Dance styles

Recognize well-known dances such as the Viennese waltz, foxtrot, tango, salsa and breakdancing by their rhythm, origin, steps and how dancers move.

Instructions for Dance styles

This game helps students recognize and tell apart well-known dances by how they are danced, where they come from and what kind of music they belong to. The dances include ballroom dances such as the Viennese waltz, foxtrot and tango, Latin dances such as salsa and cha-cha-cha, folk and social dances such as polka, square dance and line dance, and stage and street dances such as ballet, hip hop and breakdancing. Knowing the typical features of each dance, for example time signature, tempo, origin and whether it is danced in couples, in lines or alone, gives everyone a shared vocabulary for talking about dance.

1. Choose the Dance from a Description (Multiple choice)

Multiple Choice - The level consists of 11 multiple choice questions (all of which have pictures), but a maximum of 10 multiple choice questions are practiced per game round. For each question, the player is given three possible answers, only one of which is correct. It is up to the player to choose the correct option. The student has 3 hearts, giving them another chance at missed multiple choice questions during a game round. Questions have text-to-speech in English. Answers have text-to-speech in English. There is no time limit. When the student has selected all the correct answers, the game round is completed. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button labeled Cancel - then the correct answers will be displayed - and try to complete the level again.

2. Match Dances with Descriptions (Link Up)

Link Up - The level consists of 11 questions (all of which have pictures), but a maximum of 10 questions are practiced per game round. The player's task is to link the 10 questions in the colored boxes with the most appropriate answers in the white boxes. Each colored box can only be linked to one white box and vice versa. The student receives feedback on their links Before submission. The student has 3 hearts, giving them another chance at missed links during a game round. Questions have text-to-speech in English. Answers have text-to-speech in English. There is no time limit. When the student has linked all the boxes correctly, the game round is completed. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button labeled Cancel - then the correct links are displayed - and try to complete the level again.

3. Write the Name of the Dance (Free-text answers)

Questions with Text Answers - The level consists of 11 questions (all of which have pictures), but a maximum of 10 questions are practiced per game round. The student must enter the correct answer without any hints and has 3 hearts (extra tries) to write the correct word or sentence in each question's text field. Answers are not case-sensitive. The student has 3 hearts, giving them another chance at missed questions during a game round. The student does not receive any feedback when writing the answer, which makes the task a bit more difficult. Questions have text-to-speech in English. There is no time limit. When the student has written all the answers correctly, the game round is completed. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button labeled Cancel - then the correct answers will be displayed - and try to complete the level again.

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