How to practice the basic skills of social dance

Professionals and amateurs are very good to distinguish between a simple action or a basic dance steps can be seen in the difference between professional and amateur dancers, of course, a lot of amateurs jumped out of the professional level of people, many people are from amateur dancers into the professional players.

A dance enthusiast, whether the dance is beautiful also reflects his own quality and spirituality, therefore, each dancing people hope that they can dance well, I will talk about my judgment of the dance masters of the standard. 1. Basic skills For social dance, whether it is a competitive national standard dance or popular ballroom dance, we all know the importance of basic skills, so to judge the level of a dancer, first of all, we have to observe whether the basic skills are good, basic skills are not pass, jumping steps and then complex, pattern and then more, the dance must not be beautiful, jumping must be chaotic, or childish, and even particularly difficult to see. Whether a person's basic skills are solid or not is firstly reflected in whether his legs are powerful or not. Only powerful legs, in order to stabilize the support and control of its body, the body posture, lines in order to control the stability of the beautiful, a pair of soft and weak legs, the dance must be constrained, not generous, not beautiful, not stable, a pair of powerful legs, a prerequisite for a good dance, therefore, in order to dance a good ballroom dance, first of all, we need to work on the legs of the strong and powerful, flexible. To see whether a person's basic skills are solid, the second thing to look at is whether his or her feet are powerful. Dance in many movements of the foot is to use the foot or toe, if the dancer's foot is weak, the heel can not be lifted, can not correctly express the feeling required by the dance, some even barely lift the heel due to the weakness of the foot can not support the body, resulting in the body posture deformation is difficult to see, the center of gravity is unstable, giving a kind of bad feeling of fluttering. If you can train your feet like the palms of ballet dancers, it is the best. Therefore, whether the palm of the foot has power is also a content to judge whether the basic skills are too hard. Thirdly, to see whether a person's basic skills are solid, we have to see whether his or her footwork is standardized. Dance steps for most dance lovers are not strange, now no matter whether it is learning to dance or teaching dance, the focus is on the teaching of dance steps. But the same steps, in the same rhythm out, the level of high jumping is very standardized standards, basic skills are not solid jump out to give the feeling of chaos, there is no chapter and verse. Therefore, whether the footwork is standardized standard is also a dance enthusiasts should pay attention to the problem. Fourth, to see whether a person's basic skills are solid, to see whether the footwork is correct. Footwork is a problem that many ballroom dance enthusiasts tend to ignore, ballroom dance and modern dance footwork is somewhat similar to the Latin dance footwork and the first two have a lot of different places. I often see a lot of people dancing Latin dance, look at its upper body, dance is very good, body posture lines are very beautiful, arm swing is also very coordinated, but look down, because of its footwork is too bad, footwork is not right, giving a strong feeling of step confusion; also because of its footwork error, directly leading to its hips and leg movements did not jump out of the Latin dance feeling and flavor to, especially some of the children have such a problem most. Fifthly, to see whether a person's basic skills are solid, it is necessary to see whether the body posture is correct and beautiful. To maintain a good body posture, the first requirement is that the dancer's lower plate should be stable. If the feet are rootless and the legs are weak, it is impossible to maintain a correct and beautiful body posture. To maintain a beautiful body posture, one must know how to relax and exert oneself instantaneously. Some people can't say that their body posture is not correct, but their body and arms are stiff, some are tense and stiff in the whole upper body, and some are only stiff in the shoulders, such a stiff posture gives off a very bad feeling, and they can't dance well. The body needs to be naturally relaxed in most cases, not tense and stiff, not staged. In the course of the dance, the need to push and pull each other, the body sometimes to maintain a certain degree of tension, but still can not be stiff, must be generous and natural. Sixth, to see whether a person's basic skills are solid, to see whether their body coordination is good. Some people's body coordination is not good, dance, the upper body and legs of the action is disconnected, there is no sense of wholeness, so jump out of the action is very difficult to see, and even let people look at the scalp numbness. Some body and arm movements are not coordinated, it is even harder to see, and it is very difficult to correct people with poor body coordination. Footwork deep, the body's coordination will be much better, there is also the degree of proficiency of the movement also affects the coordination of the movement. Seventh, to