Latin national standard dance is standardized, strict, standard, it is in the Latin dance on the basis of the development of norms formed by the formation of competitive professional dance, the content of which includes the rumba, cha-cha-cha, cowboy dance, samba, bullfighting dance.
Latin dance is also known as Latin style dance or free social dance. It is the origin of Latin national standard dance. Latin dance is a popular folk dance, casual, leisure, relaxation is its characteristics, there is a large space for free play, it is the Latin American people in the long history of the formation of a distinctive feature of passionate, romantic and energetic, fiery forms of artistic expression, by the Latin American people's favorites, become an essential and important part of their lives.
One of the most famous and loved by most people Salsa originated in Cuba, Cuban Salsa from the mambo, the mambo is the 1940s -60s is very popular dance, is precisely a variant of him. Cuban salsa originated in the streets, where people danced to the music and partied freely, filling the air with joy and delight. Now popular in Europe and the United States and the world salsa is the United States of America New York salsa. United States of America New York salsa and Cuban salsa is fundamentally different from the New York salsa is a small section of 4 beats, jumping 3 steps, the fourth beat pause not to jump, characterized by the joyful and enthusiastic, dance movement patterns, changes quickly, with a very strong appreciation and performances. Wholeheartedly devoted, every part of the body is full of passion and vigor, New York jumping method is currently the main jumping method. Cuban salsa, Cuban jumping method of 4 beats per bar to jump 4 steps, the fourth beat point, characterized by fun and self-indulgent components more, in comparison, the New York three-step jumping method is more passionate and more charismatic and more energetic.
The five Latin dances have their own styles, the passion of samba, cha-cha-cha's lively, rumba's graceful, bullfighting's strong, cowboy's funny. Different styles, the main thing is to grasp the connotation.
In the understanding of the music, and more importantly, the melody of the music. As learning to dance, practicing dance, walking dance, running dance, dancing. And dancing is the highest state of dancers. As we all know, music is the soul of dance, dancers through the body to express the flow of notes, is the highest state of dance.
The difference between Eastern and Western cultures has caused us Orientals to be more subtle and shy when dancing Latin, not daring to use our bodies to express ourselves or even to use our eyes to communicate. Therefore, more understanding of the Western culture on the dance "flavor of Latin dance" is very helpful.
The balance between partners, the balance of force, the balance of the center of gravity, the six-dimensional space: up and down, left and right, front and back. In short, balance is everywhere, and it is always present in the dance. As for Merengue, it originated from Dominican Republic, with 2 beats per bar, with the hip joints swinging left and right sequentially, cycling back and forth plus the constant change of hands, extremely romantic, sexy and charming.
Latin dance is a kind of dance art that focuses on the movement of shoulders, abdomen, waist and hips. Participating in the movement include rectus abdominis, internal oblique, external oblique, erector spinae, latissimus dorsi and hundreds of other muscles. From the 1960s to the present, many researchers have done research on the physiological and psychological effects of physical dance, on average, every Latin dance, waist twisting 160-180 times, the highest heart rate of women up to 197 times / minute, the highest heart rate of men up to 210 times / minute. About energy metabolism for more than 8.5, equivalent to athletes to complete an 800-meter thermal energy consumption, greater than the thermal energy consumption of tennis and badminton. The effect of fat loss can be imagined!
The most representative dance of Latin dance is Rumba, which is known as the "soul of Latin". People who learn Latin dance will generally take the rumba as the first dance to learn. Rumba is a dance that expresses the love story between men and women, so its music is more soft and lingering, and the movement can make the female partner fully show the feminine charm and the curves of the hips and buttocks. The movement of the female partner can fully show the softness of the woman and the curves of her hips and buttocks, and the dance is very beautiful. Another representative of the dance --- cha-cha-cha originated in Mexico, although there are many similarities with the rumba, but it is playful and cheerful, style and rumba is very different from the action of the dashing and handsome and full of vitality.
[Edit Paragraph]Classification
Latin dance includes Cha Cha, Rumba, Samba, Bullfighting and Cowboy Dance; they originated in different countries and regions, and were standardized and developed in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century, and soon became popular in many countries; at that time, it was very prevalent in the form of socializing and entertaining in the bar of the social venues; and it was also very popular in the big Shanghai in the 1930s and 1940s. Later, after the Royal Society of Dance Teachers unified norms to make it a kind of international events, and has been continued to this day; among the more famous events are the British "Blackpool" Dance Festival (78), the British UK International Championships (51), the British International Open, the German World DanceSport Championships, and so on.
