The slow three is a triple step, and a triple step, as the name implies, has three beats per measure. The accent is on the first beat, the last two beats are weak, and the rhythm is "strong, weak, weak". As we said, when a man invites his female partner, he sets up his dance posture, the male partner advances on his left foot, the female partner steps back on her right foot, so in the slow triple, for the man, the accent is on the left foot in the first measure, then in the second measure the accent is on the right foot, and from then on, the accent is on the left and right feet alternately. For the women, the accent is on the right foot in the first measure, then on the left foot in the second measure, and so on. This is a very distinct difference from the slow four.
The simplest step in Slow 3 is the straight step, which beginners often think of as a dance, so they don't know where to put their feet, but it's actually more or less the same as walking, with the addition of understanding the music. For slow three, we say that the first beat is the heavy beat and the step should be bigger, the second and third beats are the weak beats, and the step is used as an adjustment. The man's foot should be straight forward, some beginners are afraid of stepping on their partner's foot, and their foot steps to the side, which is not in line with the slow triple dance, and also does not look good. In fact, as long as both men and women move forward and backward at the same time in time with the rhythm of the music, they will not step on each other's feet.
The inside spin in the slow three is also one of the basic steps, and the steps are the same for both men and women, except that the male partner steps out with his left foot first, and the female partner steps back with her right foot first. First, the female partner steps back with her right foot, the male partner steps out with his left foot between the female partner's two feet, at this point, the male partner takes his left foot as the axis, the female partner takes her right foot as the axis, after 180 degrees of rotation, the male partner steps back with his right foot, and the female partner steps forward with her left foot, this is the second beat. On the last beat, the male partner steps back with his left foot to the left of his right foot, the female partner advances with her right foot to the right of her left foot, and the two dance in a closed position. Note that after 180 degrees of rotation, in order to maintain the direction of the line of travel, the male partner should step back on subsequent dances, and if he wishes to return to the original position, he should rotate 180 degrees again. The male partner should step back with his right foot and the female partner should step forward with her left foot. .... Same as before.
The basic step is actually very simple, all the patterns are evolved from the basic step, master the basic step to master more patterns.
Slow 4 is the same as Slow 3, as we can imagine from its name, the rhythm of Slow 4 is four beats to a bar, and its accent is on the first or third beat, or the first beat. Unlike the slow three, where the accent is on the first beat and rotates between the left and right foot because it is an odd numbered beat, the slow four, because it is an even numbered beat, the accent is always on the left foot, which is of course the case for the boys, but for the girls the accent is always on the right foot.
There are two basic ways to dance the slow four, one is to dance in equal intervals, and the other is to dance in two slower and two faster steps. Regardless of which way to dance, the principle to be followed should be:
The slow four is a kind of slow rhythmic dance, and it should be expressed in a calm and dignified way. Unlike the slow three, the slow four's undulation is not obvious, can be said to be no, and four beats a bar, for the rotation, obviously than the slow three to be able to handle. In general, the slow four is much easier to dance than the slow three. That's why there are more slow fours than slow threes at parties, and most of them are slow fours.
When Slow 4 is slower, we can use the equal-interval dancing method, according to the rhythm of the dance, four beats a bar, each bar to walk a step, as for the dance posture, etc., are the same as Slow 3, when walking straight, you can be a little bigger pace in the first two beats, and then adjusted in the last two beats. Note that for boys, the emphasis is always on the left foot. (Girls in the right foot)
When the tempo of the dance music is a little faster, you can use two slow and two fast dance method, that is, "slow - slow - fast - fast", the slow beat contains two beats of the dance music, and the fast beat contains one beat. The slow beat contains two beats of the song and the fast beat contains one beat.
Beginners can dance the first slow four, easy to learn, good dance. Of course, the second way of dancing has a strong sense of rhythm and more patterns.
The Fast Four is a faster dance in Modern Dance, and the movement is clever and light. If the waltz is compared to the main body of the rotation, then the fast four step is a straight line of light and fast movement as the main axis. Because of the fast tempo of the music in the Quickstep, it is a common misconception that you have to follow the rhythm of the Quickstep and dance all over the floor.
In fact, a good dancer is able to grasp the rhythm of the music, fast and slow in order, so that the charm of the Quickstep can be more properly displayed. The fast four step should never be rushed forward, otherwise it will be out of control, and you will not be able to express the fast four step's lively and lighthearted dance.
●Music:
4/4 has four beats per measure, the first three beats are heavy beats, 50-52 measures per minute.
●Style:
The rhythm is bright and free, the dance posture is easy and spontaneous, and the steps are light and free. In the fast steps absorbed the style of ballet, which jumps and slides, so that the quickstep dance seems more dexterous and brisk, and the cooperation between partners needs more tacit understanding, which can show the charm and fun of the very high skillfulness.
In all the social dances, the quickstep is the most difficult to dance, quickstep is good or bad or not, showing the level of a person dancing social dance. This is because although the step is simple and not fancy, but it rotates fast, which is a great test for the dancer's sense of rhythm and body coordination. Fast three belongs to three steps, naturally three beats a bar, the emphasis on the first beat. But because it is a fast three, it means that its rhythm is much faster than the slow three. So in the dance of the fast three, the first step of the heavy strong beat a little longer, the second beat of the three beats to catch up with the pace to be fast, which is the main center of gravity of the movement. In the dance of the fast three when the male and female partners can not be too far apart. This is because most of the time in the fast three dance is in the fast spin, this kind of dance posture is more convenient for the boys to drive the girls to spin. The pace of the fast three is very simple, commonly used only in the inner rotation, although the dance method is the same as the slow three, but due to the rhythm of the fast three is much faster than the slow three, so it is not as good as the slow three to master.