Latin dance is divided into Latin national standard dance and Latin dance:
Latin national standard dance is standardized, strict, standard, it is in the Latin dance on the basis of the development of norms formed by the formation of competitive professional dance, content Rumba, cha-cha-cha, cowboys, samba, bullfighting.
Latin dance is also known as Latin style dance or free social dance. It is the origin of Latin national standard dance. Latin dance is a popular folk dance, casual, leisure, relaxation is its characteristics, there is a large space for free play, it is the Latin American people in the long history of the formation of the distinctive characteristics of the passionate, romantic and energetic, fiery forms of artistic expression, loved by the Latin American people, become an essential and important part of their lives.
In general, Latin dance includes Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Bachata, Chacha, Samba, Lambada and so on. And one of the most famous and most popular Salsa originated in Cuba, Cuban Salsa comes from the Mambo, the Mambo is a very popular dance in the 1940s-1960s, which happens to be a variant of him. Cuban salsa originated in the streets, where people danced to the music and partied freely, filling the air with joy and delight. Now popular in Europe and the United States and the world salsa is the United States of America New York salsa. United States of America New York salsa and Cuban salsa is fundamentally different from the New York salsa is a small section of 4 beats, jumping 3 steps, the fourth beat pause not to jump, characterized by the joyful and enthusiastic, dance movement patterns, changes quickly, with a very strong appreciation and performances. Wholeheartedly devoted, every part of the body is full of passion and vigor, New York jumping method is currently the main jumping method. Cuban salsa, Cuban jumping method of 4 beats per bar jump 4 steps, the fourth beat point ground, characterized by fun and self-indulgent components more, in comparison, the New York three-step jumping method is more passionate and more charismatic and more energetic.
As for Merengue, it originated in Dominican Republic, with 2 beats per bar, with the hips swinging left and right sequentially, the cycle of back and forth plus the constant change of hands, extremely romantic, sexy and charming.
The specific introduction of the Latin national standard dance, it is: Rumba (rumba), originated in Cuba, the music for the 4/4 beat, the speed of about 27 bars per minute. Rumba is characterized by: lingering music, soft dance posture, and graceful dance movements. Cubans are accustomed to walking with their heads to the east and west, and twisting their hips to the sides to regulate their pace and keep their balance. Rumba dance adheres to this characteristic. The original dance style, fused with modern mood. Action stretch, lingering charming, lyrical dance, romantic and beautiful. With the delicate music, the dance is full of romantic mood.
Chacha cha cha (cha cha cha), originated in Mexico, the music is 4/4 beat, the speed of about 31 bars per minute. Cha cha cha cha, interesting music, strong sense of rhythm, dance style fancy, dance steps sharp and compact, widely popular in the world!
Samba (samba), originated in Brazil, the music is 4/4 or 2/4 beat, the speed of about 51 bars per minute. Samba, the music is warm, the dance is dynamic, the dance steps swaying and changing, loved by the people!
Bullfighting dance (pase doble), originated in France, developed in Spain, its music for the 2/4 beat, the speed of about 62 bars per minute. Bullfighting dance music is majestic, bold dance style, the pace of strong and exciting, is the reason why people are fond of it.
Cowboy dance (jive), originated in the United States, is called "Jitterbug" dance development, cowboy dance eliminated "Jitterbug" in all the difficulty of the action, increased some skills. The earliest record of cowboy dancing is a book published in Europe in 1944 by Victor Silvester, a dance teacher in London, who introduced cowboy dancing. Pop, rock and roll, and American swing have all had some influence on cowboy dancing.
Cowboy dancing is a fast-paced, physically demanding dance. The reason why the cowboy dance is placed at the end of the competition is because the contestants have to make the audience feel that they are not tired after the first four dances, and that they are still ready to take on a new challenge. It is popular in the southern United States. The cowboy dance is a relaxed, free dance with the joints of the hands and feet, with the body swaying naturally, the feet stepping easily, and constantly changing places with the partner and spinning in a circle. Its music beat is 4/4 beat, speed of about 43 bars per minute. It is also because of its cheerful music, dance style fun, lively and light pace characteristics, has been recognized by more and more people
Lastly, about the Latin dance costume requirements. Because it is characterized by casual, romantic, casual, so wear attention to the style, style and pattern and Latin dance match, wear the main embodiment of casual and decent, with the color and size of the shoes to pay attention to the overall coordination and match.
Latin Dance Classification and Introduction
Latin Dance includes Cha Cha, Rumba, Samba, Bullfighting and Cowboy Dance; they originated in different countries and regions, and were standardized and developed in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century and soon became popular in many countries; it was then very prevalent in the form of socializing and entertaining in the bar of the social places; it was also very popular in Shanghai in the 1930s and 1940s. Later, after the Royal Society of Dance Teachers unified norms to make it a kind of international events, and has been continued to this day; among the more famous events are the British "Blackpool" Dance Festival (78), the British UK International Championships (51), the British International Open, the German World DanceSport Championships, and so on.
After the reform and opening up, with the continuous improvement of people's material life, China held the first "China Cup" International Standard Dance Championship for the first time in Beijing in 1986, and the China DanceSport Association held the first DanceSport Championship in Beijing in 1991. In our province, a series of international standard dance activities have been organized and carried out by the Provincial Dancers Association since 1988. Nowadays, there are several events every year, and the participating teams are growing every year; the number of enthusiasts is also very large. Latin dancers can be seen everywhere in open squares, leisure communities and fashionable gyms. Especially children's Latin dance has developed rapidly in recent years.
