Slow four step dance how to dance

1, the basic posture ?

The man's left hand should lightly hold the woman's right hand, and his right hand should lightly lean against the left side of the woman's waist right in the center, not over the middle. ? The woman's left hand should rest lightly on the man's right shoulder, and her right hand rests gently on the man's left palm.

The faces of the two parties 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.

2, the basic dance

Slow four step characteristics: men always start dancing with the left foot, 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 dance steps.

(1), long stride forward (slow and fast ****4 beat) 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 stroll; fast step 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, side by side.?

(2), long step back (slowly and quickly ****4 beats) ?

The main points of the dance: men's first step from the left foot to start dancing, the left foot backward slow; the 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 slow; right foot forward slow; left foot through the right foot to the side fast; right foot and to the left foot fast.

4. Backward side step (slowly and quickly ****4 beats) ?

The essentials of the dance: men's first step backward left foot slow; right foot backward slow; left foot next to fast; right foot and to the left foot fast.

The main points of the dance: men's first step left foot forward slow, the body began to turn to the left slow; the body continues to rotate, the right foot forward slow; left foot forward fast; right foot and to the left foot fast. ? 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.

5. Backward left turn step (slowly and quickly ****4 beats) ?

Dance essentials: 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. The right foot and the left foot are 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.

6. Forward right turn step (slowly and quickly ****4 beats) ?

Dance essentials: men's first step left foot forward slow; body to the right, right foot arc forward slow; left foot next to fast, right foot and to the left foot fast. The left foot is fast next to the left foot, and the right foot is fast to the left foot. Women's first step right foot straight line backward slow; body to the right turn, left foot arc backward slow; right foot to the side of the fast; left foot and to the right foot fast.

7. Backward right turn step (slowly and quickly ****4 beats) ?

The main points of the dance: men's first step backward with the left foot in an arc is slow; the right foot steps to the side is slow; the left foot passes through the right foot forward is fast; the right foot and to the left foot is fast.

Expanded information:

Slow four dance, as a kind of ballroom dance, in the 1920s by the European introduced to our country, in the middle of the 1980s, was included in the norms of China's ballroom dance. Slow four dance is steady and quiet, calm and dignified, calm and generous, leisurely and light.

The music of blues dance is 4/4 beat, the speed of 30 bars per minute, the rhythm of slow four is four beats to a bar, the rhythm of slow four has two forms of expression, blues music form: "dong, da dong, da dong, da dong, da dong," with the ordinary 4/4 rhythm "dong chi, dong chi, dong chi, dong chi , dun-chunk, dun-chunk".

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Blues Dance