There are five types of Latin dance: rumba, cha-cha, samba, cowboy dance, bullfighting dance. The five Latin dances have their own styles, the passion of samba, cha-cha-cha's lively, rumba's graceful, bullfighting's strong, cowboy's amusing. Different styles, the main thing is to grasp the connotation.
1. Rumba (Rumba)
Rumba originated in Cuba, the music for the 4/4 beat, the rhythm is, two, three, four, one. each number stands a beat. The speed is about 27 bars per minute. The characteristics of rumba are: music is lingering, the dance is soft and beautiful, and the dance movements are graceful and swinging. Cubans are accustomed to walking with their heads to the east and west, adjusting their pace by twisting their hips to the sides to keep their body in balance. Rumba dance step adheres to this characteristic. The original style of dance, fused into the modern mood. Action stretch, lingering charming, lyrical dance, romantic and beautiful. With the lingering and gentle music, the dance is full of romantic mood.
The most representative Latin dance is the Rumba, which is known as the "soul of Latin". People who learn Latin dance usually take Rumba as the first dance to learn. Rumba is a dance that expresses the love story between men and women, so its music is more soft and lingering, and the movement can make the female partner fully show the feminine charm and the curves of the hips and buttocks. The movement of the female partner can fully show the softness of the woman and the curves of her hips and buttocks, and the dance is very beautiful. Another representative of the dance --- cha-cha-cha originated in Mexico, although there are many similarities with the rumba, but it is playful and cheerful, style and rumba is very different from the movements of the dashing and handsome and full of vitality.
2. Chacha (Chacha)
Chacha originated in Mexico, the music for the 4/4 beat, the speed of about 31 bars per minute. The rhythm is, two, three, chacha, one. each number stands for a beat, in which the chacha each account for half a beat. Chacha chacha, interesting music, strong sense of rhythm, dance style fancy, dance step sharp and compact, jump up lively and lovely, widely popular in the world!
3. Cowboy (Jive)
Cowboy originated in the United States, is called "Jitterbug" dance development, cowboy dance eliminated the "Jitterbug" in all the difficulty of the action, increased some skills. The earliest record of cowboy dancing is a book published in Europe in 1944 by Victor Silvester, a dance teacher in London, who introduced cowboy dancing. Pop, rock and roll, and American swing have all had some influence on cowboy dancing.
Cowboy dancing is a fast-paced, physically demanding dance. The reason why the cowboy dance is placed last in the competition is because the contestants have to make the audience feel that after the first four dances they are still not tired and are still very much ready to take on a new challenge. It is popular in the southern United States. Cowboy Dance is a relaxed, free dancing of the joints of the hands and feet, with a natural swaying of the body, easy stepping of the feet, and constant changing of position with the partner, spinning and twirling. Its music beat is 4/4 beat, speed of about 43 bars per minute. It is also because of its cheerful music, fun dance style and lively and light steps that it is getting more and more recognition.
4. Samba (Samba)
Samba originated in Brazil, the music is 4/4 or 2/4 beat, the speed of about 51 bars per minute. Samba, music, warm, dynamic dance, dance steps swaying and changing, loved by the people!
5. Bullfighting (Paso doble)
Bullfighting originated in France, the development of Spain, its music for the 2/4 beat, the speed of about 62 bars per minute. Bullfighting music is majestic, the dance style is bold, and the pace is strong and invigorating, which is the reason why people are attracted to it.
This is the march of Spain, the music is majestic, dance style masculine flavor. Every place in Spain is a bullfighting dance instead of marching dance. Bullfighting is influenced by bullfighting and the evolution of the dance. The brass band above the entrance of the bullfighting arena always plays marching music, which is the so-called bullfighting music in Spain, and the inspiration for the formation of the bullfighting dance comes from this kind of music. It is also because of this music that the bullfighting theater itself is inspired. In short, bullfighting is a kind of interpretation of bullfighting theater; the role of male dancers can be compared to that of bullfighters, while female dancers represent the red capes used to attract the attention of the bulls.
