PE Dance Test 03/17

Teton Mountain Stomp -

Origin?

Mountains?

_____ position? Direction?

Formation?

Where are the ladies and gents?

A step has _______, a stomp _______

United States

Teton Mountains are in: Utah, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho

Promenade (CCW)

Basket Swing

Double circle formation

ladies on outside of circle; gents on inside of circle

*A step has weight, a stomp doesn't*

Virgina Reel -

Origin?

Formation?

Head couple is ________

United States

Contra line dance formation

Head couple is closest to music

featured in Gone with the Wind

Wagon Wheel -

Origin?

Singer?

Composer ?

Formation?

Direction?

Origin: United States

Singer: Darius Rucker

Composer: Bob Dylan

American country line dance (CCW)

Jesse Polka Square -

Origin?

Formation?

Where is the head couple?

Couples counted off in what direction?

Where is the lady and gent?

Where is the origin?

Origin: United States

Formation: Square

Allemande

First head couple has their backs to the music

Other couples are counted off in a CCW direction

Lady is to the right of gent

Home = origin point

Jesse Polka Circle -

Origin?

Formation? Direction?

Where is the lady and gent?

Origin: United States

Double circle formation (CCW)

Ladies on outside

Gents on inside

Patty Cake Polka -

Origin?

Formation? Direction?

Where is the lady and gent? What foot are they on?

Partner and you?

Origin: United States

Double circle formation (CCW)

Ladies on outside on right foot

Gents on inside on left foot

Hold hands with partner

Trava Trava -

Origin?

Formation?

What type of dance?

Main Steps?

Origin: Greece

Open circle formation (arms held up with your partner forming small arches)

Traveling dance - travel around the room

Leader may lead under people's arms

Main steps: grapevine, step-hop

Alunelul -

Origin?

Formation?

To the right?

To the left?

Origin: Romania

Circle dance formation

To the right = CCW

To the left = CW

Pata Pata -

Origin?

Singer?

______ dance?

___ steps of ___

Direction?

Origin: South Africa

Singer: Miriam Makeba

Line dance (2 steps of 8) (CW)