Introduction to Latin Dance

Latin Dance Dress Code

Just as "Bohemian style" is not how people dress in Bohemia, Latin dance originated in South America has become a kind of transcendence of space, and needs to be understood. The concept of fashion. 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 waist and hips of the figure 8 swing based on the casual dance, people are willing to collectively called "Latin", this is because they flaunt ******. This is because they flaunt the same characteristics of ****: passionate and incitement, sexy and not twisted, happy and very infectious!

Some people say, "Latin" is the magic dance of love; some people say, "Latin" is very flirty, is wearing clothes sex tease, but these are just Latin dance additional features, it is a great 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 everyone has their own reasons. But it is undeniable that 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, especially "cha-cha" "brush brush brush" a few times to dazzle the audience, followed by a piece of The next step is a round of applause. L1 E2 v&

Latin style dance maximizes the freedom of dancers and casual. The same is true in the choice of dance supplies dress code, regardless of skirt pants, whether bohemian lace cascade or simple tight halter, as long as you can express your sexy can be. 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, shaping a slender body and delicate curves.

Layers of necklaces, large earrings, wild leopard print ...... can wear some exaggerated jewelry when dancing Latin dance, dance up a different style, but not too heavy and too big, or it may be counterproductive, affecting the dance. At the same time, it should also be noted that teenagers under the age of 14 shall not show waist and back strapless, clothes are not allowed to have decorations.

Latin dance is divided into Latin standard dance and Latin dance, which Latin 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, including rumba, cha-cha-cha, cowboy dance, samba, bullfighting dance. And 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 the Latin American people in the long history of the long river formed with distinctive characteristics of passion, romantic and energetic, fiery forms of artistic expression, loved by the Latin American people, and become an essential and important `component of their lives.

The Origin and Development of Latin Dance

Latin Dance, known as Latin American Dance, is a folk dance popular in Latin America, which is a man and a woman dancing as the basic form. Its steps and style are basically derived from the region's folk dance. The origin of Latin dance has a very close relationship with Africa.

From the fifteenth century, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Britain, France and other colonialists engaged in the slave trade, a large number of black Africans as commodities through the Atlantic Ocean trafficked to all parts of the Americas ... Needless to say, these blacks will have a strong tropical African characteristics of the folk dance from the brought into the wide Latin America, which influences the Latin American dance and fusion of which, plus the absorption of other countries in Latin America. absorbed the dance styles of immigrants from other countries in the Latin American region, and gradually formed the Latin American dance with Latin American characteristics.

In 1925, the "Royal Society of Teachers of Dance (ISTD)" carried out a scientific standardization of social dance, and issued to the world "International Standard Dance. Latin Dance Pace". But the real theory of Latin dance, guidelines, movements and technical skills, such as systematic summary, research and application, is nearly half a century of things ...

The history of Latin dance has a long history. Latin dance has many variants, varieties, but withstand the test of time, the most favored only rumba, cha-cha-cha, samba, gaifu and pas de deux, these five dances as a representative of the Latin dance is included in the national standard dance as a competition. 1960, Latin dance officially participated in the World Social Dance Competition.

Latin dance in the West has long been people's general attention, in our country, due to a number of reasons, a late start.

Latin dance suitable for the crowd dance

Which category of people suitable for long-term Latin dance?

In recent years, China's sports dance development is rapid, there are also a lot of fitness appeared, for every day is busy staff, choose a proper fitness and entertainment, and perseverance is too important. Have been thinking, which category of people should choose Latin dance for fitness, and the specific choice of which Latin dance is more appropriate, and then carefully observed the characteristics of the group of Latin dance enthusiasts, there are some superficial understanding.

China's classical dance is concerned about "heart, intention, gas", focusing on just, brittle, tough, soft. Ballet is also concerned about the gas, but more in the muscles and bones of the body's control. Latin dance is categorized as sports dance, which means that it not only has artistic beauty, but also has the effect of strengthening the body. Compared to other dances, for the less attention to muscle exercise for Asians, long-term practice of Latin dance will exercise most of the muscles of the body, play a more obvious fitness effect.

What kind of people are suitable to choose social Latin dance as a fitness way?

Social Latin dance is not demanding on the ability of the human body, but also easy to learn, and can be mainly in the ballroom or bar to dance, to relax the nervous tension. Long-term adherence to social Latin dance people, have some **** the same characteristics: spend money, like social activities, like to hunt and less persistent, and dancing compared to more like to put their minds on the cause. Needless to say about money, the high spending in the bar for a long time is a lot of money, and most of them put their careers in a more important position, and only use Latin dance as a pastime. If they don't like to deal with strangers, they can't stick with it for a long time, and there are both men and women in this category.

