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#	Answer	Count	Sample Clue
1	the waltz	15	Vernon & Irene Castle popularized the "hesitation" style of this ballroom dance
2	the tango	11	Marlon Brando actually does (or attempts) this title dance at the end of a 1972 film
3	the polka	11	Title dance you'd do to the following music:
4	Martha Graham	10	"Modern" choreographer of "Clytemnestra": RAG AT HARM HAM
5	Fred Astaire	10	An elegant master: SEDATE FRIAR
6	Flamenco	8	La Argentina & Argentinita were 2 of the most famous performers of this Andalusian gypsy dance
7	the tarantella	8	The song "That's Amore" mentions this "gay" Italian dance
8	the minuet	7	Introduced in 1650 at court of Louis XIV, it’s a slow, dignified dance done in 3/4 time
9	the conga	7	Though this line dance is of Latin American origin, it's named after a region in Africa
10	the limbo	6	A more original pole dance? This West Indies dance uses a progressively lowered bar
11	the hula	6	Follow the hand movements in this Hawaiian dance; they're telling a story
12	the foxtrot	6	Of all the ballroom dances we know, this one has the most "vulpine" name
13	the Charleston	5	After its appearance in the Black musical "Runnin' Wild" in 1923, it became a national craze
14	the bossa nova	5	The name of this dance related to the samba is Portuguese for "new trend"
15	Mikhail Baryshnikov	5	Former Soviet: HI KIROV ASHY INK BALM
16	Isadora Duncan	5	American who founded dance schools in Fra., Ger. & Russia, but was played by Brit. actress in '68 film
17	Hungary	5	The czardas is the national dance of this country & Liszt used it as a basis for his rhapsodies
18	belly dancing	5	A fierce competition in this Mideast specialty might be called "navel warfare"
19	Bolero	5	A Spanish dance, or the jacket you might wear to perform it
20	tap	5	Some of its steps are cramp roll, ball change, & shuffle
21	a reel	5	This dance of 3 or more people weaving around each other comes in a popular Virginia version
22	the fandango	4	"Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do" this lively South American dance in triple time?
23	Spain	4	Pablo Casals composed music for the Sardana, a dance of this country's Catalan people
24	Mexico	4	The jarabe, a type of folk dance from this country, was inspired in part by the Spanish seguidilla
25	Italy	4	Playing with an apron is the feature of the saltarello, a lively dance that originated in this country
26	India	4	The Kathak is an exciting rhythmic dance from this country, while the Kathakali is a Hindu dance drama
27	a square dance	4	"Birdie hop out & crow hop in" is part of a call for "Birdie in the Cage", one of these dances
28	the twist	4	Teenagers were already doing this dance on “American Bandstand” when Chubby Checker recorded his hit
29	the Watusi	3	A dance of the 1960s or a tall African tribe that has a lion dance, among others
30	the jitterbug	3	The jive of the '50s was a tamer version of this dance popular in the '30s & '40s
31	the hora	3	Sometimes done out in a meadow, it's a traditional dance of Romania & Israel
32	the cancan	3	The name of this lively, high-kicking dance is French for "gossip"
33	square dancing	3	Its popular calls include "promenade" & "swing your partner"
34	Scotland	3	The strathspey, a dance developed in this country, is slower than the Highland fling
35	Savion Glover	3	He charged in with "Da Funk": VISA LONG OVER
36	Sammy Davis, Jr.	3	He 1st danced in Vaudeville in 1929 at age 4, & in 1989 you can still see him strut his stuff in "Tap"
37	Ravi Shankar	3	This sitarist's older brother Uday created the ballet "Radha And Krishna" for Anna Pavlova
38	Jose Greco	3	Born in Italy in 1918 & raised from age 10 in New York, he was the top Spanish dancer of his time
39	Japan	3	Centuries ago the Sarugaku was performed at Shinto & Buddhist ceremonies in this country
40	France	3	The name of the gavotte, a dance from this country, is from Provencal for "mountain dweller"
41	Elvis Presley	3	His girls! girls! girls! included "Viva Las Vegas" dance partner & co-star Ann-Margret
42	castanets	3	Now used in flamenco dance, these clicking instruments were not part of the original gypsy tradition
43	Brazil	3	Though the samba was influenced by African dance, it originated in this country
44	Bali	3	The Joged is a modernized version of the Legong, the best-known dance of this Indonesian island
45	Argentina	3	The Milonga, a suggestive ballroom dance from this country, was a forerunner of the tango
46	the Castles	3	These married ballroom dancers popularized the tango in the United States
47	mambo	3	Grab your baby and do this dance as its "Kings Play Songs of Love"
48	lambada	3	We'd love to show a clip of this "forbidden dance" from a 1990 film, but we want to keep our G rating
49	jig	3	The Giga is the Italian version of this lively dance popular in England & Ireland
50	a cakewalk	3	This dance's name is today a synonym for something easily accomplished

