A good cha-cha-cha dance to master the footwork and style
A good cha-cha-cha dance to master the footwork and style, the square will see a lot of people in the cha-cha-cha dance, cha-cha-cha dance originated in Cuba, the earliest imitation of penguins walking form, is very interesting. The following shares a good cha-cha-cha dance to master the footwork and style.
Six basic steps
1) cha cha walk
This is the front and back walk step, the rhythm of the 2-3-4-1, forward step, the center of gravity in the front foot, the back foot toes on the ground, the instep is taut; backward, the center of gravity in the back, the center of gravity in the front foot, the back of the back of the foot, the back of the foot, the back of the foot, the back of the foot, the back of the foot, the back of the foot, the back of the foot, the back of the foot, the back of the foot. When stepping forward, the center of gravity is on the front foot, the back foot is on the ground and the instep is taut; when stepping backward, the center of gravity is on the back foot, the front foot is on the ground and the instep is taut. When practicing the basic movements, when moving the left foot, the right wrist drives the upper arm inward and downward in a circle and then straightens; when moving the right foot, the left arm draws inward and downward in a circle and then straightens. The cervical spine should be upward force, the shoulders down, the arm is natural with the rhythm of movement, do not run through too much power. The waist muscles are tightened and the hips move in the direction of the force generated by the confrontation between the foot and the ground.
2) Jiejie step
Jiejie step is the basic step of cha-cha-cha, which is actually a horizontal step, and due to the confrontation between the feet and the ground, the hips get rotated to the left and right. The left foot first steps to the left, then the right foot follows, and the left foot again steps to the left, the right foot does not move. This rhythm is often called "cha-cha-cha-cha".
3) fixed-point turn
Fixed-point turn of the rhythm of the most basic 2-3-4-1, fixed-point turn is divided into two movements to complete the 360-degree rotation. A leg such as the right leg upright, the first beat when the left foot from the front across the body, step to the right side of the body, this rhythm ends when the body rotates 180 degrees to the right, the left foot upright; the second step in place to change the center of gravity, that is, the right foot upright. Then the left foot crosses the body from the back to the left side, completing the "cha cha cha cha" step. The rhythm of the rotation is 2-4, and the merging step is 4-1.
4) New York Step
The rhythm of the New York Step is also 2-3-4-1, the foot is similar to the Time Step and Square Step, the first leg is upright as the right leg, and the left leg is on the ground on the palm of the foot. In the first beat, the left foot quickly crosses the body from the front, steps to the right side of the body, the left leg is upright, the right leg is slightly bent, the knee of the right leg goes close to the knee of the left leg, the right foot half-palm on the ground, at this time for the state of the half center of gravity, the center of gravity between the left and right feet and favor the left leg, this action is called "CHECK". At this time, the whole left arm straight backward and upward, presenting a similar Beijing opera "debut" action, this "2" rhythm time to be slightly longer. In the next beat, the right leg is straight, and the center of gravity is between the right and left feet. Then the left leg steps back from the front to complete the merge.
5) Time step
The time step is a shift of weight in place, followed by a merge step.
6) Square Step
The square step is two steps that form a cross. In the first step, the left foot goes up and completes the "CHECK", then comes back and completes the merge to the left, ending with the center of gravity on the left foot. In the second step, the right foot is withdrawn to the rear, the center of gravity is shifted directly to the right foot, and then the right foot is brought forward to complete the reverse merge step. This creates a "cha-cha-cha-cha" of three subdivisions.
Not only are there more beats per minute than in the rumba, but the dance divides the rhythm into one more step, so the cha-cha-cha is a dance that brings joy and pleasure, but it also makes it difficult to master the rhythm.
Therefore, for most of the basic exercises, we use "2-3-4-&-1" or "2-3-cha-cha-cha-cha", which means that the second beat of each measure of the music is the beginning of a step.
In complex steps, the first two beats may need to be divided into two half-beats each, i.e., they may need to be counted as "2-&-3-cha-cha-cha-cha," "2-3-&-cha-cha-cha-cha," or "2-&-2-cha-cha-cha. "2-&-3-&-cha-cha-cha-cha", or in a continuous forward and backward or lateral merge step, the rhythm becomes "cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha.
Standard cha-cha-cha rhythms
In the standard cha-cha-cha, there are clear rhythms, which are described above. If you choose a less standardized piece of dance music for the cha-cha, then you will need several pairs of beats.
If you choose 2/4 time, i.e. "heavy-light-heavy-light", then choose to start a step on the second "light" beat, which is why you need to start at 2 when practicing.
This is in accordance with the rhythm of the music, not the pace at which the dancer begins to move. And on the fourth beat, you need to divide the rhythm into two half-beats and add the first beat of the next measure to make a "cha-cha-cha-cha" rhythm.
The focus of the cha-cha-cha dance is to emphasize the internal Yang feet, the choreography of the dance structure should not be too much long-distance movement, and in the combination of the dance contains the live audience directly face-to-face dance dance, and each action of the beat is quite important.
Therefore, you should develop a good habit of counting the beats in your mind when you dance, so that you can continue to practice for a period of time before you are able to follow the beats as an instinctive response of the body.