The slow four has a rhythm of four beats to a bar, and it is accented on beats one, three, or just the first beat. Unlike ***, which has the accent on the first beat and rotates between the left and right foot because it's an odd numbered beat, the slow four has the accent on the left foot all the time because it's an even numbered beat, but of course that's for boys, and for girls it's always on the right foot. Here's some information I've put together for you.
*** A **** of the slow four
Same as ****, from its name we can think of, the rhythm of the slow four is four beats to a bar, and its accent is one, three beats, or is the first beat. Unlike ***, 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, which of course is the case for boys, but 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 two slow and two fast, no matter which way you dance, the principle to follow should be:
The slow four is a kind of slow rhythmic dance, which should be expressed in a calm and elegant. Unlike the ****, the slow four has little or no undulation, and with four beats to a bar, it's obviously more comfortable to spin than the ****. In general, the slow four is much easier to dance than the ****. Therefore, there are always more slow fours than ****s at parties, and most of them are slow fours. When the slow four 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 ***, when walking straight, you can be the first two beats do not cut a little bigger, and the last two beats to adjust. 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" slow beat contains two beats of the dance music, fast beat contains one beat. In this way, a measure actually contains six beats. Like ***, as we can imagine from its name, the rhythm of the slow four is four beats to a bar, and its accent is on the first, third, or first beat. Unlike ***, 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 it is always on the right foot.
Beginners can dance the first slow four, easy to learn and good to dance. Of course, the second one is more rhythmic and has more patterns.
***2***Sorority Dance***
In the ballroom dance, *** and slow four are the most danced. The **** is one of the most basic types of dance, and is the foundation for the other types of dance. This is because all the techniques used in other dances are applied in ****. The *** is a triple step, which, as the name suggests, means that there are three beats in each 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, he sets up his dance posture, the male partner advances on his left foot, and the female partner steps back on her right foot, so in ****, for the man, the accent is on the left foot in the first measure, and then in the second measure, it is changed to the right foot, and from then on, the accent is rotated between the left and right feet. 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 clear difference from the slow four.
***The simplest step 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 similar to walking, with the addition of understanding the music. For ***, 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 and 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 **** dance style, and also looks bad. In fact, as long as both men and women move forward or 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 *** is also one of the basic steps, where the male partner starts with the left foot and the female partner starts 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, these are just words on paper, and you have to learn them from the masters of the dance world.
Beginners will encounter obstacles to learning ****
*** dance steps of the basic step structure, is by the forward **** or backward ****, horizontal shift, and the foot of the three steps constitute a basic round so that the first round and the second round, there will be inevitable changes in the change of feet.
This is the first obstacle that the beginner must solve in practice, to gradually develop such a concept: the center of gravity is exchanged between the two feet in turn, even if it is a parallel foot step, the center of gravity falls on both feet is very short, it is only a special form of exchange of the center of gravity, and this special form is designed to create a "non-traceable exchange of center of gravity form". This special form is to create a "form of unobtrusive exchange of the center of gravity" but the subjective intention of changing the feet does not change at all. As long as the continuity of this intention is maintained, this obstacle can be easily overcome.
The second problem is that of the program and method of movement of the heel, foot, and toes, which has already been described in the basic stance, and the problem of how to deal with the relationship between them in lifting and lowering, whether forward or backward.
After the first step of the center of gravity transfer is completed, the center of gravity should be shifted to the forefoot Although the knee is not yet straight, the heel should be slightly off the ground toward the second step of the development of the momentum is triggered by the foot from the ground to the palm of the foot thrust.
The second step of the traverse is a special form of the dribbling step, which is neither heel nor toe first, but approximates the landing of the forefoot of the whole foot, and is accompanied by a reverse tilt*** i.e., right tilt in the case of the left traverse, and left tilt in the case of the right traverse*** In addition, it should be noted that the movement of the parallel foot wells does not start only from the third beat, but starts in the second half of the second beat, accompanied by the upward jerking of the body and tilting toward the The center of gravity at this point is entirely on the forefoot of the traversing foot.
The third beat of the parallel foot is in place in the complete absence of the center of gravity, and until the first half of the third beat, the center of gravity is still rising on the forefoot of the traversing foot, until the limit state, and the palms of the parallel foot begin to support the center of gravity without showing the center of gravity This state of the center of gravity of the feet is only the expression of a moment from the second half of the third beat, the heel begins to fall, and the center of gravity of the decline, is mainly supported by the palms of the parallel foot.
The third obstacle is the side and tilt tilt is through the side of the extension of the action, that is, the shoulder to guide to realize further in depth, this series of upper body movements, are generated by the power of the waist, rather than a regional movement alone this is the highest level of requirements, but it is necessary to pay attention to the beginning, otherwise, once the formation of a regional force of the problem of the change will not be easy. It is not easy to change.
The above three obstacles can be flexibly mastered according to your own specific situation.
Basic beginners, you can practice the basic steps, one by one to solve; have a certain foundation of social dance enthusiasts, you can use these norms to improve their technical skills; if you are an eager self-entertainment *** friendship dance dance timid enthusiasts, lazy in this regard to spend time and energy, but also in the first obstacle to cross, it can be the latter two problems Ignore them without affecting your learning down the road However, when your dance skills progress to a considerable degree, will certainly be interested in these things, then come back to practise from the beginning is also no obstacle to the three elements of the footwork of the sorority dance.