International standard ballroom dance, also known as "sports dance", the original name is called "social dance", the English for "Ballroom Dancing Ballroom Dancing was originally known as "Social Dancing" in English. It was a ballroom dance held by European aristocrats in the court, and after the French Revolution, Ballroom Dancing has been spreading to the public till now. After the Second World War, Americans spread the dance around the world and formed a dance craze that has not waned to this day.
After more than a hundred years of development, "Social Dancing" has developed from "Social" to "Competitive", and a single dance type has developed into two series of ten dance types, namely, Modern Dance and Latin Dance, and in 1904, it was recognized as one of the most popular dances in the world. In 1904, the Royal Society of Dance Teachers was established. This organization organized the popular dance postures, steps and directions in Europe and the United States into a unified standard, and formulated standards for dance theory, technique, music, costumes and other competitions, which was announced as the "International Standard Ballroom Dance" (referred to as the "National Standard Dance") and followed by all countries in the world. It has been followed by all countries in the world, and Blackpool in the United Kingdom has even become the holy land of "International Standard Dance". At present, countries around the world have renamed international standard dance as "sport dance" in order to incorporate dance into sports programs. With 74 member states of the "International Dance Sport Federation" (International Dance Sport Federation) on September 4, 1997 formally became a member of the International Olympic Committee, in 2000 to become the Sydney Olympic Games performance projects, in 2008 will become the official competition. The official competition program in 2008.
The Latin dances in the National Standard Dance include: samba, rumba, bullfighting, cha-cha-cha, and cowboy. These five dances are popular both in social occasions and in sports dance competitions. Usually two people dance together, a man and a woman. Holding positions vary, sometimes in an intimate embrace, sometimes the partners hold each other's hands one at a time. The positions in these dances have been standardized and categorized into various levels for teaching purposes, with internationally standardized phrases, techniques, rhythms, and tempos. But otherwise, these dances have a variety of origins.
The Romance languages (French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian) have their roots in the ancient Latin language, which spread throughout most of the Americas, creating a culture. Three dances came from this place, one from Spain or France and the other from the United States, leading to the current set of international standard dances, Latin. When referring to the term Latin dance, this is an acronym for Latin and Americas, not for the geographic region of Latin America. The three dances from Latin America are a fusion of Native, European and Negro dances. In the early days, European conquistadors imported blacks from all over West Africa to most of the Americas, mainly because they had a hard time persuading the natives to work for them. So numerous were these blacks that by 1553 they outnumbered the Europeans in Mexico, and the viceroy ordered Charles of Spain to prohibit any further influx of blacks. Dance had a pivotal role in all three cultures: European, Negro, and Native In 1569, the Viceroy of Mexico ordered the burying of the calendar of the Aflatacs because the main entertainment of the Negroes had become dance, which had become popular there. Then the governor decreed that dancing could only take place on Sundays and holidays from 2:00 to 6:00 pm.
By the 17th and 18th centuries, the gradual fusion of the three cultures led to the creation of a new culture Creole . As European dances were introduced to Latin America, they gradually embraced this culture. In Cuba, with the popularity of syncopated rhythms, the opposite dance became the Habanera (a tango-like dance). Later, with the fusion of bar music rhythms, the syncopation became stronger and stronger and became shortened to "son", a rhythm that was already in use in Brazil in 1795, and one of its songs (the love song) became popular in Europe at the turn of the 19th century. Complex syncopated rhythms now characterize all Latin dances.
----1924, London, England, by the British initiated the European and American dance class people, in the extensive study of the traditional court dance, cotillion and Latin American countries on the basis of the various styles of morale dance, the standardization and beautification of this processing, in 1925 officially promulgated the waltz, tango, foxtrot, quick-step step four kinds of dance pace, collectively referred to as the modern dance. And this dance was first promoted in Western Europe and the competition, and then promoted to all countries in the world, by the welcome and love of many countries.
----1950, "Blackpool", England, by the British ICBD (World Dance Organization) hosted the first world competition "BLACKPOOL DANCE FESTIVAL 1950" ("BLACKPOOL DANCE FESTIVAL 1950"). "BLACKPOOL DANCE FESTIVAL 1950" (Blackpool Dance Festival), and the standardized dance was named International Standard Ballroom Dance, and a world-wide competition was held at the end of May every year in "Blackpool", England. With the continuous promotion of this kind of dance in the world, it has also been developed, and the Viennese waltz has been added to the modern dance.
In 1960, the folk dance of some countries in Africa and Latin America was standardized and processed to increase the Latin dance competitions, Latin dance also has five kinds of dance: rumba, cha-cha-cha, samba, cowboys, bullfighting. Modern dance and Latin dance styles are very different.
In addition to Tango, Modern Dance originated from the European continent, its music is sometimes passionate, sometimes lingering sexy, delicate and rigorous movements, wearing a very elaborate, reflecting the European countries, men's gentlemanly demeanor and women's charming. Men need to wear a tuxedo, white bow tie; women are flowing, colorful dresses to show their nobility, beauty, elegance, the beauty of the boudoir.
Latin dance, in addition to bullfighting, originated in the countries of the Americas, and its music is passionate, exuberant, with a sense of rhythm. To the full extent of the foot law to guide the movement, free and smooth, showing the beautiful lines of women, moving into the mood, the atmosphere is charming, lively, enthusiastic, fully express the youthful joy of the breath, the men to show the tough steel strong, imposing, majestic personality of the United States.