Final Exam Flashcards
1
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When, by who and where was The Warehouse established?
A
Originally established in Chicago, Illinois in 1977 under the direction of Robert Williams.
2
Q
Warehouse pioneered music from…
A
DJ Frankie Knuckles
3
Q
Who is Frankie Knuckles?
A
- Godfather of House Music
4
Q
What marks the fusion of Hip-Hop technique and house freestyle and what did it give birth to?
A
- Hip-hop clubs were shut down nationally and many hip-hoppers frequently started the House clubs.
- This gave rise to house dance codification
5
Q
What five brands of street dance fall under House?
A
- Freestyle
- Lofting
- Vogue
- Webo
- Chicago Footwork
6
Q
Who is Majory Smarth?
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- Pioneer of House and Hip-Hop
- Pushed “lotus” movement (she is also known as Lotus)
- Named herself “Spirit Warrior”
7
Q
Who is Brooklyn Terry?
A
- Pioneer of House and Hip-hop and a memer of elite force
8
Q
Who are 5 House Pioneers?
A
- Marjory Smarth
- Kaleaf Sellars (Big Leaf)
- Ejoe Wilson
- Brian “Footwork” Green
- Sheryll & April
9
Q
Who are five Hip-hop Groups?
A
- Elite Force
- Soul Brothers
- Gucci Girls
- Scoop and Scrap Lover
- Body and Soul
10
Q
Who are four House groups?
A
- Footwork Kings
- Housing Authority
- Dance Fusion
- World Soul
11
Q
What dance is indigenous to Philly? (3)
A
- GQ
- Wu-tang
- Battle Dance
-Cha-Cha
12
Q
What dance is indigenous to Chicago?
A
- Footwork
-Stepping (partner dance)
13
Q
What dance is indigenous to D.C.?
A
- Go-go
14
Q
What dance is indigenous to L.A.?
A
- Campbell Locking
- Krump
15
Q
What dance is indigenous to Fresno? (3)
A
- Fresno
- Pop
- Boogaloo
16
Q
What dance is indigenous to Oakland? (5)
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- Strutting
- Sticking
- ROTC
- Robot
- Pime Drop
17
Q
What dance is indigenous to Detroit?
A
- Jitting
18
Q
What dance is indigenous to Memphis?
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- Juking
19
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What dance is indigenous to Bay Area? (2)
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- Turfing
- Hyphie
20
Q
What dance is indigenous to New Orleans?
A
- Second Line
21
Q
What dance is indigenous to Sacramento?
A
- Saccing
22
Q
What dance is indigenous to the Filmore District?
A
- Filmore/strutting
23
Q
What dance is indigenous to Long Beach?
A
- Bopping
24
Q
What dance is indigenous to New York?
A
- Sasha
- Loft/House
- Rocking
- Breaking
- Lite Feet
- Bone Crushing
- Harlem Shake
-Boogie
25
This song was originally sung by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thorton but was covered by Elvis Presley.
"You ain't nothin but a hound dog"
26
What are four euphemisms for Sex?
1. Jazz
2. Jasm
3. Rock N Roll
4. Swing
5. Giggy
27
Name 5 Breaking Movement Vocabulary?
1. Two Step
2. Three Step
3. Six Step
4. CC's
5. Top Rock
28
Name 5 House Movement Vocabulary?
1. Loose Leg
2. Skates
3. Train Track
4. Jack Rhythm
5. Farmer
29
Who was a pioneer of hip-hop proper in the West Coast?
The Soul Brothers
30
What style of movement did Boogaloo Sam create?
Popping and Boogaloo
31
Who created Campbellocking?
Don Campbellock Campbell
32
Who is the non-binary term for B-Boy or B-Girl?
Breaker
33
The term B-Boy is
Polyonymous
34
According to Rennie, who was the first female graffiti artist?
Pink Lady
35
Who was the other revolutionary group that is noted for blowing things up?
Weatherman Underground
36
Who is responsible for creating the Breakfast Club Program?
Black Panthers
37
Who first coined the term Rock N Roll?
