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- 1. Open EndedList three vernacular dances
- 2. Open EndedWhy did the animal dances spread more easily?
- 3. Open EndedDescribe the Turkey Trot
- 4. Open EndedWho were the Castles?
- 5. Open EndedHow did the Castles popularize dancing?
- 6. Open EndedWhat is the significance behind Ballin' the Jack?
- 7. Open EndedWho was Perry Bradford?
- 8. Open EndedThe Bullfrog Hop (1909)
- 9. Open EndedHow is the Shimmy related/or part of the Bullfrog Hop? Who claimed to have invented it?
- 10. Open EndedWhat was happening because of the Charleston?
- 11. Open EndedThe Black Bottom
- 12. Open EndedWhy did the demand for dance-songs begin to fade?
- 13. Open EndedHow did Broadway and film start to shift things?
- 14. Open EndedBert Williams:
- 15. Open EndedGeorge Walker:
- 16. Fill in the Blank___________ was the pathway through which the black performer could find the best chance to express talent.
- 17. Open EndedHow does the text define musical comedy- what is it a blend of? When does the text say it was born?
- 18. Open Ended1889 The Creole Show, one of the first productions to discard blackface, opened in Boston and played in New York. What did the show feature? As a result- there was a new emphasis placed on what?
- 19. Open EndedIn 1898, Williams and Walker at Broadway's top variety theater, Koster and Bials, brought the Cakewalk to its peak popularity. What did some critics say about the dance?
- 20. Open EndedExplain the history of the Cakewalk- what do we trace it back to?
- 21. Open EndedWho were the people responsible in the creation of the Darktown Follies?
- 22. Open EndedTwo pioneering tap dancers Toots Davis and Eddie Rector started as chorus boys in the show and worked up their own specialties. Describe the different styles below:
- 23. Open EndedWhat else helped make Darktown Follies a success?
- 24. Open EndedShuffle Along was conceived, organized, and presented by:
- 25. Open EndedWho were some of the stars that emerged because of Shuffle Along?
- 26. Open EndedWhat was the most impressive innovation of Shuffle Along?
- 27. Open EndedWhy didn't the black performer become well known to the Broadway audiences?
- 28. Open EndedWhy did dancing for dance sake begin to lose ground during this time?
- 29. Open EndedOn page 142, the text refers to three black musicals of "note" that arrived on Broadway in 1922 Name, describe, and state significant facts
- 30. Open EndedWhat became the hit of Runnin' Wild? (describe in detail)
- 31. Open EndedWhat began happening by the mid to late 1920's?
- 32. Open EndedWho was Bill Robinson? What made him so popular?
- 33. Open EndedBlack musicals reached a three-year peak from 1928 to 1930. Why?
- 34. Open EndedWhat killed Black musicals? (according to the text)
- 35. Open EndedWhat show with Clifton Webb and Libby Holman caused such an uproar? Describe the scene/name of the #/etc.
- 36. Open EndedExplain the role of dance director vs. the role of the coach?
- 37. Open EndedWho was it that (although is seldom mentioned) created dance routines for many of the Broadway musicals in the late 1920's and early 1930's?
- 38. Open EndedName a few of the entertainers he coached.
- 39. Open EndedWho was Buddy Bradley? Where was he from? How did he get his start in the business? Etc.
- 40. Open EndedExplain the significance of Evergreen.
- 41. Open EndedWho was Billy Pierce?
- 42. Open EndedWho was Ned Wayburn?
- 43. Open EndedHow was it that Buddy Bradley's steps were so popular? How was he able to create routines/steps for all those people?
- 44. Open EndedHow did director/producers Miller and Carey put their shows together?
- 45. Open EndedHow did Bradley almost become the first black choreographer to choreograph an all-white American movie?
- 46. Open EndedWhat did Bradley say about Agnes de Mille? What did she turn her back on? What does this mean?
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