-slow, slow, quick, quick, slow
Clave - ANSWER-the rhythm structure or code
claves - ANSWER-musical instrument (wooden sticks) used to mark the clave
Cua - ANSWER-Barrel with wooden sticks to hit it. Instrument
Cuatro Guitar - ANSWER-16 strings shaped like a violin
, Dabke - ANSWER---Traditional stomping line and circle dance found throughout the
levant region, Arabic
Describe Argentine tango music when the bandoneon was added - ANSWER-1899-
became melancholy and dramatic, the bandoneon symbolizes the essence of tango
Describe beginning Argentine tango music - ANSWER-Many different orgins, especially
Latin American and African, more upbeat
Enrique Jorrin - ANSWER-Violinist, forms Orquesta America and invents cha cha cha
so it could be easy and accessible for an American audience to dance to.
Fania Records - ANSWER-Founded by Jerry Masucci and Johnny Pacheco. Most
influential record label in Latin music history.
Farrucas - ANSWER-Solo male dance from galicia
Felah-Mengus meaning - ANSWER-Expelled peasants
Fiesta brava meaning - ANSWER-Bullfighting show
Flamenco orgin - ANSWER-Gypsies created this type of music to protest
assimilation/oppression. Andulsia.
Folkloric music - ANSWER-community heritage, represents a place or culture,
transmitted orally, fulfills ritual purpose, endures time, many variants to songs
Golden years for salsa - ANSWER-1970's
Grela - ANSWER-A women of low reputation (prostitute)
Guaguanco claves - ANSWER-one hollow claves and one solid
Guira - ANSWER-A metal scraper with pic to play
Guiro - ANSWER-Actual gourd with pic to play
In the Iberian peninsula, Spain in the middle ages, what were the 3 cultures that
inhabited the place living next to each other in tolerance - ANSWER-Christianity,
Muslim, and Judaism
Jerry Masucci - ANSWER-Salsa. Helped found Fania records in 1964, known for
promotion of salsa music.
Johnny Pacheco - ANSWER-Salsa. Helped found Fania Records in 1968, musician,
composer
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