Folk dance/ 6th grade

1. What country is the song Pata Pata from?

A) U.S.A.
B) Mexico
C) Germany
D) South Africa

2. What is a line dance formation?

A) All the dancers stand in a circle.
B) Everyone stands in one line for the dance.
C) The dancers are group in small groups of four.
D) The dancers dance without a partner as part of the whole group.

3. Explain why the Pata Pata is a four wall dance.

A) The dance has small groups of four people.
B) The dancers line-up on all four walls.
C) The Pata Pata has a 1/4 turn dance step and the dancers face a different wall.
D) Because it is done inside a room with four walls.

4. What is the jig saw method for teaching a dance?

A) Jig saw method is how we assess our partner.
B) It is a group of four students teaching each other.
C) It is when a dance is taught from beginning to end by the teacher.
D) A jig saw method is to break the dance into smaller parts. Each group in the class learns one part and teaches the others.

5. How many sets of 8 counts does the Pata Pata dance have?

A) 5 sets.
B) 2 sets.
C) 1 set.
D) 3 sets.

6. How does a dancer keep time with the song?

A) It just natural to some dancers.
B) They listen for cues in the music.
C) They will learn memorize the dance and not think about the steps.
D) A good dancer will count the steps of the dance to stay on time with the song.

7. Explain why we stretch after a warm up run.

A) Our muscles are more flexible and can be stretch more effectively after we warm up.
B) Running makes our muscles feel good.
C) Muscles are flexible and can be stretched at any time.
D) Muscles should not be stretched after a run.

8. What is the importance of peer assessment?

A) It's a good way to give your friend an "A" .
B) Students can experience what it is like to be a teacher.
C) It requires the "student teacher" to use critical thinking which helps them learn the important information being taught.
D) The student being graded will have less fear of testing.

9. In the dance La Raspa each individual leaves their group of four to do the skipping steps. How does the dancer know when to come back to their group of four?

A) The dancer watches for a signal from the best dancer in the group.
B) The dancer is counting their steps and comes back to the group on time.
C) The student watches the other students to when to come back.
D) The dancer listens for the music to change.

10. In the Hawaiian roller-coaster dance what are the last 8 counts of the dance?

A) Swinging the arms and high five the dancers next to me.
B) The fist bumping, swinging the arms and slapping the legs.
C) The pivot lasso.
D) Toes out, heels out, heels in, toes in.

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