14 steps square dance basic footwork slow motion as follows:
1, tiptoe forward, practice first in the original position tiptoe, and then walk forward. Because the young children's control is poor, easy to fatigue, so the practice time can not be too long, forward walking speed can not be too slow. Generally hands on the waist, according to the rhythm of the music and walk in intervals to carry out.
2, jumping step, lift the heel and foot jumping is also known as jumping step. To do the action, two feet side by side, the body slightly downward squatting in preparation, a beat or two beats to jump a step, according to the nature of the music and the rhythm of the jump up gently, fall with the forefoot on the ground, bend the knees and flexible.
3, broken walk, small steps, broken walk action is two feet on tiptoe with the forefoot take turns to walk forward quickly, knees slightly bent. Small steps is a small run, half a beat a step, the first half of each beat, the left foot running forward a small step, while the right foot off the ground, knee slightly bent.
Square dance characteristics:
1, collective
Square dance is a highly participatory performing art form. Performances are in the form of collective dance, as few as dozens of people more than a few hundred people. The scene is red-hot and lively. Square dance must be performed in the square, the performance site is generally broader, the number of performers can not be too small. So the square dance is generally in the form of collective dance to show.
In the wide venue to perform most of the single dance, double dance, triple dance form to perform.
2, casual
Square dance is an art form performed in the square, while the square dance performance has a great deal of flexibility, the time can be longer or shorter, fully reflecting the subjective and objective will and need.
3, self-entertainment
Since the square dance is produced since the self-entertainment is the main feature of square dance. People do not seek fame and fortune when participating in square dance, it is entirely for self-entertainment. For example, most of the square dances on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar and during the morning exercise are spontaneous performances by the public.
The use of dance to express the art of emotion, so that the dancers inner emotion to vent, produce a spirit of pleasure, while the viewers also get the spirit of enjoyment, which makes the dancers to get the opportunity to express themselves, produce a sense of self-worth. This is the reason why square dancing is so entertaining, and why it has endured since its inception.