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Bullfighting is a form of interpretive theater. p>Whether from a physical, mental or social point of view, Latin dancing is one of the best exercises with a high oxygen carrying capacity. Not only is it fun and free, the best thing about it is that it is always done with others. Thousands of people are enjoying the benefits of Latin dance, summarized as follows:
Benefits to the body
Latin dance is a dance art that focuses on the movement of the shoulders, abdomen, waist and hips. Participating in the exercise include the rectus abdominis, internal obliques, external obliques, erector spinae, latissimus dorsi and hundreds of other muscles. From the 1960s to the present, many researchers have done research on the physiological and psychological effects of physical dance, on average, every Latin dance, waist twisting 160-180 times, the highest heart rate of women up to 197 times / minute, the highest heart rate of men up to 210 times / minute. About energy metabolism for more than 8.5, equivalent to athletes to complete an 800-meter thermal energy consumption, greater than the thermal energy consumption of tennis and badminton. Fat loss effect can be imagined.
Cardiovascular: Latin dance can make the heartbeat from 80 times per minute to 120 times, some even more. Its effect is equal to any physical training or aerobic exercise, which can enhance the strength and endurance of the heart.
Muscle elasticity: Dancing Latin dance makes the muscles use the perfect combination of muscles, which mixes muscle isometric contraction and stretching, and can develop beautiful and elastic muscles.
Joints: According to medical reports, the best way to avoid early arthritis and treat joint discomfort is to use the joints moderately, and Latin dance can make the whole body's joints, such as the neck, shoulders, elbows, hips, knees, ankles and other joints can get effective exercise.
Spine: Latin dance often, the curved spine can be corrected, and the herniated disc can be prevented and treated.
Respiratory system: many studies have shown that intense Latin dance can make the lungs strong and increase oxygen uptake, rapid increase in heart rhythm and then reduce, strong heart and lungs can be more effective in preventing "SARS".
Facial lines: Most Latin dancers are too busy smiling to see the ugly lines on their faces.
Abdomen slim: the human abdomen is generally not easy to move to, Latin dance, the sharp pelvic shaking, crotch twisting is the most effective way to deal with the belly fat, weight loss is significant, which is not comparable to other sports.
Psychological benefits
Self-esteem: Latin dance makes others impressed by you, so that they have a deeper self-worth of their own discovery.
Confidence: many Latin dancers have had the experience of shyness of stage fright, it is one of the top ten fears in the U.S. By dancing Latin dance to gradually overcome timidity, fear, and develop self-confidence and self-improvement. With strong confidence and perseverance to deal with countless tests and challenges.
Easy socialization: comfortable and easy socialization is one of the four major needs of the individual, dancing makes you more adept at interpersonal relationships and improves your ability to deal with people and public relations and socialization.
Relaxation of the spirit: in the face of work, life huge pressure, people's spirit is often in a tense, depressed state, in the melodious, passionate dance music to dance a few dances, enjoy a free and happy time, so that the psychological adjustment.
Latin dance is an activity for both young and old, and is beneficial to people of all ages.
For young children and teenagers: can strengthen the body, to avoid excessive obesity or thinness, can overcome the inactive, do not like to talk, loneliness and timidity weaknesses and cultivate children's self-confidence, self-improvement, perseverance, bold and spirited character, and from childhood to cultivate their social interaction with others to deal with the social skills.
For young people: can change the state of sub-health early, relieve mental tension and depression caused by work, life on the regular pressure, to maintain your fit body and youthful vigor.
For middle-aged and old people: effectively maintain the right brain, avoid premature brain atrophy, keep quick thinking, flexible legs and feet, prevent and improve a variety of old age joint disease, lumbar and leg pain, Alzheimer's disease, so that you rejuvenate, prolong life.
The Latin dance craze is sweeping the country and taking the world by storm, life is in motion, health is yours.
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