The characteristics of rumba? (Compared with Cha-cha)

According to my years of Latin dance experience, the following are the differences between rumba and cha-cha.

Chen Wenjing is characterized by the combination of motion and static, strong sense of cut, and cannot be too soft and continuous like rumba. Its musical style is vigorous, humorous and lively.

First, common footwork.

1, basic steps in situ;

2. Latin cross step (truncation step);

3. Square step (side step);

4. Before and after locking;

5. Follow the steps left and right;

6. Lund followed closely;

7. new york steps;

8. hand opponents;

9. Fixed-point transfer;

Second, the common station:

1, open the position;

2. Closed position;

3. Fan position;

4. Parallel bits (also called parallel bits);

5. Shadow position (male and female in the same direction).

Fourth, some experiences:

1. Confrontation: There are two situations:

A. confrontation between men and women: in short, the trend of interaction between men and women is always trying to break.

Poor balance rather than maintaining coordination (pay attention to trends);

B, the confrontation between men and women and their own bodies: simply speaking, they want to advance first and retreat first, and want to leave first and then right;

3. Male and female roles:

The male partner is more to guide the operation of the whole routine process than to perform too much, so the action is relatively simple;

Female companions are passive in expressing modeling and showing sexy, so there are many action patterns and frequent changes.

Sometimes several complicated actions need to be completed in one shot.

4. Uneven beat duration:

It needs to divide the beat a lot. When the body stretches, it often takes a long time (1 beat half or even.

2 beats), and some transitional forms (such as the second half of the hip rotation) are often very short.

5. In the process of cha-cha, sometimes it is not required to keep the figure 8 hip movement, because the music of cha-cha is faster, and of course it is much harder.

Fang still needs to pay attention to crotch movements, especially some stretching movements that last for a long time. So, it's just a rumba game.

The law is slightly different.

6. It is characterized by dynamic and static combination, strong sense of interception, and cannot be too soft and continuous like rumba. Its music

The style is vigorous, funny and lively.

Rumba originated in Africa and developed greatly in Cuba after it was introduced into Latin America. It is the result of the fusion of Cuban aborigines and black folk dances who immigrated to Cuba.

The style and dynamic characteristics of rumba dance can be summarized as steady swing, rigidity and softness, and speed.

Swing steadily:

The rhythm of rumba dance comes from labor. When working blacks put bananas and other fruits in a big basket and lift them over their heads, they are required to stabilize their upper body and press them up and down when walking, forming a hip swing. Therefore, when dancing rumba, the spine should be straight and the shoulders should be flat. The swing of the hips is naturally formed due to the shift of the center of gravity, rather than deliberately swinging the hips. When stepping out, the sole of your foot hits the ground hard and your knees bend slightly. At this point the knee of the other leg is straight. When the center of gravity moves to the stepped foot, the heel is put down and the crotch side is swung back. The other is relaxed and slightly bent. The overall feeling is air lift, the upper body control is smooth, and the arm keeps swinging freely.

Soft and tough:

After stepping out, the knees are propped up hard, and the swing of the hips seems to be light and soft, but in fact, the internal force has a resilience of memory, so the rumba ball has a feeling of sour buttocks for a long time.

Fast and slow:

Rumba dance has four beats and three steps, and the rhythm is fast and slow, and one step is fast and two steps are slow. Put your hips three times in three steps. Its feet move very fast, no matter how fast or slow, it is half beat in place, while the swing of its hips is one beat faster and two beats slower. In fact, in the three steps of four beats, each step is half beat, and the hips are constantly swinging from side to side. This contradictory and unified movement of up, down, slow and fast has formed a distinct rhythm of rumba dance.

Rumba dance mostly shows the love life stories of young men and women. Its lingering music, beautiful and lyrical dance, cadence and expressive posture make female companions fully show the femininity and charm of women.

The basic footwork of rumba dance is characterized by the organic combination of hips, knees and feet, showing the remarkable characteristics of low center of gravity and beautiful crotch lines.

Beginners should first master the essentials of basic footwork (square step). The basic footwork has six steps. The first step is to exercise the knee of the foot. First gently bend, so that the ankle is straight and lifted, and the toes gently rub forward along the floor. As the body moves forward, the center of gravity steps on the sole of the foot, then the whole foot touches the ground, the knees are straight, and the hips are put back. The fixed leg is bent close to the knee of the exercise leg (this is the chuck step.

Refer to the first step for the essentials of the other five steps of basic footwork. A savvy dancer can understand many similar dance steps according to the essentials of a dance step.

When beginners practice the basic steps of rumba dance, they should divide each beat into two movements: the first half is the step movement and the second half is the hip movement. So every bar is four beats, three steps and eight moves. The movement should be coherent and orderly, and its rhythm and rhythm must flow naturally through the feet, legs and buttocks, and there should be no exaggerated and forceful movements. It is particularly important to emphasize that the hip movement is not a single rigid left-right swing, but a "swing turn" formed by the knee straightening and the center of gravity when the foot is stepped down hard.

The first step of rumba dance begins with the second beat of the music part. It is very important for beginners to follow the music rhythm accurately after mastering the basic essentials. Otherwise, the action is right and the music rhythm is all wrong. Therefore, it is necessary to practice music repeatedly to achieve skilled movements and accurate rhythm.