There are many styles of shuffle dance, each with a different nature. The main styles of shuffle are: hardcore, mas, aussie, bass, mack, free style and so on.
Dance History
Shuffleboard is also known as Melbourne shuffleboard because it originated in Melbourne, Australia. It originated in the 1980s as the Sharp Dance, a dance step that originated at underground parties in Melbourne, Australia. The basic move is a two-step move that switches quickly and finishes smoothly. The dance style is suitable for various types of electronic music, such as: House, Trance, Techno, Hard Dance, Hardcore.
Melbourne Shuffle, a regional term with a prefix, was used in the early days to differentiate between dances, in order to distinguish the diversity of the word Shuffle. But there aren't many dancers from different countries and regions. Shuffle is mostly used by European and American dancers and is not recognized in other developed countries and regions. For example, Russia, Australia, Malaysia, and even emerging countries with Korean and Japanese competitions mostly use Shuffle.
Movements are simple, fast, powerful, and rhythmic, and are mainly characterized by a high degree of freedom and individuality of improvisation through the rapid switching of two foot movements, sliding, kicking, stepping, and turning.
Ghost dance, also known as shuffle dance, formerly known as Melbourne shuffle dance, originated in Melbourne, Australia, some sharp dance party. Nowadays, the popularity of ghost dance has gradually expanded from the initial underground ballroom and nightclub dance to city streets, park squares and schools.
Dance development
In 1992, there was confusion over the name of the dance in other parts of the overseas world. This year Australians began to call this dance Shuffle, the name was determined. 80's in Melbourne, Australia, some underground dance halls rise. Its individual steps, strong music and individual costumes are extremely eye-catching.
In December 2002, an Australian newspaper explained it on its front page. This was the first time Shuffle appeared in the mainstream media, and it then became popular in Malaysia and Brunei, before spreading to the UK, Germany and other countries. With the help of the Internet, UrbanDance.Cn choreography network, etc. It became popular all over the world.
In 2005, a DVD documentary about the Melbourne Shuffle was published.
On September 6, 2008, Shuffle was featured on Australian media network10; in November, the "So You Think You Can Shuffle" dance program was launched on youtube.
In 2009, fan parties and competitions for the So You Think You Can Shuffle dance show were held in Australia, Germany and other countries.