Sorority dance is a dance form originated in the West, also known as ballroom dancing (ballroom dancing), ballroom dancing (party dancing), social dancing (social dancing).
The origin of ballroom dancing begins with the National Standard Dance. National standard dance, the full name is the international standard ballroom dance (International style of Ballroom dancing). It comes from the folk dance of various countries, which is developed and evolved on the basis of the ancient folk dance.
In the eleventh and second centuries, some European countries refined and standardized some folk dances, which became popular in the court of the court dance, elegant and complicated, strict and pretentious, losing the style of folk dance, and only prevalent in the court, exclusively for the aristocrats to learn to dance and appreciate the nobles' prerogative. After the French Revolution, the court was dissolved, and the court dance entered the common people's society, and became a social dance for everyone in the society. In 1768, the first ballroom appeared in Paris, and from then on, ballroom dancing became popular in European society. At this time, it had a strong national flavor and was called the American school of social dance.
Because of the National Standard Dance, the dance posture, step requirements are very strict. Therefore, there is a relatively low demand for social dance, which maintains the style of various types of international standard dance, but more casual. Nevertheless, the ballroom dance still has its own requirements, so that it can reflect the style of each type of dance, and can be free and easy. The ballroom dance was introduced to several major cities and ports of entry in China in the early 1920's and 1920's. In the early years of liberation, in the 1950's and 1950's, the ballroom dance was introduced to several major cities in China. In the early liberation period, the fifties and sixties, ballroom dancing was still very popular in our country, after the cultural revolution was suspended and entered the eighties, ballroom dancing was again accepted by the masses, but there is a big gap with the world level of international standard ballroom dancing.
Correspondence dance, due to the influence of the court dance, its style is: the dance posture is solemn and elegant, the steps are strict and standardized, quite a gentleman's manner, so it is called the European school of social dance.
In the early nineteenth century, due to the rise of the United States, the original popular in Europe with the European immigrants to the United States of America, at the same time, a large number of Latin American immigrants also brought a strong tropical region with the style of the folk dance, they come directly from the folk, not affected by the court dance, the form is more free, in the ballroom dance ballroom, should pay attention to a number of matters, we should understand the basic rules. The basic rules, otherwise, it will make a joke.
First of all, the dance line, most of the ballroom is rectangular or square, so the dance line should be along the edge of the dance floor counterclockwise. In other words, no matter what you do, whether you move forward, backward, or spin... But you and your partner should move counterclockwise around the dance floor in the third direction, when the man invited his female partner, facing the dance line, set up the dance posture, the man first out of the left foot forward, the woman has to step back the right foot, and then, according to the type of dance music, the beat of the music, to make a variety of patterns. No matter what kind of dance you want to dance, slow three, slow four, tango, fast three, fast four .... The most important thing in ballroom dancing is the posture. If you have the right posture, you can express the style and flavor of each dance to the fullest. Only when you have the right posture, your level of ballroom dancing can be improved. Many people on the dance floor do not have the correct posture, which hinders their expressive power. For beginners, it is important to pay attention to your posture, which may be uncomfortable at first, but after a while, you will feel natural. Social dance can cultivate your appearance and elegance, and a correct posture can help you to have a good sitting and standing posture in your life. Let's take a look at the posture of male and female dancers.
