Question

Blending freestyle dancing with a workout routine is now becoming a popular form of exercising. There are also varieties of dance that have been used as workouts in the past. The most popular forms have been zumba, belly dancing and salsa but the latest variety to have caught the headlines is bokwa dancing. It is touted as a major global fitness trend this year.

2. Unlike other forms of dancing used by fitness enthusiasts, bokwa dancing enjoys the privilege of being devised by a fitness expert and not a dance enthusiast. Paul Mavi, the fitness personality from South Africa, who created this aerobic activity, derives the name from 'Bo' meaning boxing and ‘kwato', an African word for a style of South African music and dance.

3. The workout is quite easy, even though the name may be hard to pronounce. Not to be confused with the other African favourite, the zumba, bokwa do not follow any choreography. The zumba, on the other hand, is created around a traditional 8-beat count and is slower in tempo. In fact, the bokwa is often touted as an alternative to zumba.

4. While dancing the bokwa, all one must keep in mind is to draw the English language letters and numbers with one's feet, along with performing an energising cardio workout routine. Interestingly, this dance routine can be followed by people of all ages. For a fast workout, one can go all out and jazz it up with extra shimmies, hip bumps, or other freestyle moves.

5. The lean and mean dance routine is a great cardio workout as it combines cardio conditioning, strength training, coordination and flexibility. One bokwa exercise session can help one burn around 1000 calories. Moreover, it is said to be the only fitness programme that uses hand signs. According to its founder, Mavi, the use of sign language makes it simple for people to follow the routines.

On the basis of your reading of the passage given, answer the following questions:

a. The earlier varieties of dance used for exercise were ____________. *

(i) zumba

(ii) belly dance

(iii) salsa

(iv) all of the above

b. The latest dance form is ______________. *

(i) zumba

(ii) belly dance

(iii) salsa

(iv) bokwa

c. Bokwa dancing is unique because *

(i) it has been designed for dance.

(ii) enthusiasm of its style of music and dancing.

(iii) it has been designed by a fitness expert.

(iv) it has been devised by Paul Mavi.

d. Zumba dancing follows: *

(i) traditional count

(ii) 8-beat African rhythm

(iii) faster tempo

(iv) all of the above

e. For a fast workout, one can go all out and __________it up. *

(i) salsa

(ii) zumba

(iii) jazz

(iv) bokwa

f. _____________is the only fitness programme that uses hand signs. *

(i) lean and mean dance routine

(ii) jazz

(iii) salsa

(iv) bokwa​

Answer 1

Answer:

F. Lean and mean dance routine

E. Jazz

D. 8 beat African rhythm

C. it has been designed by a fitness expert.

B. Bokwa

A. All of these