1. Time step
Preparatory movements: left foot center of gravity, right foot open. You can also put the right foot back, with the foot on the ground and the instep collapsed.
Step 1, bring the right foot back to the left foot, palms on the ground to change weight to the full foot.
Step 2, place your left foot in place and land on the ball of your foot to change your center of gravity to the full ball of your foot.
Step 3, right foot to the right, full paw.
Step 4, left foot and to the right, full paw.
Step 5, right foot continues to move to the right, left foot opens in place, paws on the ground, instep collapses.
Switch feet and do the same.
Rhythm and counting beats: 1 beat, 1 beat, half a beat, half a beat, 1 beat. (TWO THREE cha-cha-cha ONE).
Upper body movements: when moving the right foot, contract the left hand and extend the right hand. The reverse is the same.
Important: Hip movement from diagonal front to side.
When the right foot is retracted in step 1, the knee should be diagonally opposite the toe of the left foot.
When you change your center of gravity in place with your left foot in step 2, your knee should also be facing the toe of your right foot.
2. Cuban Break Step
Preparatory move: center of gravity on the right foot, open the left foot.
In step 1, step up diagonally in front of the left foot, turn out on the toes, center of gravity is between the two feet, the heel of the right leg behind is off the ground, and the knee is close to the left foot, with a countermovement.
Step 2, right foot in place for center of gravity right foot.
Step 3, left foot back.
Change direction, step up with right foot diagonally in front and do the same.
Rhythm and counting beats: cha-cha ONE, cha-cha ONE.
Upper body movement: as you step up with the left foot, press the right hand into the belly and extend the left hand.
When the right foot steps up, the left hand presses the abdomen and the right hand extends.
Or you can contract one hand and extend the other.
Important note:
The rhythm of the Cuban Break Step is not the same as that of the Time Step, but is a straight "cha-cha-cha-ONE". What must be emphasized in learning this movement is that when stepping up, the thighs are clenched, the center of gravity is between the legs, and there is a countermovement, where the body and the feet are in opposite directions, and the upper body and feet need to be coordinated. When the right shoulder is forward, out comes the left foot, and when the left shoulder is forward, out comes the right foot. The knee of the back foot must be against the back knee of the front foot. Otherwise, it is difficult to learn this movement.
3. Forward lock step; 4. Backward lock step
Preparatory movements: right foot weight, left foot open.
Step 1, up left foot.
Step 2, change weight on right foot in place.
Step 3, back off left foot and cross right foot in front.
Step 4, step back right foot and cross left foot in front.
Step 5, back left foot, cross right foot in front.
Step 6, step back right foot.
Step 7, change weight with left foot in place.
Step 8, up right foot, cross left foot behind.
Step 9, up left foot, right foot crossed behind.
Step 10, up right foot, left foot crossed behind.
Rhythm and counting beats: 1 beat, 1 beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat, half a beat. (TWO THREE cha-cha-cha ONE cha-cha-cha ONE cha-cha-cha ONE TWO THREE cha-cha-cha ONE cha-cha-cha ONE).
Upper body movement: retreat the left foot, contract the right hand, extend the left hand.
On the right foot, contract the left hand and extend the right hand.
Or you can press your belly with one hand and extend with the other.
Important note:
Lock step movements are large and fluid. It is a major feature of the cha-cha-cha, which is to play a role in connecting and exchanging footwork from left to right between dance steps. Thus enhancing the artistry of the dance, the knees are exposed when jumping, forming a Latin cross posture.
5. Fixed-point turn
Preparatory movements: right foot center of gravity, left foot open.
Step 1, left foot crosses the body and steps up to the right, keeping the head.
Step 2, right foot pushes up in place for a 180° right turn, with the center of gravity between the two feet.
Step 3, step back with your right foot. Turn right 180°.
Step 4, left foot and to the right foot.
Step 5, move your right foot to the right, open your left foot, switch to your right foot and do the same.
Rhythm and counting beats: 1 beat, 1 beat, half a beat, half a beat, 1 beat. (TWO THREE cha-cha-cha ONE).
Upper body movement: when going up to the left foot, contract the right hand, extend the left hand, and use the right hand contraction to turn the body.
Important note:
The fixed-point turn turns a full circle, so one foot is not moving, fixed on the ground. To which direction to turn, you have to turn back to this direction, *** 360 °, do two turns to complete this action, once turned 180 °, the center of gravity in the two feet between the rotation, once after 2 beats jumping parallel step when turned 180 °, with the hand to drive and stay head is an important part of the rotation.
Latin dance difficult movements, difficult to rotate, a good Latin dancer must have good rotational ability.
