Latin ballroom dancing is standardized, strict and standard. It is a professional competitive dance based on Latin dance, including rumba, cha-cha, swing dance, samba and bullfighting.
Latin dance is also called Latin style dance or free ballroom dance. It is the origin of Latin ballroom dancing. Latin dance is a popular folk dance, which is characterized by being casual, casual and relaxed, and there is a lot of room for free play. It is a warm, romantic, energetic and fiery artistic expression with distinctive characteristics formed by Latin American people in the long history. It is deeply loved by Latin American people and has become an indispensable part of their lives.
Among them, the most famous salsa, which is also loved by most people, originated in Cuba, while Cuban salsa originated in Mambo, which was a very popular dance in the 1940s and 1960s, and it was only a variant. Salsa dance, a Cuban style, originated in the streets. People dance to the music and hold free parties. The air is full of joy and joy. Sasha, which is popular in Europe, America and even the world, is Sasha in new york, USA. There are essential differences between Salsa in new york and Salsa in Cuba. Salsa in new york is a bar with four beats and three jumps, and the fourth beat stops. It is characterized by cheerful enthusiasm, diverse dance movements, rapid changes and strong appreciation and performance. I devote myself wholeheartedly, and every part of my body is full of passion and vitality. At present, new york dance is the main dance. Salsa, Cuba, Cuba every bar is a four-beat jump, and the fourth beat is the scene, which is characterized by humor and many elements of self-entertainment. Comparatively speaking, new york's three-step jump is more passionate, charming and energetic.
Latin dance lies in the understanding of music, and more importantly, the understanding of music melody. Learn to dance, practice dancing, walk dancing, run dancing and dance. And dance is the highest realm of dancers. As we all know, music is the soul of dance, and it is the highest state of dance for dancers to express flowing notes through their bodies.
Five Latin dances have their own styles: samba's passion, cha-cha's liveliness, rumba's elegance, bullfighting, and cowboy's fun. Different styles, the most important thing is to grasp the connotation.
It lies in the understanding of music, and more importantly, the understanding of music melody. Learn to dance, practice dancing, walk dancing, run dancing and dance. And dance is the highest realm of dancers. As we all know, music is the soul of dance, and it is the highest state of dance for dancers to express flowing notes through their bodies.
The cultural differences between the East and the West have caused us orientals to be reserved and shy when dancing Latin dance, and we dare not express ourselves physically or even make eye contact. Therefore, knowing more about western culture is very helpful to jump out of "tasteful Latin dance".
Balance between partners, balance of force, balance of center of gravity, six-dimensional space: up and down, left and right, front and back. In short, balance is everywhere, and balance runs through the dance. As for merengue, it originated in Dominica, with 2 beats per bar. With the hip joint swinging from side to side in turn, it is full of romance, sexiness and charm.
Latin dance is a kind of dance art that focuses on moving shoulders, abdomen, waist and buttocks. There are hundreds of muscles such as rectus abdominis, oblique abdominis, oblique abdominis, erector spinae, latissimus dorsi, etc. Since 1960s, many researchers have studied the physiological and psychological effects of sports dance. On average, each Latin dance has 160- 180 times of waist twisting, and the highest heart rate of women can reach 197 times per minute, and that of men can reach 2 10 times per minute. About the energy metabolism above 8.5, it is equivalent to the heat consumed by athletes to complete an 800-meter competition, which is greater than that of tennis and badminton. The effect of reducing fat can be imagined!
The most representative dance in Latin dance is rumba, which is known as the "soul of Latin". People who learn Latin dance usually learn rumba as the first dance. Rumba is a kind of dance that expresses the love story between men and women, so its music is soft and touching, and its movements can make female companions fully show the feminine charm and the curvy beauty of hips and hips. It is very beautiful to be at arm's length between men and women. Another representative dance, which originated in Mexico, has many similarities with rumba, but it is playful and cheerful, completely different from rumba style, handsome and full of energy.
Latin dance includes cha-cha, rumba, samba, bullfighting and jive; They originated from different countries and regions, standardized and developed in Britain in the early 20th century, and quickly became popular in many countries. At that time, bars in social places were very popular as a form of social and entertainment; Great Shanghai in the 1930s and 1940s was also very popular. Later, it became an international competition through the unified norms of the Royal Association of Dance Teachers, which has continued to this day. Among them, the famous events are Blackpool Dance Festival (78 laps), British International Championship (5 1 lap), British International Open and German World Dance Championship.
The specific introduction of Latin ballroom dancing is:
Latin is divided into children and adults, who can take the bronze medal for more than one year, the silver medal for more than three years and the gold medal for more than five years.
Rumba (rumba)
Originated in Cuba, the music is 4/4 beat and the speed is about 27 bars per minute. Rumba dance is characterized by lingering music, gentle dancing and graceful dance steps. Cubans are used to walking with things on their heads and adjusting their steps by twisting their hips to keep their balance. Rumba's dance steps inherited this feature. The original dance style blends into the modern mood. The movements are stretching, touching and charming, and the dance is lyrical, romantic and beautiful. Accompanied by touching and euphemistic music, dance is full of romantic atmosphere.