Both male and female dancers should hold out their chests, tuck in their stomachs, expand their shoulders, tuck in their jowls, and keep their eyes flat in front of them. These are the basic requirements. Especially shoulder expansion, refers to the shoulders should be open, many people in life, sitting, standing, shoulders are inward, chest is not up, resulting in a hunchback look. Next, men spread arms, left forearm up, so that the forearm and upper arm at an angle of about 120 degrees, at this time, the thumb and eyebrow level. The left hand, four fingers together, the tiger's mouth and tiger's foot open, the woman also four fingers together, on the man's tiger's mouth, and then, the man's left hand and the woman's right hand gently grasp. The man's right hand is placed underneath his partner's left shoulder blade, and the woman's left hand is open, aligned with the deltoid muscle of her partner's right upper arm, and gently placed underneath the man's shoulder. Male and female dance partners feet together, the female partner stood slightly to the right of the man, both head left 45 degrees angle, two eyes flat?nbsp;
Such, with the correct dance posture, we can certainly dance good ballroom dancing. There are a lot of key issues in ballroom dancing, but the biggest headache is the beginner's courage. A few friends of mine have been practicing with me for a long time, but every time I ask them to go to the dance floor, they always use all kinds of excuses, either they want to learn, or they are invited by others ....... , there is no reason, so they just go to the dance floor. , when there are no more reasons, they just say they haven't learned yet, and they will go next time, and the next time, and the next time, and the next time, and the next time, and the next time, and the next time, and the next time, and the next time, and the next time, and the next time.... . In fact, they have learned almost everything, the only thing they need is to practice on the dance floor. I've taught many people to dance, and every time I asked a boy to ask a girl to dance with him, everyone was so nervous that they ended up dancing in a jai alai -- boy with boy, girl with girl -- and this way of learning has a lot of drawbacks, and it's not conducive to the learning of ballroom dancing.
Boys are afraid to ask girls to dance, the root cause is afraid of being rejected, but the girls in KU are a little bit arrogant (girls don't attack me, arrogant girls have character! ), so people are more and more afraid to ask them to dance. In fact, the reason why the girl refused, may be because she is also a beginner, although she would like to dance, but shyly said no, a few more invitations will be successful. Or it could be because she had just had a fight with her boyfriend and was angry, so she didn't want to be invited. .....
I also want to say to the girls, we are all friends on the dance floor, since the boy to ask you to dance, boldly follow up, do not hurt our self-esteem Oh! Dance, music, dance is the three elements of the ballroom dance, to dance well in the ballroom dance, you must master these three elements. In these three points, dance posture is the most important, followed by music, followed by dance steps.
(1)Posture
I think that the posture is the most important thing for a good ballroom dance, and the correct posture has already been mentioned in (3). It's not difficult to have a good posture, the key is to have a good posture all the time during the dance. The basic thing is that no one should look at the bottom of their feet. Many people, especially beginners, dance far away from each other, with their backs bowed and their heads lowered, looking down at their feet for fear of stepping on each other's feet, which is a very ugly posture. As I said before, don't be afraid of stepping on each other's feet, as long as you have the right posture, listen to the music, and take good steps, generally speaking, this will not happen. Another is that men's two elbows must be in accordance with the requirements of the correct dance up, do not pinch in the two waist above, otherwise it looks very small, of course, this kind of dance pose up is very tired, but you yourself and the onlookers look very comfortable.
(2) Music
With the right posture, listening to good music is a priority. Each kind of dance music has its own rhythm, three beats a bar is called three steps, four beats a bar is called four steps, such as slow three, fast three... all belong to three steps, ringing. It's a three-step, and when it comes on, people often ask, "Is this a three-step or a four-step? Some people have a good sense of music and can tell easily, while others have a poorer sense of music and it's not so easy. If you have a good sense of music, you will feel comfortable dancing, otherwise, even though you have a lot of tricks, if you don't have the right rhythm, it will still look awkward to others. To develop a sense of music, we need to listen to more music, pop songs are mostly four steps, ballads are mostly three steps... , listen to more, naturally music. If you listen to a lot of music, you'll get a sense of music.
(3)Steps
Every dance has its own steps, and there are many different patterns, but they are all the same, so if you have mastered the basic steps, it is not difficult to master even the most complicated patterns. The requirements for boys and girls in ballroom dancing are different. Especially for boys, the requirements are higher.
First of all, after the boy invites his partner, he leads her to the edge of the dance floor, facing the line of his own dance, and poses well. Listening to the music, the man steps in with his left foot, the woman steps back with her right, and the dance begins.
Social dance, because we invited the girl may not know, but also may not be the face of her certain skills, so that you can take your partner to make a variety of tricks out. The boy must be confident, generous, and a gentleman, especially when dancing, and must not bow his back or bow his head. For the dance posture must put the two elbows up, in order to appear generous, not petty.