see whether a person's basic skills are solid, but also to see their mastery of the style of the dance and the basic steps. Learning each kind of dance, are from its basic steps, the basic step is the most basic dance soul of the things, is the most with the style of the dance and the characteristics of the dance steps. Generally used to the dance step is divided into bronze, silver, gold three levels, silver dance step is silver, gold dance step is gold, but the bronze dance step is diamond, is the most important. Bronze dance steps refers to the basic steps and some simple prescribed movements, many people are not willing to practice the basic steps, always want to learn difficult and complex pattern movements, resulting in a very poor basic steps, a lot of difficult movements but practiced very skillful, but did not grasp the style of the dance. For example, some people dance Latin dance flavor is not obvious, this is the reason. In fact, the basic step is the most difficult to practice, a lot of people dance with the performance of the dance routine jumped very well, but let him dance the primary routine, jumping is very difficult to see, is because of its basic step is not well practiced, the basic skills of the dance is not solid. The basic step is not well practiced, that is to say, he did not grasp the style of the dance, even if the dance senior action is also very difficult to jump out of the dance feeling. Sometimes often see a pair of Latin dance is very skillful, complex movements, a variety of dancers to get a burst of applause, the layman think they dance very good, but from the perspective of the dance style, their dance movements out of the style of the dance characteristics is very weak, if not to listen to the accompaniment of the dance, you don't know what they dance, because of its action of the dance style is not obvious. Eighth, to see whether a person's basic skills are solid, but also to see their ability to rotate. Rotation is the most important element in dance, accounting for 60% or more of the movements in a dance routine. Therefore, rotation is the most important basic skill in dance. Many people can rotate at a slow speed, once the speed is slightly faster rotation, the spinning can not be, the rotation of no sense of rhythm, unstable, not smooth, and even some can not keep up with the rhythm. After mastering the essentials of spinning, and more practice, slowly find the feeling is good. 2. Lead and follow the dance awareness of fellowship dance is the dance of two people, men and women have a division of labor, the male partner to lead the dance, the female partner to follow the dance, which we all know. As a man, in order to guide the lady into the right position, first of all, not only to dance their own steps skillfully, but also clearly understand the lady's dance steps, can do this, the man even over the general problem. The most problematic is the women's dance with the ladies, many women dance is always grabbing the beat, faster than the men, make up their own mind, pulling the men to jump, this is a very serious mistake, especially some female dance teachers, there is this problem, may be when the teacher teaching process has developed this problem, but you are now jumping the female step should be passive, do not attempt to take the initiative to lead the men, and should be guided by the men's Dance under the guidance of the man. The correct way for a woman to dance with a man is to dance under the man's control, the total feeling is pushed by the man, or guided by the man, the woman must be passive, and the woman should always give the man a reaction force, this reaction force can not be too big, too big, so that the man feels that you are very heavy, too small on the loss of the dance relationship between you, and become a man jumping from one person to another, there is no relationship between the primary and secondary, it will be obvious very chaotic. If the lady is not to give men a reaction force, but grab the beat to pull the men to jump, which is a serious problem, get it wrong, the men next time never look for you to dance. Some ladies dance Latin dance, will not follow the dance, do not know how to cooperate, dance with a lot of power in the hands, pulling the men out of the music rhythm, movement deformation, and then she felt stepped on the point, the initiative to correct to the correct music beat up, this is not right, even if the wrong dance, but also in the men's control to lead the women back to the correct rhythm, otherwise, the women do it on their own, not listening to the command, the two will be a mess. Do not listen to the command, the two will be more and more jumping the more tacit understanding, like two donkeys pulling a cart, not to a direction of force, it will be a problem. Regardless of the level of a lady's dance, as long as she has a strong sense of dance, very good with the words, men are willing to dance with her, such a lady is good to bring, even if she does not know how to dance with the general dance steps can also be brought to dance. If a woman does not know how to dance, it is difficult to correct, because no one will have the patience to give her will be clear reasoning, clear reasoning, some also can not understand, this kind of dance with the consciousness of some women are born with, not out of practice.

