Learning to dance the slow four basic steps of social dance:
I. Basic posture The man's left hand should gently hold the woman's right hand, and the right hand should lightly lean on the left side of the woman's waist in the center, not more than the middle. The woman's left hand should be lightly on the man's right shoulder, right hand gently on the man's left palm. Both parties' faces should not be pressed together, they should not rest their heads on each other's shoulders, and their bodies should not be too close together. Both sides in the *** dance should be natural, relaxed, both sides through the coordination of a Zhen's cooperation to achieve the beauty of the dance and the beauty of the harmony of the music.
Two basic steps
Slow four-step feature: men always start dancing with the left foot, and in a small section, it is usually four steps. The basic rhythm is slow, slow, fast, fast, in 4/4 time. In the slow four step we have to practice a few basic steps.
1. Long stride forward (slow and fast ****4 beats)
The main points of the dance: men's first step forward with the left foot, from the heel to the palm of the foot is a stroll; the right foot forward, the same heel to the palm of the foot is a stroll; the fast pace is the palm of the left foot is fast, the palm of the right foot is fast, the feet are placed on the flat. The lady's first step is right foot back, left foot back, right foot continues back, parallel step.
2. Long step back (slowly and quickly ****4 beats)
Dance essentials: men's first step from the left foot to start dancing, the left foot backward slow; right foot backward slow; the left foot continues to backward; the right foot and to the left foot fast fast. In this section, there is no body rotation. Ladies first step right foot forward, right heel to paw; left heel to paw; right paw; left paw.
3. Forward Side Step (slowly and quickly***4 beats)
The main points of the dance: men's first step left foot forward slowly; right foot forward slowly; left foot through the right foot to the side of the fast; the right foot and to the left foot fast. Ladies' first step is slow with the right foot backward; slow with the left foot backward; fast with the right foot past the left to the side; fast with the left foot and to the right foot.
4. Backward step (slowly and quickly***4 beats)
The main points of the dance: men's first step left foot backward slow; right foot backward slow; left foot next to the fast; right foot and to the left foot fast. Ladies' first step is slow with the right foot forward; slow with the left foot forward; fast with the right foot to the side; fast with the left foot and to the right foot.
5. Forward left turn (slowly and quickly***4 beats)
Dance essentials: men's first step left foot forward slowly, the body began to turn to the left slowly; the body continues to rotate, the right foot forward slowly; the left foot forward quickly; the right foot and to the left foot quickly. Women's first step right foot arc backward slow; left foot continues to arc backward slow; right foot backward fast; left foot and to the right foot fast.
6. Step back and turn left (slowly and quickly***4 beats)
The main points of the dance: men's first step left foot straight line backward slow; right foot arc next to the foot, the body to the left turn slow; left foot next to the foot; right foot and to the left foot fast. Women's first step right foot forward slow; body to the left, left foot arc forward slow; right foot to the side fast; left foot and to the right foot fast.
7. Step forward and turn right (slowly and quickly***4 beats)
The main points of the dance: men's first step is slow with the left foot forward; the body turns to the right, the right foot arcs forward slowly; the left foot is fast next to the left foot; the right foot is fast and to the left foot. Women's first step right foot straight line backward slow; body to the right, left foot arc backward slow; right foot to the side of the fast; left foot and to the right foot fast.
8. Backward right turn (slowly and quickly***4 beats)
Dance essentials: men's first step left foot arc backward slow; right foot next to the slow; left foot through the right foot forward fast; right foot and to the left foot fast. Women's first step right foot arc forward slow; the center of gravity to the right foot, the left foot to the side of the slow; right foot backward fast; left foot and to the right foot fast.
Correspondence dance is an international social dance originated in the West, also known as ballroom dancing (ballroom dancing), ballroom dancing (party dancing), social dancing (social dancing) national standard dance.
The earliest origin is in Europe, on the basis of the development and evolution of ancient folk dance. Since the 16th and 17th centuries, social dancing has become a common social activity in European countries, so it has the name of "world language". After the 1920s, ballroom dancing became popular all over the world, so it is also called "international dance".
Social dance was introduced to several major cities and trading ports in China as early as 1924. To the early liberation period, the fifties and sixties, social dance is still very popular in China, after the cultural revolution suspended, into the eighties, social dance and re-accepted by the masses, but with the world level of international standard dance has been a big gap. Cotillion, due to the influence of the court dance, its style is: dance posture is solemn and elegant, the dance step is rigorous and standardized, quite a gentleman, and thus known as the European school of social dance.
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