To learn to dance the jitterbug, we must first master the rhythm of the jitterbug. The rhythm of the jitterbug is 4/4, about 45 bars a minute. Basic rhythm: slow, fast, slow, step by step, step by step. The stress is in 1 and the third beat. General drumming: | Knock, knock, knock, knock | knock. There are two ways to deal with the rhythm of the jitterbug, one is the three-step jitterbug, and the other is the six-step jitterbug. The rhythm of the three-step jitterbug is: slow-slow-fast, consisting of three steps and four beats. The first step is slow, the second step is slow, and the third step is to divide the slow beat into two quick beats. (Take boys as an example) The first beat, the left foot lifts the buttocks and palms in front, and goes out; The second beat is to step on your right foot and put your hips and palms in place; In the third beat, the left foot lifts the hip backwards and pushes the ground with the sole of the foot. In the fourth beat, the sole of the left foot bounces up with the help of the ground force, and steps forward to repeat the first beat. On the other hand, the six-step jitterbug is fast-fast-fast. In fact, it is much worse than the three-step jitterbug, but the first two slow beats are also regarded as fast beats. In the first beat, the left foot is lifted forward, and the hips and feet are on the ground; The second beat, the left foot landed; The third beat, the right foot touches the ground; The fourth beat, the left foot carries the ground with the hip; In the sixth beat, the left foot bounces with the help of ground power, and the first beat is repeated when the left foot is lifted forward.
Then through the practice of basic steps, gradually master. Jiteba is a relatively difficult dance in ballroom dancing. Other ballroom dances, such as Beijing Pingsi (Pingsi, or Fast Four Steps), Slow Four, slow three, Fast Three and so on. Even if girls can't dance, they can dance many basic dance steps and simple pattern combinations under the guidance of men, but Jitepa won't dance if girls don't understand at all, so this dance is for those who always want to be lazy and don't want to make some efforts.