"Qinglan Children's Latin Dance Training Center" was founded in 96 years, so far **** more than 100 national and provincial championships in the national standard dance competition, nearly 1,000 awards; there are more than 20 people were admitted to the Beijing Academy of Dance, Guangzhou School of Dance, the Beijing Academy of National Standard Dance and other national art schools, and many times to participate in the central, Henan, Zhengzhou TV station large-scale cultural and artistic evenings. Editor: With the improvement of urban living standards, people's fitness is also more and more colorful. In order to satisfy people's pursuit of fashionable sports, we have specially opened this column to introduce you to the latest sports fashion.
Maybe you are still worried about the body is getting fat, perhaps a variety of physical exercise can not be caused by the pursuit of fashionable interest in you, then come on, come to dance Latin dance! In the melody of elegant art to experience happiness and health!
As a sports dance, Latin dance first originated in Africa, where immigrants brought into Latin America and the local folk dance with the mutual influence of the fusion, and gradually formed today we often see cha-cha-cha, rumba, cowboys, samba, bullfighting, and other new types of dance.
Latin dance is a kind of dance art that focuses on the movement of shoulders, abdomen, waist and hips. Participating in the movement include rectus abdominis, internal oblique, external oblique, erector spinae, latissimus dorsi and hundreds of other muscles. From the 1960s to the present, many researchers have done research on the physiological and psychological effects of physical dance, on average, every Latin dance, waist twisting 160-180 times, the highest heart rate of women up to 197 times / minute, the highest heart rate of men up to 210 times / minute. About energy metabolism for more than 8.5, equivalent to athletes to complete an 800-meter caloric consumption, greater than the tennis and badminton caloric consumption. Fat loss effect can be imagined.
The most representative dance of Latin dance is Rumba, which is known as the "soul of Latin". People who learn Latin dance will generally take the rumba as the first dance to learn. Rumba is a dance that expresses the love story between men and women, so its music is more soft and lingering, and the movement can make the female partner fully show the feminine charm and the curves of the hips and buttocks. The movement of the female partner can fully show the softness of the woman and the curves of her hips and buttocks, and the dance is very beautiful. Another representative of the dance --- cha-cha-cha originated in Mexico, although there are many similarities with the rumba, but it is playful and cheerful, the style is very different from the rumba, the action of the dashing and handsome and full of vitality.
Latin dance attainments - a long history
Latin dance of the five dances have their own styles, the passion of the samba, cha-cha-cha lively, Rumba's graceful, bullfighting strong, cowboys funny. The difference between the styles, the main thing is to grasp the connotation.
It is the understanding of the music, and more importantly, the melody of the music. Make to learn dance, practice dance, walk dance, run dance, dance. And dancing is the highest state of the dancer. We all know that music is the soul of dance, dancers through the body to express the flow of notes, is the highest realm of dance.
The differences between Eastern and Western cultures have caused us Orientals to be often reserved and shy when dancing Latin, not daring to express ourselves physically or even to communicate with our eyes. Therefore, it is very helpful to know more about the western culture to dance "Latin dance with flavor".
The balance between partners, the balance of force, the balance of the center of gravity, the six-dimensional space: up and down, left and right, front and back. In short, balance is everywhere, and it is always present in the dance.
The first principle of Latin dance
Posture
Rumba and cha-cha-cha:
1. The two feet naturally and easily stand close together.
2. Chest out, spine straight, no shrugging.
3. Take a step to the side with either foot, straighten the other foot that supports the center of gravity, and shift all your weight onto it so that the pelvis can move to the side, and so that you feel the weight is on the heel of the supporting foot, with the knee locked back. The amount of pelvic movement should be such that it does not affect the posture of the upper body.
Semba and Jie:
1. Stand with your feet close together naturally and easily.
2. Hold your chest out, straighten your back, and don't shrug your shoulders.
3. Take a step outward with either foot, straighten the other foot that supports the center of gravity, and shift all your weight onto it so that the weight is shifted forward onto the forefoot while the heel remains off the floor, and the knee of the supporting foot is not locked back. Exceptions are made for certain steps, such as the split rock step, the backward retraction step and the rolled pleat step in the Samba, and the chicken walk in the Jet.
Since there is no pelvic or hip movement in Spanish bullfighting, its posture differs from that of the various Latin dances mentioned above in the following ways:
1. The pelvic bones are slightly tilted forward.
2. The weight is borne very evenly by both feet.
3. When the foot is straight, the knee must not buckle backward. There is one exception, and that is the Spanish dance position.
Orientation
Orientation under the chart is used to illustrate the direction in which the dancer's body faces or turns back in the studio. When we lead with our shoulders (sidewalking), it is important that the orientation is correct.
The rumba, cha-cha-cha and jig are non-forward dances, while the samba and Spanish bullfight are forward dances.
Turning
The feet are never parallel in Latin dance, except when the feet are together. Such a foot turn is mostly an outward turn, but it is a "passive turn" or a responsive movement of the foot that carries all or part of the weight of the foot. In dancing, the amount of foot rotation is different from the amount of upper body rotation. Typical examples are the 2nd step of the Samba Sweep Step, the inhibited forward step in the Rumba and Cha Cha, and all the backward steps in the Rumba and Cha Cha.
So when a step is danced with its foot-driven center of gravity facing a different direction than its body, we are looking at the amount of turn of its upper body, not its feet.
(Note 1) In the rumba and cha-cha, the foot that drives the center of gravity makes about 1/16th of a turn at the rate of the backward step itself. This is called "passive rotation" because the center of gravity has to be stabilized.