This document is a chapter evaluation that contains questions about two folk dances: La Cucaracha and Red River Valley. It asks the student to: 1) Complete a table with the basic steps and terminology for each dance. 2) Fill in missing words in the lyrics of the Red River Valley song. 3) Write out the step patterns for basic steps in La Cucaracha. 4) Answer questions about the dances such as the basic steps used, their origins, meanings, and a comparison of the two dances.

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A. Complete the Table:
Write the information needed on the column to complete the table below.
TERMINOLOGIES
BASIC STEPS USED
ENCOUNTERED
La Cucaracha
Red River Valley

2. B. Complete the Song!!!
Complete the Red River Valley Song by putting the missing word on the blank.
Red River Valley
Verse 1: Now you lead right down to the valley,
And you circle to the left and to the right.
Now you _______ with the girl in the valley,
And you _______ with your ______ River Girl.
Verse 2: Now you lead right down to the valley,
And you circle to the left and to the right.
Now the girls make a _______ in the valley,
And the boys _______ so _______.
Verse 3: Now you lead right down to the valley,
And you circle to the left and to the right.
Now you _______ your girl in the ________.
C. Basic Steps
Write down on the space provided the step pattern of the following basic steps
from the dance “La Cucaracha”.
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3. D. Answer the following.
1. Enumerate the three basic steps used in the dance “La Cucaracha” and “Red River
Valley”.
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2. From what country is the dance “Red River Valley” originated? Do these dances
reflect the lives of its countrymen?
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3. What does “La Cucaracha” mean?
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4. Compare and contrast the two dances, “La Cucaracha” and “Red River Valley”.
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5. Which of the two dances, “La Cucaracha” or “Red River Valley”, you prepare
most? Why?
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