The specific introduction of the Latin national standard dance, it is:
Latin is divided into children and adults, learn more than 1 year to take the bronze medal, learn more than 3 years to take the silver medal, learn more than 5 years to take the gold medal.
Rumba (rumba)
Originally from Cuba, the music is 4/4 beat, the speed of about 27 bars per minute. Rumba is characterized by: lingering music, soft dance posture, dance movements graceful swing. Cubans are accustomed to walking with their heads to the east and west, and twisting their hips to the sides to regulate their pace and keep their balance. Rumba dance adheres to this characteristic. The original style of dance, fused into the modern mood. Action stretch, lingering charming, lyrical dance, romantic and beautiful. Coupled with lingering music, the dance is full of romantic mood.
Cha Cha (cha cha)
Originally from Mexico, the music is 4/4 beat, the speed of about 31 bars per minute. Cha cha cha, interesting music, strong sense of rhythm, dance style fancy, dance steps sharp and compact, widely popular in the world!
Samba (samba)
Originally from Brazil, the music is 4/4 or 2/4 beat, at a speed of about 51 bars per minute. Samba, the music is warm, the dance is dynamic, the dance steps swaying and changing, loved by the people!
Bullfighting (pase doble)
Originally from France, the development of Spain, its music for the 2/4 beat, the speed of 62 bars per minute or so. Bullfighting music, majestic, bold, strong and exciting pace, is the reason why people are fond of it.
Cowboy dance (jive)
Originally from the United States, is called "jitterbug" dance development, cowboy dance eliminated "jitterbug" in all the difficulty of the action, increased some skills. The earliest record of cowboy dancing is a book published in Europe in 1944 by Victor Silvester, a dance teacher in London, who introduced cowboy dancing. Pop, Rock and Roll, and American Swing have all had some influence on Cowboy Dance.
Cowboy dancing is a fast-paced, physical dance. It is the last dance in the competition because the contestants have to make the audience feel that they are not tired after the first four dances and that they are ready to take on a new challenge. It is popular in the southern United States. The cowboy dance is a relaxed, free dance with the joints of the hands and feet, with the body swaying naturally, the feet stepping easily, and constantly changing places with the partner and spinning in a circle. Its music beat is 4/4 beat, speed of about 43 bars per minute. It is also because of its upbeat music, fun dance style, lively and light pace characteristics, has been recognized by more and more people.
Aerobic Latin Dance
Modern people like to seek new, purely traditional fitness exercises increasingly unable to meet their needs, it adds new Latin dance elements, people feel the Latin heat at the same time strong body, can be said to be the best of both worlds. The traditional Latin dance originated in Africa and Latin America, with passion, exuberance, romantic style features, its dance moves bold and rugged, speed and change, gestures and footsteps rich in content, full of passion, music rhythm is distinctive and strong. After the introduction of Latin dance into the gym, Latin dance has become "aerobic Latin". This name immediately reveals the creativity of Latin dance as a form of fitness. It is different from the national standard Latin dance, is on the basis of aerobics, into the Latin exuberance and passion, making it more interesting, suitable for a wider range. And there is a big difference between aerobic Latin and Latin dance. Latin dance expresses more love and is too passionate and unrestrained, while aerobic Latin retains Latin's health and exuberance, removes the complexity and exaggeration, and is more inclined to sports. As long as the body is good, the general public can practice, suitable for a wide range of ages.
Finally, about the clothing requirements of Latin dance, because it is characterized by casual, romantic, casual, so wear the attention to the style, style and pattern and Latin dance coincide with the wearing of the main embodiment of the casual and decent, with the color and size of the shoes to pay attention to the overall coordination and coincide.
[Edit]Benefits of Latin Dance
Whether it is from the physiological, psychological or social point of view Lei see, dancing Latin dance is a high with the oxygen of one of the best sports. Not only is it fun and free, but the best part is that it is always done with others. Thousands of people are enjoying the benefits of Latin dance, which are summarized as follows:
● Physical benefits
Cardiovascular: Latin dance can raise the heart rate from 80 to 120 beats per minute, and in some cases even more. Its effect is equal to any physical training or aerobic exercise, which can enhance the strength and endurance of the heart.
