Originally, it is a kind of mass self-entertainment or square performance dance in Europe, and in the process of development, it has formed a strict specification and deconstructed form, and its main feature is that actresses have to put on the special pointe shoes and stand up on their toes to dance. Ballet mysterious, elegant, through the study of it can shape your fitness in the beauty of the perfect blend of shape, to achieve elegance. Ballet more to the pointe on the ground, so it is beautifully called "art on the toes".
Folk Dance:
All the nationalities in the world have their own national dances.
Modern Dance:
It was created in opposition to classical ballet, free from the constraints of classical ballet in the form of more expression of a certain kind of emotion, is a kind of abstract ballet.
Modern dance is divided into psychological expressionism, symbolism, humanistic dance and other schools.
Latin Dance:
Divided into Latin National Standard Dance and Latin Dance:Latin National Standard Dance is the development of norms formed on the basis of Latin Dance competitive professional dance, the content of which includes Rumba, cha-cha-cha, cowboys, samba, bullfighting and so on. Latin dance is also known as Latin style dance or free social dance, which is the origin of Latin GB dance. Latin dance is a popular folk dance, casual, leisure, relaxation is its characteristics, there is a larger space for free play.
Belly dance:
A very long history. Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom era of the eighteenth dynasty of the tomb, painted and now belly dance similar to the dancers and dance. Since then, with the popularity of Arab music, belly dancing is popular. Belly dance fitness effect, and dancers exuded a unique temperament, in Europe and the United States is set off a learning belly dance craze.
Jazz dance:
It is a kind of dance brought to the United States by the African slaves, so it is like the African dance character: primitive, passionate, unrestrained. After jazz dance arrived in the United States, it absorbed the elements and techniques of ballet, modern dance, street dance and Latin dance. Jazz dance in the gym is a modified "jazz aerobics", the coach will be soothing pop and traditional jazz music into a strong rhythm of aerobics music.
Street dance:
Also known as HIP-HOP, originated in the United States street dancers improvisational dance moves, also known as STREET FUNK. street dance because of its relaxed casual, free personality and rebellious spirit and loved by young people, its unique style is to focus on body coordination, pay attention to the body of the upper body rhythms and the head, the hand movements, so in the consumption of fat at the same time also So it can burn fat and relieve mental pressure at the same time. It is also known as a sport that makes you smile because it has a psychological effect on the practitioner.
POPPIN':
POP, refers to the visual pause effect caused by tightening and relaxing the muscles of the body for the purpose of vibration.
The point of it, lies in the control of one's own body, only complete control of one's own body, can be said to understand some of the essence of Poppin, and the general sense of Poppin dance, refers to the use of these techniques, resulting in visual impact, clever expression of the beat and the melody of a dance.
In the early days of Poppin's emergence, it was still mainly about mimicking the movements of robots and the like, which is why many people call Poppin mechanical dance.
REGGAE:
Reggae originated in the 1960s. The Chinese translation is "reggae" (雷鬼). Its distinctive feature is the strong Caribbean national style.
The origin of Reggae is Jamaica, and the word "Reggae" is derived from the word "Ragged", which stands for Jamaica's unadorned dance form.
Reggae focuses more on the drums and vocals in the music. Reggae has a distinct rhythm and a fixed melody line. Pure Reggae is a very fresh and sunny feeling music that combines traditional African rhythms, American Rhythm and Blues and original Jamaican folk music. The style incorporates syllable omissions in weak beats, upward slapping guitar strumming, and vocal choruses. The lyrics are based on the religious traditions of the Rastafarians, emphasizing social, political and humanistic concerns, and expressing the pursuit of freedom and happiness.
HIP-HOP:
First of all, it must be clarified that the Hip-Hop here refers to the dance genre of Hip-Hop, which is not the same as the generalized meaning of Hip-Hop culture.Hip-Hop dance is a kind of Street Dance, which is an integral part of Hip-Hop culture.
In the primitive stage of Street Dance, there were only 3 major types of dance, Poppin, Breakin (a type of dance with a lot of inverted, spinning techniques), and Lockin (locking dance). (Note: The latter two dance styles will not be professionally introduced here for the time being.)
So, these three types of dance make up the OLD SCHOOL part of street dance.
At a later stage, some people began to try to use some new ways, some more free and spontaneous movements to express their feelings about the music, and as a result, a lot of new dance styles were developed, and Hip-Hop is one of the most widely popular dance styles.
Hip-Hop dance is based on the movement of the body, which is often referred to as "UP DOWN", and the flexible use of joints as the main point, reflecting the free and easy feeling of the whole person, and the flexible expression of music.
This kind of dance has a great degree of freedom, so at present, in the world, it is mainly divided into two styles, which are named after the cities they represent, namely: New York Style and Los Angeles Style.
The things in these two areas are polarized. For example, N.Y Style emphasizes the twisting of the body and joints, and can also be seen as the style of some existing dance styles. With the localized dance and the body's wave, it's not hard to imagine that it's a kind of black people's spontaneous style. L.A STYLE's Hip-Hop dance, it inherits and continues the feeling popularized by Mc Hammer and Bobby Brown period. It emphasizes on big movements and footwork changes, and also retains its explosive characteristics. Many new patterns have been added to the variations of the movements. The performance of the drums is particularly impressive and visually appealing.
LOCKIN':
Lockin' is a classic of the Funky Style. As its name suggests, Lockin' is characterized by a series of characteristic dance moves followed by a sudden pause, as if locked. In the 1970's, Don Cambell, a famous funky style dancer, formed the first dance troupe featuring LOCKIN' dance, "The Campbellock Dancers", whose repertoire is preserved. "The Campbellock" and "Locking" are still regarded as classics of the street dance repertoire.
NEW JAZZ:
Jazz is a very important part of modern dance, and its status is comparable to that of ballet in classical dance.
And NEW JAZZ, as the name suggests, new jazz. Similarly, it emerged along with fashionable popularity, and can be said to be a revolutionary development of the traditional JAZZ dance.
Early, pure JAZZ dance, and many other dances, is very serious or stereotyped a "refined art", often only in some very formal occasions, at the same time, the basic skills of the dancers, the physical conditions, etc., have very strict requirements. And the vast majority of people are very difficult to meet such requirements, therefore, JAZZ gradually become a pure ornamental performance, and the lack of participation and entertainment.
With the progress of the times, and the development of society, some people began to try to break such a rigid framework, and began to try to join the popular elements in the traditional pure JAZZ. And the fact that this proved to be successful, NEW JAZZ development to the present, there has been a STREET JAZZ, POWER JAZZ, HIPHOP JAZZ, LATIN JAZZ, CLUB JAZZ, Broadway JAZZ, and so on the branch.
National Standard Dance:
There are two categories. Each of them includes five types of dance.
I. National Standard Dance: Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Quickstep.
Two. Latin Dance: Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, Cowboy Dance, Samba, Bullfighting Dance.