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the waltz 16x 6.2% stumper $556 avg J:6 DJ:10

J $200 2022 If you like doing this step-slide-step ballroom dance, you can zip & whirl in a Viennese one or glide & dip with a Boston

J $600 2010 The name of this ballroom dance can be used as a verb to mean "to move breezily or casually"

DJ $1,200 2006 It was established as a cyclic form by Vienna's Josef Lanner; you think you can do this dance in here & order us around?

the tango 12x 8.3% stumper $525 avg J:6 DJ:6

J $200 2026 Milonguero, Canyengue & Fantasia are styles of this dance, but bottom line, it takes 2 to do it

DJ $600 1987 Originating in South American brothels, this dramatic dance was exported to Europe in 1907

DJ $1,600 2015 With multiple alliteration, it means that both entities have to be willing

the polka 11x 9.1% stumper $718 avg J:8 DJ:3

J $200 1989 The mazurka is a Polish folk dance which resembles this dance

J $500 DD 1991 Title dance you'd do to the following music:

DJ $1,200 2019 "Chatterbox" by Josef Strauss is this type of lively dance later to be featured by Lawrence Welk

Martha Graham 10x 50.0% stumper $1,140 avg J:1 DJ:9

DJ $600 1990 In 1958 this modern dancer premiered her first full-length work, "Clytemnestra"

J $1,000 2008 This great modern dancer was born in 1894 & she was still choreographing in 1990

DJ $800 1999 Agnes De Mille wrote the book on the "Life and Work of" this doyenne of modern dance

Fred Astaire 10x $211 avg J:4 DJ:5 FJ:1

J $100 1992 At the age of 4 he was enrolled in the same ballet school as his sister Adele

FJ 1984 Balanchine called him "the most interesting, inventive & elegant dancer of our time"

J $100 1989 He wore his trademark top hat & tails in his very 1st film, "Dancing Lady", with Joan Crawford

Flamenco 8x 25.0% stumper $688 avg J:3 DJ:5

J $300 1987 The translation of this term for Spanish Gypsy dancing is "Flemish", meaning a foreigner

DJ $600 1994 La Argentina & Argentinita were 2 of the most famous performers of this Andalusian gypsy dance

DJ $1,000 1995 Some movements in the baile grande, a type of this Andalusian dance, resemble classical Hindu dance

the tarantella 8x 12.5% stumper $1,075 avg J:1 DJ:7

J $400 1991 Some believe this fast Italian dance derived from mad movement caused by a tarantula's bite

DJ $800 1994 The 1842 ballet "Napoli" features one of these frenzied dances connected with spider bites

DJ $1,600 2016 The song "That's Amore" mentions this "gay" Italian dance

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the minuet 7x 33.3% stumper $917 avg J:3 DJ:3 FJ:1

J $200 1995 Music for this French court dance became the standardized third movement of symphonies by Haydn & Mozart

DJ $600 1994 Perhaps the most famous use of music for this French court dance in opera is in Mozart's "Don Giovanni"

DJ $1,000 1992 This elegant dance performed at Louis XIV's court probably derived from a folk dance from Poitou

the conga 7x 14.3% stumper $557 avg J:3 DJ:4

DJ $400 1993 This Cuban dance with a 1-2-3-Kick was a U.S. craze around 1940

J $500 1989 Line dance invented in Cuba whose name is derived from an African country

J $1,000 2008 Let's line up for this Cuban ballroom dance; 3 steps forward, then kick, repeat until exhausted

the Charleston 6x $720 avg J:4 DJ:1 FJ:1

J $100 1989 Named for a city, it was originally a Black folk dance & became a national craze in the 1920s