What kind of people are suitable for long-term competitive Latin dance?

Competitive Latin dance requires high technical, as well as strong physical ability, which requires a long time to learn, practice. In order to stick to it, you need to have a strong interest first, so that you can continue to stick to it when you experience frustration. Secondly, you have to have more free energy, not to say free time, some people's work will bring more pressure on the mind, the whole day will be on the work, such people are not suitable to choose the competitive Latin dance as a long-term fitness. Of course, people who choose competitive Latin dance must have a certain research spirit, like to explore complex things, in order to learn the pentathlon Latin dance, long-term persistence and continuous improvement. However, such people may not be able to avoid letting dancing interfere with their lives or careers, because the free time spent on dancing could have been achieved if it had been used to improve professionally. There are fewer men than women in this category, probably because of the pressures of life.

What type of person is suitable for flamenco?

The flamenco is a very expressive dance, and its fans can be considered a minority. This colorful dance is suitable for people who love to hate, who are emotional but not melancholic, who express their emotions directly, and who do not like to be constrained, and only such people are able to interpret flamenco's bright percussive rhythms, provocative dance styling, strong explosiveness, and graceful arm movements to the fullest. Of course, flamenco is also a dance that requires long hours of dedicated practice to achieve a better mastery.

What are the essentials of Latin dance?

The crotch is one of the iconic movements of Latin dance, and is present in all four styles of dance, except for bullfighting, where it expresses the femininity of the female body to its fullest extent, and it is hard to imagine Latin dance, such as Rumba, without it.

Crotch movement

The crotch movement is one of the signature movements of Latin dance, except for the bullfighting dance, the other four dances have the crotch movement, which shows the female big softness to the extreme, and it is hard to imagine what the Latin dance without crotch movement, such as the Rumba will be like. As the saying goes, "Seeing is believing", but it's not true, the eyes can also deceive themselves, for example, the hips of Latin dance, because of its left and right swing back and forth, it is thought that it is twisted, that would be a big mistake. The hips swinging back and forth is the surface phenomenon, not the inner essence. Any movement of the Latin dance body is the result of the foot exerting pressure on the ground, confronting the ground, and then squeezing the body. So the formation of the action, from the foot action is very solid, iron plate nail, rooted; from the crotch action is full of toughness and strength, at all times like an elastic rubber.

Arms

Arms are an extension of the body, and arm movements are the aftermath of body movements. Many people do not use the body to drive the arm, but want to use the arm to drive the body, resulting in a juggling dance. In fact, Latin dance is easy to make into a dance, and modern dance is easy to make into a dance.

Footwork

Feet to the ground to exert pressure, to confront the ground, to squeeze the body, which should be practiced under the foot of the power and effort, the basic rhythm in place is the practice of this effort is the most simple, the most effective way to remember a, do not take the initiative to twist the crotch, or else practiced more will be in vain, because of the inner things! Wrong, that is, the so-called "north and south", the greater the effort, the farther wrong. With the Chinese folk dance on the hands of more different things, Western dance is more under the feet of things, look at ballet, tap, and modern dance to know, the four little swans is a little bit of hand movements are not. Dance, the floor is the best friend, to the floor of the greater the force, the floor to the stronger the expression.

Latin Dance Terminology - English-Chinese Version

Basic Movement Basic Movement

Square Square, rectangle (square step)

Fan fan-shaped step 9 (fan bit)

Progressive Walks marching walk

(forward) (forward) )

(forward)

(backward)

Side Step

Shadow Position Shadow Position

Side by Side Position

Shoulder to Shoulder Shoulder to Shoulder

Hand to Hand Hand to Hand

Hand to Hand Hand to Hand

Hockey Stick

Lady Underarm Turn Lady Underarm Turn

Cuban Rock Cuban Rock

Natural Opening Out Movement Right Split

Natural Top Right Split Out Movement

Side by Side Position Side by Side Position Side by Side Position Side by Side Position Side by Side Position Side by Side Position Side by Side Position Side by Side Position p>

Natural Top Right Gyroscopic Turn

Reverse Top Left Gyroscopic Turn

Open Hip Twist Open Hip Twist

Closed Hip Twist Closed Hip Twist

Alemana

Spiral Spiral Step

Aida

Rope Spinning Lasso Turn

Promenade and Counter Promenade Cutoff

(Check from Open P.P. and Open C.P.P.)

