How to recognize three steps, four steps or rumba in dance music

Three-step:

Commonly speaking, it is "bouncing", "cha", "cha", generally divided into fast three and slow three, heavy theoretically there is only one strong beat, and it is the rhythm of the "Strong" "weak" "weak"

Four steps:

There are two strong beats, "strong" and "weak". "weak" "second strong" "weak"

Often sung as-"dong"" ci"" da"" ci"

Rumba music is in 4/4 time The music of rumba is lingering and romantic. 27 to 29 bars per minute. Four beats per bar, the strong beat falls on the fourth beat of each bar. This is the rumba stretch beautiful dance decision. The cha-cha-cha-cha is also in 4/4 time, 30 to 32 bars per minute. The strong beat falls on the first beat of each bar.

Because the dance steps of cha-cha-cha are sharp, so the music is enthusiastic and unrestrained, with a strong sense of rhythm. Rumba (rumba) originated in Cuba, the music is in 4/4 time and the tempo is about 27 bars per minute.

Expanded Information:

p>1. Dance music in three beats

Three beats in this context refers to music in 3/4 time (slow 3, medium 3, fast 3)

The drum beat is characterized by the following pattern: bouncing - rubbing - rubbing, bouncing - rubbing - rubbing, bouncing - rubbing - rubbing, and so on. By the music traveling fast or slow, there is a distinction between slow three, medium three, fast three, which is the basis for everyone to identify what to dance.

Slow three of the dance marching speed is generally 28-30 bars / per minute; in three of the dance marching speed is generally 34-40 bars / per minute; fast three of the dance marching speed is generally 56-60 bars / per minute, twice as fast as the slow three, fast three of the dance on the speed of the accuracy of the requirements of the higher, slower or faster than this speed, will make the dancers feel uncomfortable.

2. Four-beat music

The four beats here include 2/4 and 4/4 music.

1) Slow 4

The standard slow 4 drum beat: bounce-ruff-bounce-ruff

Slow 4's generally travel at 30-37 bars per minute.

2) Flat 4

Flat 4 is a more upbeat sounding and popular song. Again, it's the same: bounce-erase-bounce-erase.

Flat fours are usually played at 66-71 bars per minute.

3) The drum beat of "Bounce"

is as follows: Bounce - Bounce - Bounce - Bounce

The "Bounce" of "Bounce" in "Bounce" is much more explosive than the previous types of dance music, and it is clean and clear, without dragging. The speed of the dance is usually 75-85 bars per minute

4) Rumba

Rumba's drums are more specific, so it's also the easiest to hear

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