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Eleanor Powell
QUIZ: Test your knowledge about this tap legend!
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Where was Eleanor Powell born?
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Massachusetts
California
New York
Alaska
Why did Eleanor's parents enroll her in dance?
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She had boundless energy as a kid - they wanted to put it to good use!
She had a natural talent for it.
She was very shy and they wanted to help her be more sociable.
She was a "tomboy" and they wanted to help instill some grace in her.
True or False: Eleanor was already a talented tap dancer by the time she performed in her first Broadway show.
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True
False
Perhaps one of Eleanor's most famous dance sequences was a duet to "Begin the Beguine" with:
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Gene Kelly
Shirley Temple
Fred Astaire
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Which statement describes Eleanor's opinion about tap dance before she took her first lesson as a young adult:
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She loved the sounds and rhythms of the footwork, but wasn't interested in learning tap.
She admired the talent of the famous hoofers but didn't think she would be good at it.
She looked down on tap dancers and thought tap dance was an awkward style.
She desperately wanted to learn how to tap dance but she didn't have the opportunity.
Eleanor was on the same Vaudeville bill as this famous tap act:
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Coles and Atkins
Tip, Tap & Toe
Buck & Bubbles
The Miller Brothers & Lois
Eleanor had many great achievements throughout her life. Which one of the following statements is NOT true?
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Eleanor was a close friend of Bill Robinson, having appeared on the same bill where they danced a routine challenging each other.
Eleanor opened a dance studio and mentored the next generation of tap dancers.
Eleanor's legacy is one of a triumphant figure as a female rhythm-tap soloist.
She received an award in her name and her honor, the Ellie Award, from the National Film Ceremony, for her outstanding contribution to the film musical.
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