Tap Dance Trivia

Question 1

1/11

Which famous tap dancer was known as 'The Man Who Brought Tap to Broadway'?

Bill Robinson

Answer

Gregory Hines

Answer

Fred Astaire

Answer

Savion Glover

Question 2

2/11

What is the name of the popular toe tap step characterized by fast heel movements?

Buffalo

Shuffle

Wing

Time Step

Answer

Singing in the Rain

Answer

White Christmas

Answer

The Band Wagon

Answer

42nd Street

Answer

Cramp Roll

Answer

Ann Miller

Answer

Bojangles Robinson

Answer

Gene Kelly

Answer

Character shoes

Answer

Jazz shoes

Answer

Los Angeles

Answer

Ann Miller

Answer

Eleanor Powell

Answer

Bojangles Robinson

Answer

Ball change

Answer

Paddle roll

Question 3

3/11

Which musical film features a memorable tap dance routine on a giant piano keyboard?

Big

Question 4

4/11

Which tap dance move involves rapidly brushing the ball of the foot across the floor?

Shim Sham

Buffalo

Wing

Scuff

Question 5

5/11

Which Broadway musical features a scene where dancers perform a complex rhythmic tap routine on newspapers?

Cabaret

Newsies

Chicago

Question 6

6/11

What is the term for a rapid succession of tap steps done while standing in place?

Flap

Time Step

Riff

Question 7

7/11

Which famous tap dancer is known for using sand on stage to enhance sounds and create unique effects?

Eleanor Powell

Question 8

8/11

Which type of tap shoes are designed with metal plates attached to the heels and toes?

Soft-shoe

Capezio

Question 9

9/11

The Shim Sham is a popular tap dance routine that originated in which city?

New York City

Chicago

London

Question 10

10/11

Which famous tap dancer is known for his innovative use of rhythm and musicality in his performances?

Savion Glover

Question 11

11/11

In tap dance, what is the term for a quick succession of steps done while moving forward or backward?

Time Step

Buffalo