The four major skills of ballroom dancing are comprehensively and fully embodied in the modern dance of international standard dance, especially in waltz. Here is some information I have compiled on how to dance good ballroom dancing for your reference.
Beginners, before entering the dance learning, it is best to use what has been learned about the standard brain grip and its four body relations, according to the above three points, carry out the different body positions of the eight directions of the transport step practice. During the practice, people will definitely feel that: if the feet are not parallel, it is easy to be stepped on by the other party; if you don't follow the heel and toe program, it is difficult to achieve the "foot to center of gravity" principle. Foot to the center of gravity to? And the foot to the center of gravity is not, it is inevitable to appear? Puckered buttocks? The hips, the buttocks, and the buttocks. Stomach? The body's body is not in a position to be in a position to be in a position of strength. Tilt the upper body? The phenomenon of pushing, pulling and bumping makes it difficult to maintain the standard grip. It can be seen that the correctness of the method of transportation is very important.
Standard Grip, Body Position, Stepping Methods, and Orientation of the Dance Line:
Standard Grip is an important means of forming a holistic structure between the two sides of the **** dance. In the dance plays a decisive role that can not be ignored. It is not only related to the beautiful shape, but also affects the transmission of information, the stability of the center of gravity, the correctness and unity of the method of exertion, as well as the use of special techniques and a series of issues, so it must not be taken lightly. Ideal standard grip, should produce such an effect? *** dance both sides are integrated. Teachers abroad have used such an image to express this sense of wholeness one body two heads and four legs? This kind of Western-style humor can indeed stimulate our inspiration and make us grasp the core of the problem more accurately. In modern dance, the standard grip is the same for all dance styles except tango. The main points are as follows:
Feet, feet parallel and together, never ? The feet, feet parallel and close together, do not be eight? Zigzag spread; the right toe is aligned between the feet of the partner; the center of gravity is concentrated on the forefoot ① but not lift the heel.
Hand, the male partner's right hand palm inward, supporting the female partner in the left side of the lower edge of the shoulder bone; from the tip of the elbow until the tip of the finger to form a straight line, a natural oblique angle hanging, five fingers together, not to raise the wrist, and can not use the back of the hand to control the dance; the basic level of the big arm shoulder and oval-shaped spread. Figure 1 is the correct hand posture. Female partner's left hand on the male partner's right arm at the deltoid muscle; four fingers together, with the tiger's mouth positioning; the whole arm lightly on the male partner's arm above, can not be detached from the contact, see Figure 2. male left hand and the female right hand grip, palm root and the ground perpendicular to the top of each other, the whole arm in a circular arc to the diagonal above the unfolding. It is as if they are holding a parasol together with ease, as shown in Figure 4. The height of the hand is usually at a fixed point between the root of the ear and the eyebrow, depending on the needs of the environment. For example, it should be higher in a large gymnasium and lower in a small ballroom.
Head and point of view, in order to maintain the two sides of the shoulder parallel to the premise of the horizontal line, the respective head to the left side of the 45-degree positive side turn, both eyes looking forward; female partner should also make full use of the thoracic and cervical joints, from the Jianchu part of the thoracic vertebrae back 15 degrees, cervical vertebrae and then back 15 degrees into the upright type of bending, resulting in the unique beauty of the female curves. The first thing you need to do is not to lie back or lift up your stomach.
The body, from the diaphragm, until the thighs stop, forming the two sides of the micro-adhesion; in the center of gravity upward, open? The interval? On the basis of the center of gravity, open the interval, looking for both sides of the?
Significance of the standard grip:
First, the formation of the correct center of force. The whole law of human movement can be summarized in one sentence? The rational use of force. Standard grip, so that **** dance both sides formed a relatively fixed ? frame? that? This fundamentally limits the occurrence of incorrect localized dispersion of force, so that the waist as the center of the overall coordination of force, to obtain a reliable guarantee.
Second, the need for beauty. Standard grip formed by the upright and smooth, not only to make the human body lines of the curves of the beauty of the full display, and, relatively fixed? rack? , will enable the elimination of excess power, thus deriving a kind of flaccid beauty. Rodin once commented on his sculpture: I didn't actually do anything but remove the excess. The profound philosophy contained in this sentence is worth chewing over and over again. Dance in progress? excess? Power is an important factor in destroying beauty, and must be removed by necessary means, and the standard grip is one of such necessary means.