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Originated in Mexico, the music is 4/4 beat and the speed is about 3 1 bar per minute. Just right, the music is interesting, the rhythm is strong, the dance style is fancy, and the steps are neat and compact, which is popular all over the world!
Samba (samba)
Originated in Brazil, the music is 4/4 or 2/4 beats, and the speed is about 5 1 bar per minute. Samba dance, with warm music, dynamic dance state and changeable dance steps, is deeply loved by people!
bullfight dance
Originated in France and developed in Spain, its music is 2/4 beats, and the speed is about 62 bars per minute. People have a special liking for bullfighting dance because of its majestic music, bold dance style and strong and exciting pace.
swing dance
Originated in the United States, it developed from a dance called "jitterba". Swing dance canceled all the difficult moves in Jiteba and added some skills. The earliest record of swing dance is a book about swing dance published in Europe by Victor Sylvester, a London dance teacher, in 1944. Pop, rock and roll and American swing dance all have certain influences on swing dance.
Swing dance is a fast-paced and physically exhausting dance. The reason why the jive dance is arranged at the end of the competition is that the contestants must let the audience feel that they are still not tired after the first four dances, and they can still meet new challenges with great investment. It is very popular in the southern United States. In swing dancing, the joints of hands and feet are relaxed and free, the body naturally shakes, the steps are easy, and the partners constantly change positions and turn around. Its music beat is 4/4 beats, and the speed is about 43 bars per minute. It is precisely because of its cheerful music, funny dance and lively and light pace that it has been recognized by more and more people.
The most important element of dance, the first is music: many people dance without rhythm and can't keep up with the beat. In my opinion, without music, they lose the soul of dancing; Second, coordination: it includes many aspects, such as the ability to control one's own muscles, flexibility, center of gravity, and cooperation with partners. This is what people often say about the beauty of dance; Third, emotion, which is the most easily overlooked point, without her, dance will lose its original charm, but this is not something you can get by deliberately pursuing. It requires a deep understanding of music and what you want to express. In addition to the above three points, Latin dance has one of the most critical factors-sexy!
The essence and core of Latin dance embodies eight customs.
Romance-in a sense, Latin dance is an energy exchange between men and women. How to express beautifully with a piece of emotion, a life and a body is the core of Latin dance.
Passion-Latin American people say that after this dance, you will find traces of being burned by love on the floor.
Diversification-the concept of Latin dance actually includes sports, fashion, dance, drama, humor and so on. Exquisite and beautiful clothes are also part of Latin dance.
Happiness-when people are at their best, they are in the happiest mood and do what they want. When the high pressure of city life makes you feel mentally exhausted, you might as well listen to Latin music to keep your body in rhythm, which may bring you happiness for a while.
Freedom-Latin dance, which is now popular all over the world, is more casual in clothing and dancing skills, without a fixed partner, and the dance is more enthusiastic and unrestrained; Compared with disco, it is more elegant; Compared with tango and waltz, it has less bondage and more "inflammatory" style and vitality.
Touching-rumba is not as passionate as cha-cha and samba, but it can let you walk into your own heart and see the inner world of others through your eyes. Its music is very touching and has strong tension.
Touching music-Latin is sensational music, such as rumba, it is a perfect music, emotional music, they can all rhythm by themselves.
Perfect figure-when you listen to Latin music and your whole mind and body are in rhythm, you will feel that this is the best exercise and can bring you the best figure.
Three elements of Latin dance
Soul: When dancing, not only the foot movements, but also the foot movements should be replaced by the body movements. At the same time, the posture after exercise should be extended from the inside out.
Sexy: the body language expressed by Latin dance must be sexy. Most dances show the actions that two people attract or appreciate each other, so it should be expressed through music control, facial expressions, eyes and body movements. The coach will repeatedly emphasize: "Be sexy! Latin dance is a very sexy dance. "
Balance: All balance movements emanate from the center of the body. In the process of continuous rotation, the speed should gradually increase from slow to fast, and then gradually decrease. The center of gravity should be between the open feet, and the feet should not move too far or too small. In order to balance our bodies, we should keep practicing and find out the right pace position.
The essence of Latin dance
As a multi-ethnic Latin America, the mixed cultural background is integrated into the diversity of dance expression. According to reports, when dancing Latin dance, the state of the human body should be divided into three parts.
● The upper body, especially the shoulders, should stand well, which reflects the nobility of the Spanish and the essence of white culture in Latin dance.
● The middle part of the body, including the waist and crotch, should be twisted heartily, showing the lively and extroverted characteristics of African culture.
The movements of the lower body, legs and feet originated from Indian culture, and some steps of Latin dance also originated from this.
Therefore, if you want to dance Latin dance well, you must have a good understanding of these three characteristics, and it is not easy to integrate diversified personality into body language.