6. New York Step
The 1st step of the New York Step has the center of gravity completely on the lead leg, and the center of gravity is between the two feet, forming a half center of gravity, and there is a 1/16th outward opening in the step up.
Preparatory move: center of gravity on the right foot, open the left foot to form a paw-on-the-ground with the instep collapsing straight.
Step 1, turn your upper left foot 90° to the right, lean your right knee against your left knee, and open your right hand upward, palm facing down.
Step 2, shift your weight in place with your right foot.
Step 3, left foot comes back and turns 90° left.
Step 4, right foot in step with left foot.
In step 5, the left foot continues to move to the left, and the right foot opens up to form a paw-on-the-ground, with the instep collapsing straight.
Switch to step up with your right foot and do the same.
Rhythm and counting: 1 beat, 1 beat, half a beat, half a beat, 1 beat. (TWO THREE cha-cha-cha ONE)
Upper body movement: as you step up on the left foot, extend the left hand forward and open the right hand diagonally forward to the right, paying attention to the shoulders behind you, keeping your head up and your palms facing down. When the left foot comes back, the hand extended forward can be fished over with force.
The New York step has three directions of turn, one 1/4 turn to the left and one 1/4 turn to the right, then back to center.
These six moves can be danced together when you are skillful. At the end, you can do a modeling move. As above, cross your body with your left foot, turn 180° to the right, extend your right hand to the upper right with your palm facing down, press your left hand to your belly, and lunge with your right foot.
7. Cha Cha Walk
Preparatory movement: right foot weight, left foot forward on the palm of the ground.
Step 1, right foot forward.
Step 2, left foot forward.
Alternate in this order.
Rhythm and counting: 1 beat, 1 beat. (TWO THREE FOUR ONE).
Upper body movement: up right foot, left hand contracted, right hand extended.
On the left foot, right hand contracts and left hand extends.
Important note: the upward step is driven forward by the back foot, and as you drive forward, turn your hips at the same time.
8. zigzag step
Preparatory movement: weight on the right foot, open the left foot.
In step 1, the left foot crosses the body and turns 90° right to the right front side.
Step 2, right foot to the right side.
Step 3, left foot back.
Step 4, right foot to back right 90°.
Step 5, left foot to the side.
Step 6, right foot forward.
Rhythm and counting beats: half beat, half beat, 1 beat, half beat, half beat, half beat, 1 beat (TWO AND THREE FOUR AND ONE TWO AND THREE FOUR AND ONE).
Upper body movements: contraction and extension.
Important note:
Don't be too busy moving the center of gravity to the back on steps 3 and 6, but go slow and have a delay. The center of gravity is pressed on the lead leg. Jump this move without too much flow and turn your foot.
9. Changing the center of gravity in place
This is one of the best ways to practice the rhythm of the cha-cha, there is no foot movement, just a shift of the center of gravity between the two feet.
Preparatory movement: center of gravity on the right foot, left foot open.
Step 1, left foot in place.
Step 2, right foot in place.
Step 3, left foot in place.
Step 4, right foot in place.
Step 5, left foot in place.
Do the same with the other foot.
Rhythm and counting beats: 1 beat, 1 beat, half beat, half beat, 1 beat. (TWO THREE cha-cha-cha ONE).
Foot Exercises: When changing weight, go from the ball of the foot to the full foot, with the knee inward, clenching the inside and closing inward. Try to reflect the long, languid line of the leg.
When you are skilled, you can change the rhythm: TWO AND THREE FOUR AND ONE.
Important note: you can practice with 1 step and 1 beat, but pay attention to tighten the abdomen, hips quickly in place, keep breathing, effectively exercise the waist and abdomen to achieve the requirement of slimming.
Rumba (Rumba) English Rumba phonetic translation. Also known as the dance of love, is the origin of the Cuban Latin dance, so also known as the Cuban Rumba, dance rhythm for 4 / 4 beat. It is characterized by a more romantic, charming dance, sexy and passionate; pace of delicate love, lingering, pay attention to the body posture, dance soft, graceful steps swing, if that is the tease, is the expression of male and female adoration of the emotions of a dance.
The name rumba is a collective term for a part of the dance that covers many subcategories (such as Son, Danzon, Guagira, Guaracha, Naningo) and so on, as a form of Indian music or dance, the exact definition of which varies from island to island.
Basic Steps
The musical beat of the rumba is 4/4 time, with a rhythm of 2 to 3 to 4 & 1. The accents are on the first and third beats. The basic steps of the rumba are a combination of fast, fast and slow movements to the beat of the music. Two fast steps are horizontal steps, followed by a slow step, which completes a step. Each step of the rumba has two movements, one is a stride, the other is the movement of the center of gravity; one foot is on the ground, the center of gravity is kept on the other foot, and the center of gravity is gradually changed during the stride.
