There are seven basic hand positions in Dai dance: one hand, two hands, three hands, four hands, five hands, six hands and seven hands. There are seven basic foot positions: one hand, two hands, three hands, four hands, five hands, six hands and seven hands.
Basic hand positions:
1. One-position hand: both hands in palm form, placed next to the crotch on both sides, fingertips facing the body, keeping the elbows and wrists bent, fingertips up in a triple bend.
2, two hands: on the basis of one, keep the hand shape, placed in front of the chest, the backs of the two hands are opposite each other, to maintain the elbow and wrist bending, fingertips upward. Note that the shoulders can not be shrugged up.
3, three-position hand: on the basis of two-position, hands on top of the head, pay attention to shoulder relaxation, wrists opposite, close together.
4, four-position hand: on the basis of three-position, keep the right hand in the head of the position does not move, the left hand is placed in the two-position, also keep the lead wrist.
5. Five-position hand: one hand is placed in the three-position, the other hand is straightened to the side, the back of the hand is facing the front, the bending of the elbow and wrist remains unchanged.
6, six-position hand: one hand is placed in the second position, the other hand is in the fifth position, the palm is turned upward, and the elbow and wrist are bent in three.
7. Seven-position hand: the hands are opened to the sides, the backs of the hands are turned to the front, and the bends of the elbows and wrists remain the same.
Basic foot position:
1, front step
Legs upright and together, feet close together, facing the 12 o'clock direction.
2, eight steps
The two heels close together, the left and right toes are aligned with the 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock direction, and the eyes are looking straight ahead. There is also the Big Eight Step, where the heels are not close together and the rest remains the same.
3. T-steps
The left and right T-steps are named after the position of the feet during the movement. The heel of one foot is placed against the ankle of the other foot for the T-step.
Expanded:
Basic movements of Dai Dance:
1. Frontal undulation
Repeat the beat downward, slowly, go downward to be even, the spine should be perpendicular; squatting should not be leaning forward nor backward, the spine sinks downward against the heels; Lift upward slowly, the same as when you are sagging.
2, next to the ups and downs:
Sinking when out of the right crotch, knees bent downward, the left knee forked the knee of the right foot, the upper body to the left, head to the right; the opposite direction of the action, out of the left crotch, the right foot pointing to the ground to the left leg pressure, at this time, the left leg is the main leg, the center of gravity are in the left leg, out of the crotch of the upper body can not be leaning forward and backward, to maintain a straight, to the top of out of the right waist, head to the left.
3, the foot of the positive undulation:
When the body sinks, there is a leg lift, hook back when the knee can not be forward top, must be vertical backward leg kick, and is a hook foot, whenever the kick up to be rapid, clean movements, but also with breathing;
When the leg kicked backward when the upper body a little bit of the left and right, can not be vertically undulation; when the left leg of the When the left leg is up, the right hip comes out, and when the right leg is up, the left hip comes out.