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I. The origin of ballroom dancing ?
Social dance, also known as ballroom dance or ballroom dance, is a kind of dance for social occasions, is a kind of social way that people use to carry out social activities.
The social dance originated in Europe in the budding period of the Middle Ages, when the social dance only a dance, is the exclusive privilege of the court nobles, used as a greeting to each other as a hustle and bustle, and thus crowned with the title of "court dance". Since the life of court figures was empty, it was difficult for them to be self-reliant and create art with flesh and blood. In the age of capitalism, which was centered on urban culture, the combination of folk dance and court dance flowed to the middle class in the cities, forming the modern ballroom dance, or social dance, which is suitable for the leisure and entertainment activities of the citizens.
Social dance and ballroom dance, can not be confused. They are both related and different. Their similarity lies in the fact that they both move in crowded venues, dance steps are relatively free and liberated, and partners can be exchanged at any time to make the dance go smoothly without interruption.
The term "social dance" is translated from Sooial Danoe, which, as the name suggests, is a dance for social purposes. For example, many cities, at the end of the meeting held in the size of the meeting, a social dance will be held, so that the participants of the meeting, in the business side of the intense work, and even after the fierce struggle, abstract a relaxed, pleasant environment, in the *** with the sound of the music and *** with the rhythmic flow, so that people's whole body and mind involved in the rhythmic pattern with the universality of the movement to eliminate fatigue, to restore the physical and mental health, to the meeting on the We will change the formal sitting in the meeting to a joyful atmosphere with no constraints, and we will get acquainted again through socializing and entertaining. On the future to strengthen friendship, awareness and exchange of information, work contacts, Hu has the advantage, and even very necessary.
The term ballroom dancing, translated from Ballroom Dancing, with a little court dance "organic hall" meaning. The purpose of ballroom dancing is to seek the interest of the dance itself. Therefore, in the early British ballroom, often posted on the wall, "to talk, please leave the dance floor," the commandment. Because the art of ballroom dancing requires a high degree of concentration on the synchronization and understanding of steps between a man and a woman. The two of them are in sync and follow each other like a shadow. This creates a very keen sense of the human body. It creates an exceptionally beautiful aesthetic interest. More emphasis on the standardization of dance steps, and the use of the entire human body movement to express the melody and rhythm of the music. In short, ballroom dance in the form of male and female dance, requiring a certain footwork and all kinds of style characteristics, to appreciate the art of dance.
By the early 20th century, after the popularity of ballroom dancing in Britain, by the British authorities together with national dancers **** with the study, developed to facilitate the ballroom dance competition in some of the rules and basic norms, the 10 kinds of ballroom dancing into which, as a dance competition is used as a dance designated dance steps, named the standard dance.
Second, the style of social dance, the characteristics of the type ?
The 10 dances included in the standard dance are divided into two categories: international standard ballroom dance and Latin dance. Including: waltz, tango, foxtrot, quickstep, Venetian waltz and rumba, Samba, chitter-chatter, bullfighting (paso), cowboy dance (jitterbug). As a result, two different kinds of social dances have been competing in today's social dances, forming two very different styles. The social dances represented by waltz and foxtrot, which have been transformed from court dances, show a noble and elegant gentleman's manners; while the Latin dances represented by rumba, which has been transformed from Latin American folk dances, are lively, free, and elegant, and have a lively, free, and elegant style. The Latin dance, however, shows a lively, free, enthusiastic and full of waves mood.
These 10 kinds of dance, in addition to the main style of the barriers between the various dances, and have their own different styles and characteristics. For example, the waltz is a diagonal step structure, more rotation, body lifting with tilt; Quickstep is straight into the straight back, its steps are rich in change, more jumping; Tango prominent feature is the diagonal horizontal, without lifting, and there is no tilting action; Fox Trot in the dance step is not for the beat, the left and right foot for alternating forward, and a larger stride; Rumba focuses on showing the beauty of the women's shapely; Chatter Chatter is contrary to the male-dominated habits of the women's leadership, the women's leadership, the women's leadership of the women's dance, the men's leadership of the women's dance. The male-dominated habits, led by women dance, Samba energetic, hand gestures change more, bullfighting dance to show the scene of the bullfighting arena, the movement is delicate and realistic; cowboy dance has a variety of fast rotation, waist to pay attention to the natural twist.