We have already discussed the correct dance posture, through the requirements of the dance posture we can find, the boy's dance posture actually reflects that we are dancing, is the initiative. The posture requires the male partner to hold the right hand of the female partner with his left hand, the right hand in the female partner's left shoulder blade below, it is the male partner through the size of the two hands, the direction of the force of different to control the direction of the female partner forward, backward, as well as rotating strength. For example, if we push forward with our left hand and apply force to the back of our right hand, our partner will rotate clockwise; if we pull back with our left hand and apply force to the front of our right hand, our partner will rotate counterclockwise. .... .
All in all, as a boy, there is no way to avoid the role of a leader in ballroom dancing. From the moment he asks his partner to dance, he has to make decisions about the music, the way to move forward and backward, and the pattern of the dance. Therefore, we must not be afraid to show a gentleman's demeanor in ballroom dancing. Of course, you will be able to understand and master the technique of leading after you have become skillful in it. We've talked about what boys should be aware of on the dance floor, so let's talk about what girls should be aware of.
Likewise, the girl in the dance ballroom dancing to overcome shyness, if a boy asked you to dance, you should be very natural with him to the edge of the dance floor, dance posture, led by a male partner to dance the dance. Don't shrink back and yell "I don't know how to do this" when a boy asks you to dance. If you're in a bad mood, or if you're tired from the last dance, you should politely say thank you, decline politely, and treat each other with respect, which is very important on the dance floor.
We say that in ballroom dancing, the boy is the initiator, and the girl is the lead.
Being a lead dancer means being led by the male partner in the ballroom dance, moving forward, pushing back, spinning, modeling... , and not having a mind of your own. , can not have their own ideas. Sometimes, on the dance floor, some friends often say to me, this girl is very good, that girl can't get it up... , it doesn't mean, it's good. , it doesn't mean that the girls who are good dancers are good dancers, on the contrary, many girls who are good dancers are not so good dancers. This is because the good dancers may take the initiative themselves by doing the men's steps and teaching their friends how to dance. However, on the dance floor, as the lead dancer, she often involuntarily leads her male partner to dance and makes him feel confused, so she is not considered to be a good dancer.
All in all, as a female partner, while paying attention to your own dance posture, you should always keep in mind that you should naturally follow him to the edge of the dance floor, set up your dance posture, and let the male partner lead you through the dance. You are the lead dancer, and all of your moves and patterns are done under the lead of your male partner. It is because of this difference in roles that is often reflected in the fees, and in ballroom dance classes, men pay more than women (just saying).
Finally, when the dance is over, both parties thank each other to part. Officially, the man is supposed to escort the woman to her seat, but since we're all young, it's not that formal. Jitterbug is a cowboy dance that originated in the American West, a fast four-step dance to jazz music. Some people say that Jitterbug is a sailor's dance, a dance performed by American soldiers on warships. So jump up a bit like in the warship unsteady staggering feeling, looks like a kind of humor and witty taste. Dance with the toe heel hit the ground, and the body leaning forward and backward, knee flexion and extension coordination, strong rhythm, emotional excitement. The sailor's dance first began as two men dancing in pairs, and with the expedition of the U.S. Navy, the sailor's dance was taken around the world and became a dance for men and women to dance in pairs.
The Jitterbug was introduced to China and became a distinctive style of social dance. The rhythm of the dance is strong and weak, unique style, y loved by many dancers. 1980s Jitterbug in our country mainly Beijing Jitterbug, Tianjin Jitterbug and Nanjing small pull three major factions, Jitterbug with the music is the main Disco fast-paced music, Jitterbug is with four points, or six points to jump, Beijing jumped four points, most of the Tianjin is jumping six points. But the authentic sailor dance should be six beats per bar. The dance is danced with the toe and heel striking the ground, coordinated with the body leaning forward and backward, knee flexion and extension, with strong rhythm and excitement. In the dance, slow three and slow four are the most danced. The slow three is one of the most basic dances, and it is the foundation of other dances. This is because all the techniques used in other dance styles are applied in the slow three. The slow triple is a triple step, which, as the name implies, has three beats per measure. The accent is on the first beat, the last two are weak, and the rhythm is strong, weak, weak. As we said, when a man invites his female partner to dance, he sets up his posture, the male partner advances on his left foot, the female partner steps back on her right foot, so in the slow trio, for the man, the accent is on the left foot in the first bar, and then on the right foot in the second bar, and then on the left and right feet in the rest of the bar. The same is true for the female partner, where the accent on the first measure is on the right foot, and on the second measure it switches to the left foot, and so on. This is a very distinct difference from the slow four.
