I. Characteristics:
1. Cha Cha:
The tune of Cha Cha dance is cheerful and interesting, the dance steps and arm movements with compact, giving a playful and sharp feeling.
2. Rumba:
Rumba is characterized by a more romantic, charming dance, sexy and passionate; the pace of delicate love, lingering, pay attention to the body posture, dance soft and charming, graceful steps swing, if that is to tease, is the expression of male and female adoration of emotions of a dance.
Note:
Latin dance belongs to the general name of cha-cha, rumba, so do not compare.
Two, performance:
1. Cha Cha:
Slow step one beat one step, fast step one beat two steps, hip swing and Rumba is very similar. Each step should be performed with pressure on the forefoot, a slight bend in the knee, and when the center of gravity falls on one foot, the heel is lowered, the knee is straightened, and the hips then swing to the side and back, while the other leg relaxes and bends at the knee. The swing of the hips should be obvious, but it is not necessary to emphasize it when you are jumping fast.
2. Rumba:
The musical beat of the rumba is 4/4. The accent is on the first and third beats. The basic steps of the rumba are a combination of fast, fast and slow movements in time to the beat of the music. Two fast steps are horizontal steps, followed by a slow step, which completes a step.
Extended information
Related background:
International standard Latin dance also refers to sports dance, is divided into rumba, cha-cha-cha, cowboys, samba and bullfighting five dances, Latin dance is a sports dance, explosive, very strong style, skills are its characteristics, there is a lot of athletic sports dance to play the space, and now it has been entered into the Asian Games official competition program.
In the International Standard Dance Latin series of the history of the cha-cha-cha dance is the youngest, so there is no glorious history, but by the information literature can be summarized: it is in the 30's by the Mambo and the American Lindy Dance in the evolution of; or: about the 50's in the United States in the ballroom appeared in the United States, followed by the evolution of the Mambo after the Mambo dance. The cha-cha-cha and its predecessor, the mambo, were introduced to Europe at almost the same time.
The origins of the rumba come from the 16th century, when black slaves were involved in society. The dance is a naked expression of sexual action between men and women, with extraordinarily fast movements, exaggerated hip movements, etc. In the rumba's movements, the men are very aggressive, while the women's movements are full of defense.
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