Therefore, leading and following the dance is also a very important element in determining the level of dance.

3. Rhythm and sense of music Each kind of social dance has its own unique style characteristics, and the style characteristics of each dance is closely related to its rhythm, so people with a strong sense of rhythm to dance the same steps, in different dances, out of the feeling is not the same, because the same dance in different dances in the same steps of the style, the feeling and processing is not the same, which can be reflected in the rhythmic type of the dance. This is reflected in the rhythmic pattern of the dance. For the rhythm of the music itself, the beat of the rhythm, the drum itself contains the feeling of the dance reflects the style of the characteristics of the dance, so even if people with a strong sense of rhythm will not dance this kind of dance, along with the rhythm of the dance, you can also jump out of the dance of the feeling of the point. Dance rhythm of the beat is right, not necessarily out of the style of the dance, only to be able to appreciate the rhythm of the music expressed by the feeling, and can use your body language table out of this feeling, in order to grasp the style of the dance. Many people dance, the beat is right, can step on the point, but can not grasp the feeling embodied in the rhythm, can not be expressed, can not dance out of its unique style. The sense of rhythm we are talking about here not only refers to the accuracy of the beat, but also includes the feeling contained in the drum beat itself. With a sense of rhythm, combined with the essentials of the basic steps, you will be able to grasp the style of the dance. But as an artistic performance, this is not enough, now your dance is just a bone, giving the feeling is still dry, to make your dance has a strong artistic expression, jumping flesh and blood, full of fullness and infectious, but also have a good sense of music, you have a sense of rhythm of the correct style of dance in the steps, but also additional performance of the music melody and the emotions expressed by the feeling of your body language can express at the same time. If your body language can express the above mentioned contents at the same time, then your dance will have a touching charm and reach a very high level. The same kind of dance, the same rhythm, in different accompaniment dance music, its music melody and style is different, therefore, the dance style remains unchanged, the same dance steps in the expression of the music feeling will be different, can do this, can be regarded as a real master of the dance. Many people's basic skills are very solid, but the artistic expression of the dance is very poor, the main reason is that its sense of rhythm and sense of music is not good caused by the feeling of the music can not accurately express the feeling of the music, the movement and the mood of the music is not in harmony, and some even the rhythm can not be right, and it is even worse. There are many basic skills are very good, dancing very skillful people dance, step on the point is not allowed, either grab the beat, or drag the beat, sometimes step on the point, derailed, a moment and then back to the normal rhythm, although the last can be on the rhythm, but in the process of the dance, insiders will feel that your dance dance dance has a big problem, the sense of rhythm and sense of music does not work, and the music is not in harmony with the natural, affecting the whole dance artistic Expression. Some people dance difficult and complicated steps, including many spins, but the feeling of the spinning and the rhythm of the music and the mood of the music are not right, if you don't put the music, you will feel that they are dancing very well, but with the music, you feel very bad. Some people do not even understand the relationship between dance and music, and even think that music is dispensable, it is very wrong. 4. Pro play Dance masters, to a certain level, in the jump advanced movements, there are a lot of play components, even if a simple basic step, in the advanced jump, the body and arm movements also have a lot of places to play, but this play, must be matched with the rhythm of the music and the music melody and feel, or else, its play is a failure. For example, many so-called dance masters, when dancing Latin dance, they like to play, try to perform, because they are very good at basic skills, body and arm movements can have more performance, but they often ignore a problem is that the action and the rhythm of the music and the feeling of the coordination of the problem, so I sometimes and these masters to dance, I feel that their play, destroys the rhythm of the dance and the feeling of the music expressed, especially the dance of Lunlun. Expression of the feeling, especially when dancing Rumba, destroyed the Rumba kind of stability in the pendulum, soft in the tough dance feeling, destroyed the Rumba dance fast together with the slow rhythm feeling, and the mood of the music is not harmonious, so the play is a failure. In the process of dancing, if you can make the dance movement and music rhythm and music melody as one, then, the dance master is not you. The above talk a lot of my views, there must be omissions or inappropriate places, also welcome to add corrections. This is only on paper, know the reasoning, not necessarily a master of the dance, the master of the dance, must be honed out.