Aland Freed in 1945
38
Who created the Jim Crow Character?
T.D. Rice (Thomas "Daddy" Rice)
39
Who was the leader of the Ghetto Brothers
“Yellow” Benji Melendez and Carlos “Karate Charlie” Suarez
40
Name three bridges built by Robert Mosses
1. Staten Island Expressway Bridge
2. Brooklyn Bridge
3. Bronx Cross River Expressway Bridge
41
When, where, and by whom was the term Ebonics first mentioned?
Robert Williams, in a discussion with linguist Ernie Smith at a conference on “Cognitive and Language Development of the Black Child,” which was held in St. Louis, MO, in 1973.
42
What are the two parts of the word "Ebonics"?
Ebonics = Black Sound
Ebony = black
Phonic = sound
43
Name a paradigm shift?
1. Phonograph creation
2. Minstrel Era
3. 9/11
44
What was the first dance to come out of the planation and be done by white folks?
The Cake Walk
45
What is the Cake Walk
Enslaved Africans used to watch their white masters at fancy parties. The Cake Walk originated as a way for those enslaved to imitate their masters/slave owners. However, the dance, when seen by white folks became misconstrued - white minstrels were added to make fun of people on plantations.
46
Who are three House DJs and pioneers?
1. DJ Larry Levan (Resident DJ at the Paradise Garage in NY)
2. DJ Frankie Knuckles (Prodigy of Larry Levan and Resident DJ at The Warehouse in Chicago)
3. DJ Ron Hardy (Resident DJ at the music box in chicago)
47
What is the theory for why "House" got its name?
Physical Location and space incluening reference to a sound
48
What was the Loft? Who started it?
Following the stone wall riots in 1969, David Mancuso opened up the doors of his loft to the queer community
- Laid the foundation for the decorations and aesthetics of clubs?
49
What dance group codified House in the 90's?
Dance Fusion (made House more about expression rather than battle)
50
What was the Paradise Garage?
- Club founded in 1976 known for sound system
- held about 750 people on the main dance floor
-ceased operations in 1987
51
When was the Warehouse established?
1977
52
What instruments were used to create music to accompany Dancing the Slaves?
1. Tea Kettles
2. Pots and Pans
3. Banjoes
4. Shackles
53
What famous aviator inspired the name "Lindy Hop"?
Charles Lindbergh
54
The word Juke derives from what language?
Gullah
55
The Jim Crow character was created by what minstrel performer?
Thomas "Daddy" Rice (T.D. Rice)
56
List 5 minstrel characters other than Jim Crow
1. Mr. Tambo
2. Zip Coon
3. Sambo
4. Uncle Tom
5. Pick-a-ninnies
57
According to"Last Night a DJ Saved My Life," the first DJ was who and in what year?
Reginald A. Fessengen and in 1906
58
59
List 3 Jazz and Lindy Hop Pionners
1. Leon James
2. Al Minus
3. Frankie Manning
60
Who coined the term Lindy Hop?
George Shorty Snowden
61
Who coined the term Ebonics?
Dr. Robert Williams
62
Burt Willems was a famous...
Minstrel
63
"Structure is a guideline, not a ..."
God-line
64
The Word "Hip" derives from the word:
Hippi (Wolof)
65
"Rock-N-Roll" is a euphemism for...
Sex
66
The phonograph was invented when and by whom?
By Thomas Edison in 1877
67
Who was the highest paid Minstrel?
Burt Williams
68
The method of Dancing the Slaves was discovered in the journal of ________ in ________.
Dr. Trotter; 1783
69
What actor was the archetype for the Mammy character?
Nancy Green
70
Who was the partner of the minstrel Burt Williams?
George Walker
71
Of the four functions of the Ring Shout please list one:
Religious Worship
72
List 5 hybrid Slave languages
1. Pigeon
2. Creole
3. Patios
4. Gullah
5. Ebonics
73
The word Juke was used as a euphemism for:
Sex
74
Frankie Manning was considered the _________ of Lindy Hop
Ambassador
75
What graffiti pioneer is known as the creator of graffiti?