Muscle elasticity: Dancing Latin makes the muscles use a perfect combination of isometric contraction and stretching, which creates beautifully elastic muscles.
Joints: According to medical reports, the best way to avoid early arthritis and treat joint discomfort is to use the joints moderately, dancing Latin dance can make the whole body joints, such as the neck, shoulders, elbows, hips, knees, ankles and other joints can get effective exercise.
Spine: often dance Latin dance, curved spine can be corrected, disc herniation can be prevented and treated.
Respiratory system: many studies have shown that intense Latin dance can make the lungs strong and increase oxygen uptake, rapid increase in heart rhythm and then reduce, strong heart and lungs can be more effective in preventing "SARS".
Facial lines: Most of the Latin dancers are busy smiling, and their faces do not see the ugly lines.
Abdominal slimming: people's abdomen is generally not easy to move to, Latin dance, sharp pelvic shaking, crotch twisting is the most effective way to deal with the belly fat, weight loss is significant, which is not comparable to other sports.
● Psychological benefits
Self-esteem: Latin dance makes others impressed by you, so that they have a deeper self-worth of their own discovery.
Self-confidence: many Latin dancers have had the experience of shyness of stage fright, it is one of the top ten fears in the United States, through the Latin dance to gradually overcome timidity, fear, develop self-confidence, self-improvement. With strong confidence and perseverance to deal with countless tests and challenges.
Easy socialization: comfortable and easy socialization is one of the four major needs of individuals, dancing makes you more adept at interpersonal relationships and improves the ability to deal with people and public relations and socialization.
Relaxation of the spirit: the face of work, life, great pressure, people's spirit is often in a state of tension, depression, in the You Yang, passionate dance music in a few dances, to enjoy a free and happy time, so that the psychological adjustment.
Latin dance is an activity that is suitable for both young and old, and is beneficial to people of all ages.
For young children and teenagers: can strengthen the body, to avoid the transition of obesity or weakness, can overcome the inactivity, do not like to talk, loneliness and timid weaknesses and cultivate children's self-confidence, self-improvement, perseverance, bold and spirited character, and from childhood to cultivate the ability to interact with others to deal with social issues.
For young people: you can change the state of sub-health early, relieve the mental tension and depression caused by work, life on the regular pressure, to maintain your fit body and youthful vigor
For the middle-aged and old people: the effective maintenance of the right brain, to avoid premature cerebral atrophy, to keep the mind agile, legs and feet flexible, to prevent and improve a variety of old age joint disease, lumbar pain, Alzheimer's disease, make you glow in the spring, prolonged the social ability of interaction. Make you glow spring spring, prolong life.
At present, the Latin dance craze sweeping the country, popular in the world, life is in motion, health is yours.
[edit]What to pay attention to the first practice of Latin dance
For beginners, it is recommended to focus on jumping on the basic step, which seems simple, but not many people really do a good job, don't think that a few beats of the basic step is so simple, there is a lot of learning in it, it is important to learn the Latin dance step, to get that feeling.
When dancing Latin dance, the state of the human body should be divided into 3 parts.
1. The upper body, especially the shoulders should be lofty, reflecting the nobility of the Spaniards and the essence of white culture in Latin dance.
2. The middle part of the body, including the waist and hips, should be twisted to its heart's content, showing the lively and outgoing characteristics of African culture.
3. The lower half of the body, legs and feet movements originated from the culture of the Indians, and some of the steps in Latin dance have their origin here.
So in order to dance well in Latin dance, you have to appreciate these 3 characteristics, and it's not easy to blend the diverse personalities into the body language.
Other things to note:
1. Men should have short hair, long hair should be tied into a ponytail, no makeup, do not wear jewelry; women with long hair should be coiled head, do not emit, you can wear a small amount of jewelry, but can not be too large.
2. Clothing in general to tight for good, men to black-based, women with short skirts, should not be longer than the knee, so as not to affect the movement. Shoes have a special dance shoes, but in the training to be comfortable, preferably flat bottom.
3. Focus on etiquette, men should first send an invitation to the lady, the lady should return the favor. After the dance, be sure to thank the audience, the man should also send the lady back.
4. Beginners should not be in a hurry to dance together, do not rush to contact the flower steps to avoid injury.
5. During the dance, pay attention to the muscle tautness, regulate the mood, adjust the breathing, to prevent the action stiff.