Third, the establishment of a holistic information transfer network system. Maintaining the standard grip of the micro-posture, will make the **** dance both sides to achieve the transfer of information, the formation of a holistic, delicate and efficient network system. This is not comparable to the inefficient mechanism that relies only on the hands to transfer information in a non-standard grip.
Positions are the basis of step variations, and there are more than a dozen of them that can be categorized in a detailed and rigorous way. But once we have mastered the four most basic forms below, we will be able to generalize. C.P. (Closed Position)* Closed Position, also called Hop Pair Position, Closed Position, or Basic Position. The main point is that the shoulder lines must be parallel, and must not be confused with the Closed Position by spreading sideways with one side wide and one side narrow.
P.P. (Promenade Position) *Promenade position, directly translated, is the walking position. It is also known as the open position, walking position, V position, half-coupled position, and so on. The main point is that the right side of the male partner and the left side of the female partner, while the other side is relatively open, the two sides of the shoulder line thus forming a "v" shape change. Both sides of the point of view is also focused on the direction of the extension of the handshake.
P.O, (Partner Outside) servant left outside position, also known as the left cross position, the left buttocks against the pair position, the left side of the same foot, etc., the point is that both sides in the partner's body on the left side of the transport step. These four positions are the basic positions often used in the structural changes of the dance, and must be memorized and skillfully used. For friends who specialize in learning international standard dance, should also remember the name of the English abbreviation. In order to use.
The method of transporting the step, is to dance a good social dance is one of the important basic skills. Different kinds of dance, the method of transporting steps have some different special requirements:
First, feet parallel, straight into the straight late. The toes must point to the front of the body, never to the side of the body. This basic method and principle must be followed even when synchronized in a proud position.
Second, in order to land, in and out of different. Forward dribbling, the first foot should first drop the heel, and then in order to drop the heart of the foot palm toes; the second foot should first lift the heel, through the palm and toes to push the ground to move. Backward step is the opposite, the first foot first drop toe, and then in order to put down the toes of the foot palm heel; the second foot needs to be lifted up the toe, and then push the ground with the heel to move.
Third, the foot to the center of gravity. The upper body must always remain in the center of gravity foot on the vertical line of movement, never appear ? Trial foot? The first step is to make sure that you have the right foot for the right position. The center of gravity is late. state.
The dance line and its orientation concept is one of the theoretical foundations of standard dance. The line refers to the movement of the dance, which must be counterclockwise around the center of the dance floor in a continuous developmental movement. In the custom, the line near the side of the podium is called A line, followed by B line, C line, D line, and then back to the A line, and so on and so forth. Due to the operation of the dance, inevitably involves forward, backward, left turn, right turn and so on many complex, changes, so, there is a problem of how to identify and establish the direction of the coordinates. In the past teaching practice, some people use stage orientation to replace the concept of dance line orientation. It should be pointed out that this is extremely imprudent and very unscientific. Because the stage orientation is to the audience as the coordinates, it is a kind of never changing? Field concept? While the dance line orientation, is a kind of? Movement concept. The two are fundamentally different. Ignoring the objective law of forced substitution, is bound to cause confusion in theory and practice fallacy. So it should be firmly abolished. Dance line orientation concept of coordinates, is formed in this way: to dance line direction and its reverse direction for a straight line, and then the central direction of the dance floor and the direction of the audience for another straight line, the intersection of the two lines constitute a cross-shaped coordinates. Thus, the orientation in motion, there is a fixed relationship relative to the stationary? The left side of the dance line is always the center, while its right side is always the wall (i.e., the audience). This stationary relationship in motion does not change no matter which line is run to. In order to facilitate the calculation of the degree of rotation*, on the basis of the crosshair coordinates, the four oblique directions are determined at an angle of 45 degrees, and the general concept of the dance line in the right and wrong direction is crowned with the distinction between the oblique and the anti-slope of the boundaries of the walk, respectively. In this way, the eight standard bearings of L.O.D, oblique center, central production oblique center, reverse L.O.D, reverse oblique wall, wall and oblique wall were formed. Thus, the bearing recognition becomes very clear and accurate. It should be noted that male and female dance partners face completely opposite directions, but the marking of the dance step Xing orientation is based on the male partner only. For example, if the movement is performed in the wall position, it means that the female partner must face the center, and so on. In addition, when you say that you are facing a certain direction, you are referring to the front of your body and the direction of your toes, which has nothing to do with the direction of movement or the direction of your face or point of view. This should also be noted.