(New York ) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York) (New York)

Spot Turn

Cucarachas

Three Threes

Turkish Towel

Advanced Twist

Split C.P.P. (and Open C.P.P.)

Split C.P.P. (and Open C.P.P.)

Split C.P.P. (from P.P. and from C.P.P.P.

Split C.P.P.) p>

Split Cuban Break (from Open C.P.P. and Open P.P.)

and Open P.P.)

sliding door sliding door

cross Basic

Bounce Action Bounce Action

Natural Basic Movement Right Basic Movement

Reverse Basic Movement Left Basic Movement

Progressive Basic Movement Marching Basic Movement

Samba Walks in P.P. P.P. Samba Walks

Samba Whisks (Right and Left )

Side Samba Walks Samba Side Steps

Stationary Samba Walks Samba Walks

Samba Locks

Samba Walks Samba Locks

Samba Walks Samba Locks

Samba Walks Samba Walks Samba Locks

Samba Walks Samba Locks Samba Locks

Bota Fogos Point Slides

(from P. P. &C .P .P .)

Travelling Bota Fogos Marching Point Slide Marching Bota Fogos

Shadow Bota Fogos Shadow Bota Fogos Shadow Point Slide Shadow Bota Fogos

Contra Bota Fogos Reverse Point Slide Reverse Bota Fogos

Plait Rope Braid Step

Volta Movement pad step

Travelling Volta (Criss Cross ) Cross Cut Pad Step (Travelling Pad Step)

Volta Spot Turn (For Lady )

Continuous Volta Spot Turn ( Right and Left) Continuous Volta Spot Turn (Right and Left)

Natural Roll Right Roll

Corta Jaca Push Cut

Argentine Crosses Argentine Crosses

Basic Movement 基本運動 基本动作

Link Rock Link Rock

Fallaway Rock and Backward Rock

Change of Places Left to Right

Change of Places Right to Left

Link and Whip

Fallaway Throwaway

Change of Hands Behind Back

Jive Walk

Merengue Action

Stop and Go Stop and Go

Rolling off the Arm

Spanish Arm Spanish Gesture

Wind Mill Windmill Step

American Spin American Spin

Chicken Walks Chicken Walk

Toe Hell Swivel Heel Toe Step

Ball Change

Kick

Appel Stomp

Sur Place

Chasse to Right

Chasse to Left

Elevations (to Right and to Left) Elevations (to Left and to Right)

Travelling Spin in P.P. (in P.P.P.)

Travelling Spin in C.P.P. (in C.P.P.)

Spanish Line Spain Dances

Flamenco Tap

Separation Separation

The Attack

Huit Variation Eight Steps

Sixteen Variation Sixteen Steps

Promenade Close Side Walking Parallel Steps

Coup de Pique

Coup de Pique

Syncopated Coup de Pique

Cape Doble

La Passe Sixteen

What are the characteristics and considerations of Latin dance choreography for children and adolescents?

Nowadays, there are a lot of children dancing and performing in Latin Dance, and rehearsal is a big headache because children are always disobedient. Therefore the arrangement of the dance will need to be adjusted according to the characteristics of small children, need to be considered well in advance.

Choose 3-5 minutes of clear rhythm, slower music, if two children perform, it is recommended to use the rumba or cha-cha-cha. If you are dancing in a group, you can use cha-cha or cowboy.

For group dances, try to change formation only once, and also use the principle of proximity, so that it is easier to remember. They will be able to string together the basic steps, combined with the ups and downs of the music to change, in the climax of the music you can choose to expressive action, or choose a few shapes. The movements don't need to be too much, they need to be fine-tuned one by one, and constantly adjusted.

For duo dance, you need to choose a greater range of action, movement needs to be more, so that the field does not look monotonous. You can also choose more complex combinations of movements, and especially practice more open movements and shapes, which are more likely to be colorful.

But for group dances with a large number of people, it's best to keep each person's space small to avoid disorganization and to make it easier to train.

There are three general forms of choreography for children's Latin group dances. One is to have each pair of children dance a complete set of routines, with a combination of line changes to enhance the effect. The other is the combination of a combination of routines, combined with a combination of pairs of routines. There are also a variety of five sets of combinations can be interspersed with a better stage effect, which is more suitable for older children with a certain level of skill to dance.