The rhythm of Cha Cha dance is basically the same as that of Rumba. Due to the brisk accompaniment of dance music and dance steps, it has a lively, enthusiastic and playful style. Its footwork music consists of five steps per measure of four beats: slow, slow, fast, fast, slow. Below I have compiled a video tutorial on the basic dance steps of the Cha Cha Cha dance for you. I hope it can help you!
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Latin ballroom dance is normative, strict and standard. It develops norms on the basis of Latin dance. The competitive professional dance formed includes rumba, cha cha, jive, samba and bullfight.
Latin dance is also called Latin style dance or free social dance. It is the origin of Latin ballroom dancing. Latin dance is a popular folk dance. It is characterized by casualness, leisure, and relaxation. It has a larger space for free play. It is a passionate, romantic, energetic, and fiery style with distinctive characteristics formed by the Latin American people in the long history. This form of artistic expression is deeply loved by Latin American people and has become an indispensable and important part of their lives.
1. Samba
Originated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it was introduced to the United States in 1929, and then spread to other places. It is a comprehensive product of Africans and South Americans. It was first played on the guitar, with a slower beat, a serenade-like mood, and a warm and lively atmosphere. Later, British dancers made a special trip to Rio de Janeiro to observe and collect local Samba dance. After returning home, they sorted out Samba dance, and formulated the name of the footwork and a unified dance method, which became the current Samba dance. It is a moving dance (moving dance), like tango and waltz, it must move around the dance floor. Music: 4/4.
2. Cha, cha, cha (cha, cha, cha)
Originated from Mexico, Cuba and other places in Central America, it is a deformation of the mambo dance , but today’s Cha, Cha and Cha are more popular than Mambo, mainly because this dance gives people a bright and light feeling. Because the natives of South America played Mambo music faster and added percussion instruments, it became today's cha, cha, cha. Mambo's dance posture is softer and the waist twists larger; Cha, Cha, Cha's dance is more lively, and the footwork is neat and neat, without any sloppiness. Music: 4/4.
3. Rumba
Rumba dance originated in Cuba, so it is also called Cuban Rumba. Four or five hundred years ago, black Africans were sent to America by white people and became slaves. African blacks were far away from their homes, were oppressed in Cuba, lived in poverty, and were homesick, thus producing sad folk songs. Slowly, this sad tune evolved into a lazy music style due to the influence of the local climate. Coupled with the unique percussion instruments of Latin America, the rumba music has a more romantic atmosphere.
Africans in Cuba danced to this kind of music to express their depressed emotions, forming the rumba dance. Today's rumba has lost its sad atmosphere, but the hypnotic atmosphere of the performance is still strong, making rumba even more popular. Music: 4/4, starting on the second beat, about thirty to forty bars per minute.
4. Pasodoble
Originally a Spanish march, the music is majestic and the dance style is full of masculinity. Everywhere in Spain the bullfight is used instead of the marching dance. Bullfighting is a dance influenced by bullfighting. The brass band above the entrance of the bullfighting arena is always playing marches, which is the so-called bullfight music in Spain. The inspiration for the formation of the bullfight comes from this music.
It is also because of this music that the bullfighting scene itself was inspired. In short, the bullfight is an interpretation of the bullfight; the role of the male dancer can be compared to the matador, and the female dancer represents the red cloak used to attract the attention of the bull. It is incredible to classify bullfighting as a Latin American dance, because it is purely European and originated from Spain.
5. Jive
Jive and jitterbug can be said to be twin brothers. Giruba is a typical American dance, also known as jive. It was first popular in the southern United States in 1940 and became popular all over the world in less than a few years. It has clear footwork and is unique in combining the essence of jazz and charleston.
There are two types of dancing methods: the six-step Jiroba in general social situations, and the eight-step Jiroba in standard dance, called jive. Basically, both of them use six beats to complete a basic step, but the six steps are more leisurely and lazy, while the eight steps are more energetic and have more changes. It is a very relaxed and free dance, music: 4/4, about forty bars per minute.