J $500 DD 1985 Title dance done to this catchy tune: [Instrumental music plays]

DJ $2,000 2016 This dance became popular in 1923 after inclusion in the Broadway musical "Runnin' Wild"

the bossa nova 6x 83.3% stumper $533 avg J:5 DJ:1

J $300 1985 Edie Gorme "blamed" this dance for her romance

J $500 DD 1995 The name of this dance related to the samba is Portuguese for "new trend"

J $1,000 2026 This dance didn't even begin as a dance—blame it on the same-named Brazilian cool jazz musical form that evolved from samba

Isadora Duncan 6x $420 avg J:1 DJ:4 FJ:1

DJ $200 1994 She gave her last performance in July 1927; a few weeks later, she was strangled by her own scarf

J $500 1989 This American woman taught dance in Moscow after the Revolution, probably in a flowing tunic

FJ 1984 American who founded dance schools in Fra., Ger. & Russia, but was played by Brit. actress in '68 film

the limbo 6x $667 avg J:4 DJ:2

DJ $400 1991 Marlene Raymond passed under a flaming bar 6 1/8 inches off the floor, a record for this dance

J $800 2013 A "Rock" song about doing this dance says, "Lower now, how low can you go"

DJ $2,000 2011 In Catholic theology, it's a region reserved for unbaptized babies

the hula 6x $467 avg J:2 DJ:4

DJ $200 1994 This dance is often performed to the song "Aloha Oe"

DJ $2,000 DD 1988 Dance mentioned in the title of the following; it used to be a religious dance:

DJ $200 1992 Wristlets & anklets are often part of the costume for this Hawaiian storytelling dance

the foxtrot 6x $433 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $100 1990 Ballroom dance in 4/4 time allegedly named for Vaudeville comedian Harry Fox

DJ $1,600 2011 The sixth letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet

J $200 2023 Step slow, slow, quick, quick to do this dance with a member of the family Canidae in its name

Mikhail Baryshnikov 5x $680 avg DJ:5

DJ $400 2001 Former Soviet: HI KIROV ASHY INK BALM

DJ $600 1999 The co-founder of the White Oak Dance Project in 1990, he is the company's most famous dancer

DJ $1,600 2003 When born in Riga back in 1948, this ballet star probably never figured he'd turn out to be a 2000 honoree

Hungary 5x 20.0% stumper $520 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 1997 The czardas is the national dance of this country & Liszt used it as a basis for his rhapsodies

DJ $500 DD 1995 Liszt wrote 2 pieces for the csardas, a dance of this country: one "obstinate" & one "macabre"

J $500 1992 The czardas

belly dancing 5x $540 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1988 Popular at carnivals, the hootchy-kootchy is a form of this tummy twister

DJ $1,600 2005 The French call this dance associated with the Middle East la danse du ventre

J $200 2022 At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, the "Street in Cairo" exhibit helped introduce this exotic dancing to America

the fandango 5x 20.0% stumper $600 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $400 1995 The name of this Spanish or Spanish-American dance may be derived from fado, a type of Portuguese song

J $600 2013 "Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do" this lively South American dance in triple time?

J $800 2022 Scaramouche, scaramouche, will you do this Spanish courtship dance using castanets & an increase in speed as it progresses

Bolero 5x $520 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 2015 This intricate Spanish favorite with sudden pauses & sharp turns is also the name of a 1928 Ravel composition

DJ $800 1992 A Spanish dance, or the jacket you might wear to perform it

J $1,000 2021 You can do this Spanish folk dance solo or as a couple, perhaps to Ravel's 1928 music of the same name

tap 5x $620 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $400 2006 We've got Bud & Amstel Light in bottles, or Sam Adams "on" this syncopated style

J $500 1988 World Book says blacks in the U.S. combined African dances with English clog & Irish jig to create this form

DJ $1,000 1986 Some of its steps are cramp roll, ball change, & shuffle

a reel 5x 20.0% stumper $680 avg J:1 DJ:4

J $200 1988 One could be Scotch or Virginia

DJ $800 2002 A word meaning "to stagger", or a dance in a circular pattern that may leave you staggering

DJ $1,600 2009 In Virginia, they know this as a fishing accessory, or a dance for multiple couples