The simplest step of the slow three 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 an understanding of 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 walk to the side, which is not in line with the slow triple dance, but also looks unattractive. In fact, as long as both men and women move forward or backward at the same time in rhythm with the music, they will not step on each other's feet. In the slow three, the inside spin is also one of the basic steps, and the male partner starts with the left foot, while the female partner steps back with the right foot. First, the female partner steps back with her right foot, and 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, and the female partner takes her right foot as the axis, and after 180 degrees of rotation, the male partner steps back with his right foot, and the female partner steps forward with her left foot, and 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, and 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 in order to better master more patterns. Of course, all these are just words on paper, we still need to learn more from the masters of the dance world, that's the real thing. Like Slow 3, as we can imagine from its name, the rhythm of Slow 4 is four beats to a bar, and its emphasis is on beats one and three, or the first beat. Unlike the slow three, where the accent is on the first beat, and since it's an odd numbered beat, the accent rotates between the left and right foot, the slow four, since it's an even numbered beat, the accent is always on the left foot, but of course for boys, and for girls it's 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 step, as for the dance posture, etc., are the same as the Slow 3, when walking straight, the first two beats may not be bigger, and the last two beats are adjusted. Note that for boys, the emphasis is always on the left foot (girls on the right). (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 slow beat contains two beats of the dance music, fast beat contains a beat. In this way, a measure actually contains six beats. Like the slow three, as we might expect from its name, the slow four has a rhythm of four beats to a bar, with the accent on beats one and three, or the first beat. Unlike the slow three, where the accent is on the first beat, and because it is an odd numbered beat, the accent is rotated between the left and right foot, the slow four, because it is an even numbered beat, the accent is always on the left foot, but of course for boys, and for girls the accent is always on the right foot.
Beginners can dance the first type of slow four, easy to learn, good dance. Of course, the second dance is more rhythmic and more fancy. In all the ballroom dance, the fast three is the most difficult to dance, fast three dance good or bad or not, shows the level of a person dancing ballroom dance. Fast three belongs to three steps, naturally it is three beats a bar, the emphasis is on the first beat. But because it is a fast three, it means that its rhythm is much faster than the slow three. The dance posture of the fast three is slightly different from the slow three, the boy's right hand is below the girl's left shoulder blade, but in the fast three, the right hand can be moved slightly to the left rear, probably to the center of the girl's spine. And men and women can't dance too far apart. This is because, in the Fast Triple Trio, most of the time is in a fast spin, and this dance position makes it easier for the boy to force the girl to spin.
The steps of FTS are very simple, and the only common step is the inside spin. Although the dancing method is the same as that of slow FTS, the tempo of FTS is much faster than that of slow FTS, so it is impossible to keep up with the tempo if you still use three steps in three beats to complete the movement as you do in slow FTS. Therefore, in the FTS, we say three steps in two, the most important thing is the movement of the center of gravity. First the boy puts his left foot between the girl's two feet, the boy lifts his right foot slightly and his center of gravity is on the left foot, the girl lifts her left foot slightly and her center of gravity is on the right foot. The boy rotates 180 degrees counterclockwise on the axis of his left foot and the girl on the axis of her right foot, the center of gravity remains the same, the boy's right foot and the girl's left foot are next to each other, the toes are on the ground but not supporting the body, the center of gravity of the boy is still on the left foot and the center of gravity of the girl is still on the right foot, and so on, completing one bar. In the next bar, the boy steps back with his right foot and the girl advances with her left foot, the same as in the previous bar. As you can see, the fast three dance method is relatively simple, but the rapid rotation, decided it is a difficult dance, but as long as more practice, is not difficult to master. The fast three in the national standard is called Vienna waltz, is a bar of three steps, but the dance method is slightly different from the slow three, in the next series of lectures on national standard dance will be introduced.