6. In the case of poor breathing, please take a break before deciding whether to continue;
7. Avoid twisting the waist too much, it should be appropriate to feel prevail;
8. If the following situations occur, such as fatigue of the legs, the human body localized pain discomfort, dizziness, heart rate is too fast, etc., you can stop practicing.
Some fitness people body joints are too tense, this should be corrected. Fitness people step shoulder joints should be relaxed, if you encounter some of the action is more difficult to do, you can practice the action step by step, first learn the action of the feet, learn and then add the arm action. In addition, Latin aerobics on the movement of the coordination requirements are very high, fitness people in the exercise mood must be relaxed, do not have a sense of fear, do not be afraid of action is not good to be ridiculed.
[edit]The first principles of Latin dance
Posture
Rumba and cha-cha-cha:
1. Stand with both feet naturally and easily close together.
2. Chest out, spine straight, no shrugging.
3. Take a step to the side with either foot, straighten the other foot that supports the center of gravity, and shift all your weight onto it so that the pelvis can move to the side, and so that you feel the weight is on the heel of the supporting foot, with the knee locked back. As for the amplitude of pelvic movement to not affect the posture of the upper body as a principle.
Samba and Jet Dance:
1. Stand with your feet close together naturally and easily.
2. Stick out your chest, straighten your back, and don't shrug your shoulders.
3. Take a step outward with either foot, straighten the other foot supporting the center of gravity, and shift all of your weight onto that foot so that the weight is shifted forward onto the forefoot, while the heel remains on the floor, and the knee of the supporting foot is not locked back. Exceptions are made for certain steps, such as the split rock step, the backward step and the rolled pleat step in the Samba, and the chicken walk in the Jet.
Because Spanish bullfighting has no pelvic or hip movement, its posture differs from the Latin dances mentioned above in the following ways:
1. The pelvic bones are slightly tilted forward.
2. The weight is borne very evenly by both feet.
3. When the foot is straight, the knee must not buckle backward. There is one exception to this, and that is the Spanish dance position.
Directions
Directions under the chart are used to illustrate the direction in which the dancer's body faces or turns back in the studio. When we are leading with our shoulders (sidewalking), it is important that the orientation is correct.
The Rumba, Cha Cha and Jet are non-forward dances, while the Samba and Spanish Bullfight are forward dances.
Turning
In Latin dance, the feet are never parallel, except when the feet are together. Such a foot turn is mostly an outward turn, but it is just a foot turn with all or part of the weight, and it is a "passive turn" or a responsive movement of the foot. In dancing, the amount of foot rotation is different from the amount of upper body rotation. Typical examples are the 2nd step of the sweep in the Samba, the inhibition of the forward step in the Rumba and Cha Cha, and all the backward steps in the Rumba and Cha Cha.
So when a step is danced with a different foot-driven center of gravity than the direction the body is facing, we are looking at the amount of turn of the upper body, not the feet. In the rumba and cha-cha, the foot that drives the center of gravity will have about 1/16th of a turn outward at the rate of the backward step itself. This rotation, caused by the need to stabilize the center of gravity, is called a "passive rotation".
[Edit]Latin Dance Dressing Style
Just as "Bohemian style" is not the way people dress in Bohemia, Latin Dance, which originated in South America, has become a fashion concept that transcends space and needs to be understood. Whether it is a free and hot Latin dance performance (ballroom), indulgent and ambiguous bar Latin dance PARTY (salsa), or gym simple and fast Latin fitness dance, and even some of the waist and hips of the figure 8 swing based on the casual dance, people are willing to collectively called "Latin", because, they flaunt *** the same as the Latin dance, but also the same as the Latin dance. They flaunt the same characteristics of ****: passionate and incitement, sexy and not twisted, happy and very infectious!
Love Latin reasons N more
Some people say, "Latin" is the magic dance of love; some people say, "Latin" is very flirtatious, is wearing clothes sex tease, but these are just Latin dance additional features, it is a great fitness exercise. It is a wonderful fitness exercise. Latin dance can fully release emotions, reduce stress, while consuming a lot of fat, body shaping, especially waist, abdomen, buttocks curve shaping role is obvious. Moreover, Latin style dance is very easy to learn, as long as you learn the basic steps and frame, you can jump out of your own style. If you want to list the reasons to fall in love with Latin, I think N people will have N kinds of reasons. But undeniably, Latin dance is especially suitable for women, when the music plays, the body with the rhythm of charming swing up, that is sexy and real women.