Spain 4x $325 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1997 The bolero

J $300 1997 Pablo Casals composed music for the Sardana, a dance of this country's Catalan people

DJ $400 1995 The jota is a lively folk dance from the Aragon region of this country

Mexico 4x $275 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1996 The Jarube Tehuano is a folk dance from this North American country

DJ $200 1995 This country's jarabe tapatio dance is so named because a tapatio is a person from Guadalajara

J $400 1994 The jarabe, a type of folk dance from this country, was inspired in part by the Spanish seguidilla

Italy 4x 25.0% stumper $375 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $300 1996 Playing with an apron is the feature of the saltarello, a lively dance that originated in this country

J $400 1997 The tarantella

DJ $400 1994 Renaissance pageants called Trionfi played an important role in the dance history of this country

India 4x $475 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $300 1987 Many of this country's dances act out the life of god Krishna

DJ $800 1995 Bharata natyam, which originated in temples in this country, features symbolic hand gestures called mudras

DJ $400 1993 The Kathakali dances of this country dramatize Hindu epics

a square dance 4x $275 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1991 "Birdie hop out & crow hop in" is part of a call for "Birdie in the Cage", one of these dances

J $200 2019 Though sounding a bit RuPaul-ian, "Roll away to a half sashay" is actually a call made during this "shapely" dance

J $400 2008 Bow to yer partner, bow to yer corner, now allemand left & do-si-do, yer doin' this dance now, dontcha know

the twist 4x $500 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2013 Chubby Checker had hits singing about this dance; Joey Dee & the Starliters sang about the "Peppermint" one

J $800 2019 A song that was No. 1 in the summer of 1960 begins, "Come on, baby, let's do" this dance

DJ $200 1989 Chubby Checker was on the Top 40 charts with this dance in 1960, '61 & '62

jig 4x $575 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $300 1996 The Giga is the Italian version of this lively dance popular in England & Ireland

DJ $1,600 2006 This centuries-old English dance "was up" for the bank robber when the cops arrived

J $100 1987 The European "gigue" is better known as this in Ireland

a cakewalk 4x 50.0% stumper $1,100 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $800 2015 This dance's name is today a synonym for something easily accomplished

J $1,000 2011 This promenade dance, done by couples to win a certain baked item, is also something easy, as in "Winning that game was a..."

DJ $2,000 2006 Our team won 55-0—you could call it this 19th century African-American dance

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the Watusi 3 the jitterbug 3 the hora 3 the cancan 3 square dancing 3 Scotland 3 Savion Glover 3 Sammy Davis, Jr. 3 Ravi Shankar 3 Jose Greco 3 Japan 3 France 3 Elvis Presley 3 castanets 3 Brazil 3 Bali 3 Argentina 3 the cha-cha 3 the Castles 3 the can-can 3 mambo 3 lambada 3 Gene Kelly 3 a hornpipe 3 Vernon & Irene Castle 2 the United States 2 the Soviet Union 2 the samba 2 the Maoris 2 the Kirov 2 the Highland Fling 2 the Beach Boys 2 the American Ballet Theatre 2 the "Chicken Dance" 2 tap shoes 2 tap dance 2 swans 2 Sombrero 2 Saturday Night Fever 2 Salsa 2 Ruby Keeler 2 Ray Bolger 2 Poland 2 Paris 2 mazurka 2 Margot Fonteyn 2 Leslie Caron 2 Jerome Robbins 2 Hinduism 2 Greece 2 Flashdance 2 drive it 2 drink it 2 do-si-do 2 Debbie Allen 2 Cuba 2 clog dancing 2 clog 2 Bob Fosse 2 Austria 2 Astaire & Rogers 2 Arthur Murray 2 Agnes de Mille 2 a pas de deux 2 a gigue 2 a conga line 2 a circle 2 8 2 (Johann Sebastian) Bach 2 Twyla Tharp 2 ballet 2 the rumba 2 the Mexican hat dance 2 the "Macarena" 2 cut a rug 2 Rudolf Nureyev 2 a polonaise 2 a Maypole 2 Marge 2 Israel 2 Frederic Chopin 2 Frank Sinatra 2 a dance marathon 2 Anna Pavlova 2 an allemande 2 Alvin Ailey 2 A Chorus Line 2