What is the difference between the slow three and waltz of social dance?

I. Different Techniques

1. The Slow Three of Crossover Dance:

(1) Straight in and straight out: the footwork is that the man takes three steps to the left, right, and left, and the woman takes three steps to the right, left, and right, and then the man continues to take three steps to the right, left, and right, and the woman takes three steps to the left, right, and left, and so on.

(2) Zigzag Crossing: Men and women make continuous advances or retreats according to the "zigzag" pattern.

(3) Three-step rotary step: generally consists of two sets of steps. One group of steps turns 180 degrees, and two groups complete 360 degrees.

2. Waltz: the action of swinging cannot be separated from the action of turning, and the two coexist in a kind of engine and tire relationship; without the turn, the swing will appear to be unbalanced. The complete image of the swing is through the body rotation through the center of the body, legs, hips and shoulders. Swinging with the arms to achieve the technique of time movement, complete with a light, graceful and dynamic dance.

Two, the basic steps are different

1, the slow three of the social dance: it is more to rotate the main with other dance patterns, dance ups and downs, swing stretch, elegant and smooth. With 3/4 beat as the music, the rhythm is strong-secondary-strong-weak. One beat for each step, jump three steps into a small circle. The rhythm of the first step is fast. The dance steps are large, medium and small. The first step starts with a big stride and a low center of gravity landing gently on the left heel; the second and third steps are gradually raising the center of gravity and landing on the front foot.

2. Waltz:

(1) Square Step

The square step is composed of a forward basic step and a backward basic step in motion.

(2) Turning 90 degrees to the left

Based on the mathematical principle that four 90 degrees equals one 360 degree, the turning step is practiced here according to the structural principles of the square step.

Expanded Information:

After the waltz was divided into two types of waltzes according to its speed, the fast waltz was called the Viennese waltz, and the slow waltz, which did not have the word "Viennese" in its name, was called the three-step waltz. Waltz, as a three-step waltz, its basic steps are one beat, three steps per beat, but there is also a specific step, two to four steps per beat.

The fast and slow waltz is predominantly rotational, due to the slow speed, in addition to the versatile rotation, but also evolved into complex and varied steps, many of which are the same as those of the tango, fox trot, and fast-paced dance, but with different rhythms and styles. In addition, the four major techniques are fully and adequately embodied in the waltz, which is why it is listed as the first dance to learn the National Standard Dance.

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