One, samba (samba)
Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it was introduced to the United States in 1929, and then spread to various places. It is a synthesis of Africans and South Americans, the earliest guitar, the beat is slower, with a serenade-like mood, and rich and lively atmosphere.
Later British dancers traveled to Rio de Janeiro to observe and collect the local Samba dance, and after returning to the United States, the Samba dance to do some sorting out, and set the name of the step cha-cha cha-cha dance and the unified method of jumping, and become the current Samba dance. It is a mobile dance, like the tango and waltz, and must go around the dance floor. Music: 4/4.
Two, cha, cha, cha (cha, cha, cha)
Originally from Mexico, Cuba and other places in Central America, it is a deformation of the mambo dance, but now the cha, cha, cha is more popular than the mambo, more popular, mainly because of this dance gives a bright and light feeling.
Because the natives of South America played the music of the mambo faster and added percussion instruments to make it become the cha, cha, cha of today. The dance of the mambo is softer, with a greater twist of the waist; the dance of the cha, cha, cha is more lively, with a crisp and clear step, without any delay. Music: 4/4
Three, rumba (rumba)
Rumba dance originated in Cuba, so it is also known as the Cuban rumba. African blacks far from home, oppressed in Cuba, living in hardship, and homesickness, and thus produce a sad folk songs. Slowly this sad tune by the local climate, and evolved into a lazy music style, coupled with Latin America's unique percussion instruments, and make the rumba more rich Romantic atmosphere.
Africans in Cuba danced to this music to express their depressed emotions, and the rumba was formed. Nowadays, the rumba has lost its sad atmosphere, but the hypnotic playing atmosphere is still very strong, which makes the rumba more popular. Music: 4/4, second beat up, about thirty to forty bars per minute.
Four, chess dance (pasodoble)
This is the march of Spain, the music is majestic and majestic, dance style masculine flavor. Every place in Spain is to use the pasodoble instead of marching dance. The Chess Dance is a dance that evolved as a result of the influence of chess. The brass band above the entrance to the Chess Arena is always playing marching music, the so-called Chess Dance music in Spain, and the inspiration for the Chess Dance came from this music.
It is also this music that inspires the footwork of the theater itself. In short, the dance is an interpretation of the theater; the role of the male dancers can be compared to that of a chess player, while the female dancers represent the red capes used to attract the attention of the bulls. The categorization of Chess Dance as a Latin American dance is incredible because it is purely European and of Spanish origin.
Five, cowboy dance (jive)
Jie dance and Jiruba (jitterbug) can be said to be twin brothers. Jiruba is a typical American dance, also known as the cowboy dance, first popular in the southern United States in 1940, less than a few years between the popularity of the world.
It has a clear footwork, combining jazz and charleston dance (jazz) and the essence of a unique style. The dance method can be divided into about two kinds: general social occasions is six steps Jiruba, and the standard dance is eight steps Jiruba, called jive. it is a very relaxed and free dance, music: 4/4, about forty bars per minute.
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Basic Moves of the Latin Dance
1. Standing on your feet together. Body as straight as possible, so that the head, shoulders, hips three points into a line, eyes flat, neck straight, jaw slightly inward, so that people can see from the back of the back of the neck is straighter.
2. Lift up the chest so that both shoulder blades are closed backward and inward, and both shoulders are sunk while the middle part of the body (the chest and waist part) is pivoted upward, so that the middle part of the body and both shoulders have a mutual top pressure force.
3, the hips slightly inward, the abdomen upward, but not too much to make the body deformation, feel the upper torso is straight. The two thighs should be slightly inward, the knees should be taut, not bent, the muscles of the thighs and calves should be tightened, and the feeling is to pull tight in the opposite direction.
4, ready step standing posture: left foot in front, toes to the front, the center of gravity of the body in the left foot, the body as straight as possible, so that the head, shoulders, hips three points into a line. The right foot is open at the back, the knee is straight, the inside of the thumb is pointing to the ground, the heel is pressed down to the inside, don't buckle up, and the surface of the foot is straight.
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