1 Rectangular Step
Men's Step
Step left foot to the left, knee bent, center of gravity on the right foot - fast
Change center of gravity to the left foot, right foot against the left foot, right knee bent - fast
Change center of gravity to right foot, left foot forward, knee bend - slow
Change center of gravity to left foot, right foot crosses to the right, knee bends - fast
Change center of gravity to right foot, left foot against right foot, left knee bends -Fast
Shift weight to left foot, put right foot back, bend knee - Slow
Women's Steps
Cross right foot to right side, bend knee, weight on left foot- -fast
Change weight to right foot, left foot against right foot, left knee bent - fast
Change weight to left foot, right foot placed back, knee bent - slow
Change weight to right foot, left foot placed back, knee bent - slow
Change weight Shift weight to right foot, step left foot to left side, bend knee - fast
Shift weight to left foot, right foot against left foot, bend right knee - fast
Shift weight to right foot, step left foot forward --Slow
2 Left Turns
Men's Steps
Center of gravity on right foot, left foot placed to the left, knee bent --Fast
Change center of gravity to left foot, right foot against left foot, right knee bent --Fast
Change center of gravity to the right foot and at the same time turn to the left, put the left foot forward and bend the knee --Slow
Continue to turn and change the center of gravity to the left foot, put the right foot to the right side and bend the knee --Fast
Change weight to left foot while turning to the left, put right foot back, bend knee --Slow
Women's Step
Cross right foot to the right, bend knee, weight on left foot -Fast
Shift weight to right foot, left foot against right foot, left knee bends -Fast
Shift weight to left foot while turning to left, right foot reaches back, knee bends- -slow
Continue to turn, shift weight to right foot, cross left foot to left side, bend knee - fast
Shift weight to left foot, right foot against left foot, bend right knee - fast
Change weight to the right foot while turning to the left, left foot forward, knee bent - slow
3 Right Downward Turn
Men's Step
Following the rhythm of fast, fast, slow, go through the Rumba's Rectangular Steps, raise your partner's right arm and step back slowly so that your partner can make a downward turn
Continue the Rumba with a slow step back
and a slow step back
Continue with the Rumba.
Continuing with the other rectangular step of the Rumba, push the left side of the partner's body with the right hand so that she turns under her right arm and the man resumes the partnering position as he steps back slowly.
WOMEN'S STEP
After the rectangular step of the rumba, following the rhythm of fast, fast, slow, raise your right arm and prepare to turn downward as you stride forward at a slow step
As you turn under your right arm, you make a circle to the right. Starting with the right foot, walk forward three steps in a fast, fast, slow rhythm, turn in front of your partner, continue in a semi-rectangular step, and stand in a pairs position
4 Cuban Steps
Men's Steps
Standing in a pairs position, with your feet close together and your center of gravity on your right foot
Circle around to the left, starting with your left foot, and walking towards the line of the dance in a fast, fast, slow rhythm (Cuban Steps). Steps
Women's Steps
Standing in pairs, feet together, weight on left foot
Round to the right, starting with the right foot, in a fast, fast, slow rhythm (Cuban Steps), towards the line of the course, in basic steps, advancing six steps
Men's Steps
Standing in pairs, feet together, weight on the right foot
Start with the right foot, following the fast, fast, slow rhythm (Cuban Steps), and move forward six steps towards the line of the course, in basic steps
Men's Steps
Standing in pairs, feet together, weight on the left foot, in a fast, fast, slow rhythm. Stand in pairs, feet together, center of gravity on right foot
Round to the left, start with left foot, follow the rhythm of fast, fast, slow (Cuban walk), toward the line of the course, using the basic steps, advance six steps
Women's Steps
Stand in pairs, feet together, center of gravity on left foot
Round to the left, start with right foot, follow the rhythm of fast, fast, slow (Cuban walk), move six steps toward the line of the course. In the Cuban rhythm, towards the line of the dance, using the basic steps, step back six steps
5 Open Steps
Men's Steps
Left foot to the left hip - fast
Right foot against the left - fast
Bring your partner to the left - fast
Stand in the same position, with your feet close together, with the weight of your body on your left foot
Start with your right foot, and follow the fast, fast, slow rhythm. p>
Push your partner away from you, step forward with your left foot, stand to the right, now in the same position, use the rumba handshake, extend your left arm, bend your right elbow - slow
Now, as you gradually pull your partner towards you, step back to the right in a circle (don't tilt your shoulders). Follow the fast, fast, slow rhythm (Cuban walk) for a few steps until you have your partner in the right position
Women's Steps
Right foot to the right hip - fast
Left foot to the right - fast
Right foot back, off the right foot - fast
Right foot back, off the right foot - fast
Left foot to the right foot - fast
Now gradually pull your partner to your side. > Right foot steps back, away from male partner, away to the left, now standing in same direction position, right hand in male partner's left hand, bending left arm - slow
Man walks in a circle to the right as he pulls his female partner toward him (shoulders not crooked). Starting with the left foot, follow the rhythm of fast, fast, slow (Cuban walk) and take a few steps forward until you are standing in a paired position.