Latin style dance maximizes the freedom and casualness given to the dancers. The same is true for the dress code, whether it's a skirt or pants, whether it's a bohemian lace cascade or a simple tight halter, as long as you can express your sexiness. But remember: the focus of Latin dance in the waist and hips, the most taboo with loose clothes to the waist curve and action completely covered.
If you wear pants, it is best to choose low-waisted, hip-hugging, tight-legged but leg-spreading pants to create a slender body and delicate curves.
Layers of necklaces, large earrings, wild leopard print ...... can be matched with some exaggerated jewelry when dancing Latin dance, dance up a different style.
[Edit Paragraph]Latin music
In the vast Latin America, the terroir, ethnicity is extremely diverse, therefore, in the music also shows a variety of different styles. As mentioned earlier, in terms of ethnicity, in addition to the aborigines, people who have migrated from all parts of the earth have mixed with each other here, so it can be said that a pluralistic and mixed culture is the most characteristic feature of the culture of this region. Among these mixed factors, the most important are three: the music culture of the aboriginal Indians; the music culture of the Europeans who once conquered and ruled over Central and South America, with the Iberian Peninsula as the main body of the music culture; and the music culture of the black Africans who were sent to the New World from a very early time as the serfs of the Europeans.
First, the Indian factor in Latin American music
Before Columbus discovered the New World in 1492, the Indians were the aboriginal people of the Americas, so their music culture became the mainstream of the music culture of the Americas at that time. 1492, after the church music by the Jesuit priests to the indigenous people of the Americas, the colonial authorities to suppress the indigenous music, the local rhythms and melodies and European rhythms and melodies gradually mixed with the European music culture. The local rhythms and melodies were gradually mixed with European rhythms and melodies to form a new and distinctive form of Latin American music. Therefore, to this day, many Indian elements can still be found in the music of Latin America.
The musical culture of the Indians, according to the different tribal conditions, it is difficult to generalize, but can be summarized as follows:
First of all, much of the music of the Indians is closely related to the life, and religion, labor, dance, and so, in general, they have a simple melody with a unique expression. This feature is especially in the Andean zone based on folk songs of South American folk music (using Indian instruments and guitar to play) the famous song "Flight of the Eagle", there is no chromatic pentatonic scale, to do, re, mi, sol, la of the five tones of the composition of the melody, the formation of a unique style, interest.
Secondly, the rhythm of Indian music is relatively simple. But according to records, before the Spanish conquest of Mexico, in Mexico, in order to adapt to religious dances, already has a very complex, percussion instruments struck by the rhythm. In addition, in the traditional music of the Indians, there is no harmony in the European sense.
Again, in terms of instrumentation, the absence of stringed instruments is a major feature of Indian instrumentation. Although stringed instruments such as guitars, violins and harps are often used in Indian music today, these were brought by Europeans since the 16th century, or were manufactured in the New World under European influence. The traditional instruments of the Indians are wind instruments such as the flute and ocarina (ocarina), or percussion instruments such as drums and rattles. Among the wind instruments, the most popular is the harp, which is made of bamboo, rushes or baked clay, as well as the reed pipe and nose flute. The Indian reed pipe is called the Antara in Peru, the Capado in Colombia, the Rondado in Ecuador, and the Siquez in Bolivia. Some people collectively refer to the various types of reed pipes as zampona. Indian percussion instruments are especially colorful. Often used to burn the empty trunk of the drum system, such as Mexico's Teponastel, Brazil's Trocano; shells can be used as a scraping rattle, can also be used as a hollow shaker. The shakers are collectively known as maracas. There are also "ground drums" and jungle drums. Indians often humanized their flutes and drums, with some being yin and some being yang. For example, the maracas are yin and the guillo is yang. The Guna Indians of Panama have two kinds of toro flutes, of which only one hole is yang and four holes are yin.
In the first centuries after Central and South America were conquered by Europeans, the Church banned Indian drums and flutes as pagan devices, but ineffectively. Indigenous music survived and eventually became part of social life and even entered the church. In the festivals or street celebrations held in the towns and villages of Central and South America, Christianity and primitive religions were strangely and bizarrely combined, and the two elements, European and indigenous Indian music, coexisted. But more often than not, it is a mixture of Indo-European and the formation of a new form, genre and style characteristics.