Now, let's talk about Tango.
With the evolution of time and the practice of the masses, the flavor of the social tango is far less than the flavor of the national standard, but, nevertheless, watching the social tango, you can still see the voice of the powerful, staccato style.
The steps of the social tango are a bit like the slow four. But it is not as smooth and angular as the slow four. These three dances are not the same as the slow three, slow four, both in terms of style of dance, and the requirements of the dance and the social dance we mentioned earlier are very different. The dance posture of the three dances is very similar, we mainly talk about the sailor, sailor dance is originally a kind of dance of the sailors on the U.S. warships, the first is two men dancing in pairs. Although the U.S. Navy expedition, the sailor dance has been brought to the world, and become a male and female dance. The Sailor Dance is easy to dance, lively and energetic. The music used is disco and fast-paced. But while the authentic Sailor Dance is six beats per bar, we often dance to four beats per bar, which is actually called hand-pulling, but four beats per bar is obviously easier for us to master.
The following is the dance posture of the Sailor Dance: male and female partners stand face to face, male partner's hands open, palms up, female partner's hands also open, palms down, male and female partners clasped hands. The basic steps are the same for both male and female partners, the first beat left foot forward (with the right foot can also be used, according to their own habits), the second beat right foot in place to pause for a beat, the third row of the left foot back, the fourth beat right foot in place to pause for a beat. Then the two of you will switch places. The basic footwork of the Sailor Dance is these two, and the patterns come entirely from the hands, i.e., it is entirely up to the boy's hands to guide the girl to make all kinds of beautiful patterns by the amount and direction of force. There is a saying that if a sailor dances well, it looks like the female partner looks the best; if she doesn't dance well, it's the male partner's fault. Our male counterparts must master the art of leading.
Social Rumba although inherited the National Standard Dance dancing style, but no matter from the dance, dance steps, and the National Standard Rumba is completely different. Social Rumba dance posture and the same as the sailor, the basic dance step is very special, is to use the hips to drive the thighs to move sideways, in the process of a bar four beats, the crotch is exactly in the vertical plane to draw a good 8 son. It's hard to get used to Rumba because it's different from other ballroom dances, but if you practice hard, you'll be able to feel the flavor of Rumba after a few months.
The cha-cha-cha is also evolved from the national standard, but the social cha-cha-cha completely misinterpreted the connotation of the national standard dance, cha-cha-cha-cha, we also put it in the national standard dance to tell.
International standard ballroom dancing skills:
Head: towards the direction of the line of the dance or the eyes of the dance partner straight, firm
Shoulders: horizontal and vertical, and the head and neck in line with the male partner with the shoulder to drive the female partner to ensure that the two postures are stable, the male partner is more labor-saving, $-) to be?
Chest: two people a fist away from each other, too far away from the rotation is easy to separate, posture out of shape, too close to! #%@%$#@^$#%^#^% :[
Back: chest pulling back is too tired, anyway, can not be a hunchback, either 190%=%150
Hands: loose and tight, the palm of the hand can not be pressed solid, the focus is more on the root of the finger to start, finger, palm edge auxiliary, in the necessary party can be made to show
Elbow: natural sagging, do not pinch not open, skilled in a bit of exaggeration movement is also possible
We have to do a little bit more than that, and then we can do a little bit more than that.
Waist: when doing big movements, the strength of the waist, the power of the bf, the flexibility of the gf
Abdomen: the coaches always say that the two abdomens seem to be attached to the non-adhesive, and can not be biased in the center axis when the successive spins, stable, high speed
Hips: can not be left and right swing, up and down bouncing. The exception is special steps, with the rhythm of the gravity of the smooth movement between the two feet
Knee: in order to ensure the smooth movement of a large step, sometimes to bend the knee to adjust, but can not jump,
Tarsus: the key to mastering the dance of the ups and downs of the dance, and the knee with the completion of the posture of the low, high, and then high (the standing feet) changes
Toe: a firm grip on the ground, the sense of touch must be sensitive, and should be able to grasp the standing feet, when the direction
Toe: the ground should be tight, and should be able to grasp the standing feet. Direction