6 Cuban Step Off
The Cuban Step Off is a transitional step that is used to change direction, *** there are two fast steps and one slow step. When changing from a forward direction to a backward direction, the male step is two steps forward, one step back, and one step forward, starting with the right foot.
7 Forward and backward off-steps
Men's Steps
Step forward on the left foot, bend at the knee - fast
Shift the weight to the left foot, bend on the right foot - fast
Shift the weight to the right foot left foot against right foot, left knee bends - fast
Shift weight to left foot, right foot back, knee bends - fast
Shift weight to right foot, left knee bends - -fast
Shift weight to left foot, right foot against left foot, right knee bent - slow
Women's Steps
Right foot back, knee bent - fast
Shift Shift weight to right foot, left knee bends - fast
Shift weight to left foot, right foot against left foot, right knee bends - slow
Shift weight to right foot, left foot steps forward, knee bends - -fast
Shift weight to left foot, right knee bends - fast
Shift weight to right foot, left foot against right foot, left knee bends - slow
8 Left and right cross off steps
Men's dance step
Keep feet close together, body weight on right foot.
Cross left foot to left, bend knee - fast
Change weight to left foot, bend right knee - fast
Change weight to right foot, left foot against right foot, bend left knee - -slow
Shift weight to left foot, step right foot to right, bend knee - fast
Shift weight to right foot, bend left knee - fast
Shift weight to left foot, lean right foot against left foot, right knee bent - slow
Women's Steps
Step right foot to right, knee bent - fast
Shift weight to right foot, left knee bent - -fast
Shift weight to left foot, right foot against left foot, right knee bends - slow
Shift weight to right foot, left foot crosses to left, knee bends - fast
Shift weight to left foot, right knee bent - fast
Shift weight to right foot, left foot against right foot, left knee bent - slow
9 Butterfly Step-Off
Men's Steps
Standing in the Hop Pair Position, with feet close together. The center of gravity of the body is on the right foot.
Stand to the left, left foot on the ground, right foot crosses over and behind, at the same time making the partner turn outwards towards the right - fast
Keep the body together, right foot down - fast
Return to the right position, left foot on the ground - slow
Men's Steps
Stand in the right position, both feet close together, body weight on the right foot. Right foot on the ground, left foot across and behind, while the partner turns outwards towards the left, releasing the right hand - fast
Body together, left foot down - fast
Body together, left foot down - fast
Body together, right foot down - fast
Body together, left foot down - fast
Body together, left foot down - fast
Body together, left foot down --Quickly
Return to partnering position, right foot on ground, right hand under partner's left shoulder blade - Slowly
Women's Steps
Standing in partnering position, feet close together, center of gravity is on the right foot.
Stand away from the body to the right, right foot on the ground, left foot across and behind - fast
Body close together, left foot on the ground - fast
Resume the partnering position, right foot on the ground --Slow
Body to the left, left foot on the ground, right foot over and behind - fast
Body together, right foot on the ground - fast
Return to partnering position, left foot on ground - slow
10 Crossing
Men's Steps
Stand in partnering position, feet close together, body weight on right foot, left hand holding partner's right hand.
Make an axial turn to the right with the right foot, straddle the front of the right foot with the left foot, bend the knee - fast
Change the weight to the left foot, bend the right knee in the original position - fast
Change the weight to the right foot, make a slight left turn, left foot against right foot, left knee bent - slow
Shift weight to left foot, make an axial turn to the left, right foot straddles in front of left foot, knee bent - fast
Shift weight to right foot, bend left knee in original position -Fast
Change weight to the left foot, turn slightly to the right as an axis, right foot against the left foot, bend the right knee - slow
Repeat the above steps, change weight to the right foot.
WOMEN'S STEPS
Stand in a combined pair position, feet close together, body weight on the left foot, right hand held by the left hand of the male partner.
Turn on an axis with the left foot to the left, the right foot crossing in front of the left foot, the knee