Cornbread
76
Define Bomb, Burn, Tag, and Burner
Bomb: graffitiing multiple surfaces in one area
Burn: the beat a rival with a style
Tag: a stylized signature is generally done in one color
Burner: a large more elaborate piece (master piece)
77
List the names of 4 graffiti crews.
1. T.O.P.
2. C.I.A.
3. Destiny
4. W.O.L.
78
List 4 graffiti pioneers
1. Dondi
2. Phase 2
3. Cornbread
4. Seen
79
List the 3 DJs Professor Harris refers to as the Holy Trinity of Hip-hop
1. Afrika Bambattaa
2. DJ Kool Herc
3. Grand Master Flash
80
What DJ innovated the mixer?
Grand Master Flash
81
What DJ coined the term Hip-hop?
Afrika Bambattaa
82
What DJ coined the term B-boy
DJ Kool Herc
83
What DJ created the turntable technique "The Merry-Go-Round"?
DJ Kool Herc
84
List 5 gangs in the South Bronx.
1. Savage Nomads
2. Ghetto Brothers
3. Black Spades
4. Golden Guineas
5. War Pigs
85
The landlords paid the Bronx gangs $______ to set the buildings they owned on fire.
$50
86
Excluding the Black Spades, what other gang is considered to be the biggest gangs in the South Bronx
The Ghetto Brothers
87
The infrastructure of the gangs is modeled after the...
Government
88
Briefly explain what the term "Flying Cut Sleeves" is associated with...
Being a gang member
89
List 4 Breaking Crews
1. Magnificent Force
2. Crazy Commanders
3. The "N" Twins
4. Dynamic Breakers
90
The term Break was also used as a euphemism for being emotionally upset. What else did the term "Break" refer to?
A break in the music
91
Name 3 B-Girl Pioneers
1. Head Spin Janet
2. B-Girl Kim
3. Baby Love
92
List 3 turntable techniques
1. Merry-Go-Roud
2. Crab
3. Beat Juggling
93
According to Professor Harris the invention of a particular turntable ultimately saved lives. List this turntable.
Technics
94
What turntable technique was named after a famous pop culture cartoon that eventually became a pop cul movie?
Transformer
95
Name two famous toasters
Red Fox and Dolamite
96
List 6 Black Panther members
1. Fred Hampton
2. Angela Davis
3. Huey Newton
4. Bobby Seal
5. H.R. Rap Brown
6. Areni Shakur
97
List three definitions of the acronym MC
1. Mic Controller
2. Move the Crowd
3. Master of Ceremonies
98
Who is the mother of the House of Ninja
Willie Ninja
99
Name three vogue houses
1. House of Dupree
2. House of extravaganza
3. House of Ninja
100
What documentary introduced Vogue and Ball culture to the world?
Paris is Burning
101
List 3 Vogue vocabulary movements?
1. Dip
2. Pose
3. Catwalk
102
3List 2 Vogue Pioneers
1. Caesar Valentin
2. Willie Ninja
3. Archie Burnette
103
Where does House music get its name from?
Warehouse in Chicago
104
What ex-Soul Train dancers is considered a pioneer of Waacking
Tyrone "the bone" Proctor
105
What Waacking group opened and performed for Diana Ross?
The Outrageous Waackers
106
In the language of Wolof, what is the definition of Def Jam
Peaceful Gathering
107
In the language of Wolof, what is the definition of Hippie?
Open one's eyes
108
What does the word "Dub" mean?
Double Music
109
Who is considered the pioneer of Hip-hop freestyle?
Buddah Stretch
110
What was Hip-Hop wrongly named after?
"Street Funk"
111
Who were the pioneers of hip-hop on the east coast?
Elite Force
112
What is the term "Boogaloo" synonymous for
"Dance"
113
Who are 5 B-Boy pioneers?
1.Ken Swift
2. Crazy Legs
3. B-Boy Trace 2
4. B-Boy Alien-ness
5. Lil Lep
114
Who are the members of Elite Force?
1. Buddah Stretch
2. Henry aka “Link”
3. Bobby Mileage
4. Brooklyn Terry