***The way to dance is to be in harmony. The idea is to move with it, and the force is in it. Higher transport waist, the power of the strange and clever; in the shoulders and hips, not on the small; low walk, the shape will be wrong. It is said that: the body is straight waist straight and lofty, loose and stable first pile, and harmony and integration of all in one, the main from the order of the party on. The feet are straight, the force is gathered inside, do not open outside, roll and move. In and out must be divided into heel and toe sequences, and the inner side of the palms of the feet should be moved horizontally. Knees should be loose and always close to each other; hips should be stable and always lifted; waist and abdomen should be connected to each other for information; balance and stability depend on oneself. Move with the intention of moving first, the foot is like a boat traveling on water. The center of gravity is often combined with one foot, while both feet are as heavy as a goose. When the center of gravity is at the foot, the dancing skill is high; avoid walking alone in the lower part of the body, the center of gravity stagnates and smells bad. Don't use your shoulders to move sideways, focus on the waist axis. Move the shoulders on the same side to guide and integrate into the side body. There are many variations of tilting, and the rotating posture is graceful; do not use the shoulder for vertical and horizontal deviation, the direction of rotation is the key point. Swinging is akin to swinging. Don't dive at the start of the swing, it's all about the support. Lifting and lowering is in the ankles and toes, relaxing the knees is the second most important thing; torso movement depends on? Up. Open up. Open the interval. The key is to open up the space. Tilting and swinging plus side body, into the elevation of the difficult to distinguish. The waist is the marshal of all skills, and without a marshal's division, the soldiers will be defeated. Move as if you were free, as if you were a crouching tiger, as if you were a light smoke, as if you were a mountain. The line of rigidity and flexibility is worn by a line, and its line is like a cloud that can't be cut. Instead of seeking similarity in form, it is better to seek God and stand on one's own feet. The essence of the dance lies in the soul, the soul and spirit gathered and the shape of the self-generated.
The four skills of good social dance:
1. Reverse action
When the left foot forward, the right shoulder and right crotch forward;
When the right foot forward, the left shoulder and left crotch forward;
When the left foot back, the right shoulder and right crotch back;
When the right foot back, the left shoulder and left crotch back.
When the right foot goes back, the left shoulder and left hip go back.
In this way, the body and the steps form a reverse match, which is called the reverse movement.
The reverse movement is mainly used in the first step of the left or right turn, which not only facilitates men and women to turn sideways with their hips close to each other, but also increases the beauty of the dance.
2. Elevation
All kinds of dance steps, there are changes in the rise and fall of the body, but the degree of elevation and requirements are different.
Generally speaking, the body must be slightly down at the beginning, and the body must be slightly up at the end.
Bending the knees at the start, and lifting the heel after the parallel step, there is a clear change in elevation.
Take the waltz, where the lifting technique is fully realized, the first beat is a knee bend and a lowering of the body,
the second beat is a flat step with a rise, the third beat is a heel lift,
when it reaches the highest point and then descends again, so that the formation of a curve like the undulation of the waves.
The waltz is light and airy.
3. Swinging movement
Swinging movement refers to the dancer's body in the forward and backward, as if swinging like swinging:
Starting to move forward, as a swing before the swing, there is a sense of bottom-up swinging;
Move backward, as a swing back, there is a sense of top-down swinging.
4. Tilt movement
Tilt movement refers to the dancer's body tilting from side to side in the first step of left-right cross step and left-right turn.
When the dancer moves across the floor, the waist and hips always move across the floor together with the feet, and then the part above the waist gradually follows in order to keep the center of gravity stable,
which forms a natural tilting movement in accordance with the laws of physics.
When the dancer turns left with the left foot or turns right with the left foot, the body leans left;
When the dancer turns right with the right foot or turns left with the right foot, the body leans right, which is also natural tilting movement.
But note: the dancer's body at this time has a pendulum-like tilt, the spine is always straight but not curved,
the left and right tilt can not be interpreted incorrectly as the left waist or right waist of the intentional downward bending.
As long as you follow the above tips, strictly require yourself and train hard, you will definitely be able to show a beautiful dance, dance the joy of life, show standardized movements and achieve excellent results!