The development of social dance to today, although it has a certain competitive and performance components, but it is still essentially a self-indulgent dance. In the self-recreational dance, social dance is not like other folk dance, sports dance or sports dance, for the music and the order of the dance steps have clear rules, from their own learned dance steps to choose the appropriate dance steps to free combination, from this point of view, social dance also belongs to a kind of improvisational dance.
But as a representative of improvisational dance, disco is the best. In addition to the disco dance has a very forced improvisational components, some people put it into the category of sports dance, that disco is not subject to the venue, dancers and music, as much as possible to boldly free play
, in order to achieve the purpose of the movement. Some people believe that: it is the same temperament of the two men and women in the same feelings, emotions, the same situation in the dance, is through the dance to each other to express their love, a means of mood, therefore, it can be said that disco is not only just a look at the sports dance, but also people used to carry out communicative activities of a social way.
To dance as one of the main purposes, to achieve body health and beauty, through a large number of dance movements, can strengthen the lung function, digestive function of the metabolism, to eliminate fatigue, in the ups and downs of the social dance movements, exercise the strength of the leg muscles and control, increased waist, legs, hips, flexibility. Dancing for a long time can make people maintain a flexible body, beautiful posture, promote metabolic function, increase appetite, improve the quality of sleep, and ensure abundant energy.
The social dance is a foreign game, since the introduction of China, with the ups and downs of political life has been a few twists and turns, but it is after all, with its indisputable benefits and more and more people love it.
The special flavor of cha-cha-cha
1, from Mexico, 4/4 music, 30-32 bars per minute, 4 bars of prelude, the first beat to move the hips, the second beat to move the feet, the fourth beat to complete the cha-cha-cha; the first beat for the heavy beat, the four beats walk five steps, can not be ups and downs.
2. Characteristics: interesting music, fancy dance style, sharp and compact footwork, which originated from jazz, jazz dance has a strong vitality, infectious force, explosive force, is because it emphasizes more on the main leg dancing method.
Cha Cha Cha is a newcomer in Latin dance, which is developed from a dance named Mambo. Immediately following the mambo, another rhythm flourished and eventually took the world by storm: the cha-cha-cha. Its music is a little slower than the mambo and its rhythm is simpler and faster. The cha-cha-cha-cha brings people a happy, relaxed, amusing, and somewhat party atmosphere. It was later shortened to cha-cha-cha.
The Cha-Cha-Cha is the most popular of all Latin dances, and the music is easily recognizable, with melodic notes that are usually short or out of tune. The music is in 4/4 and sometimes 2/4 time, and although Cha-Cha-Cha music is often played at 34 beats per minute, the ideal beat is 32 beats per minute.
The cha-cha-cha-cha is a Cuban dance, and like the rumba, Cuban dancers begin to move forward or lead on the second beat of the music. On the men's side, the correct way is to stand with feet slightly apart, with the center of gravity on the left foot, and on the first beat, take a small step to the right with the right foot (the opposite for women), and then move forward with the left foot (backward with the right foot of the woman) for the basic movement, and the beat counting method is: "slow, slow, fast, fast, slow," "step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step. Cha Cha Cha Cha" and "2,3,4,1" All the dance steps are this kind of counting method. Some British dancers in the ballroom is still the first beat of the music to start the left foot forward, the number of "l, 2, cha-cha-cha-cha", this method is easier for beginners to learn. However, the above method of counting "2,3,4,1" is only used in examinations and competitions organized by the Dance Teachers' Association.
Hold: Cha Cha Cha's hold is the same as Samba's, with an open hold (0pen Hold) and a fan position (Pan Position) that is the same as Rumba.
Footwork: The footwork is the same as the Rumba, with the sole of the foot going out, and then the whole sole of the foot landing. No heel lead.
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