Slow four-step ballroom dance

Slow four-step ballroom dance is as follows:

Basic footwork teaching methods for ballroom dance slow four-step dance are standing, forward and backward steps, left and right turns, pulling posture, marching posture.

1, standing posture: divided into the beginning of the standing posture and formal standing posture of two kinds, are based on the basic standing posture of standing two feet together.

2. Forward and backward steps: the front step is an odd number of steps, and the back step is an even number of steps. The specific step is to take the left foot as the starting stance, step forward with the left foot, and then top the right foot to the front of the left foot, then take the right foot as the starting stance, step backward with the right foot, and then top the left foot back to the back of the right foot.

3, left and right turns: in the clockwise and counterclockwise direction can do left and right turns, each direction to master.

4, pulling posture: an important slow four-step technical movement that can emphasize the sense of jumping. The specific step is to gram one leg backward to the other's ankle and push the other leg forward to make the next dance step possible.

5, marching posture: also known as stride posture. It means that after taking a leg forward, the heel stays as close to the ground as possible and continues forward with the middle part of the front foot until it returns to a basic standing position.

Corresponding dance slow four step dance characteristics

1, breath: slow four step dance dance rhythm is relatively slow, breathing and the pulse of the music organically combined together, giving a leisurely, rhythmic feeling.

2, the sense of rhythm: social dance dance rhythm, the need for jumpers to the music rhythm of the ability to feel the demand is higher, the jumpers need to match the beat of the music, to complete the beautiful dance steps.

3, style: Cotillion is a blend of European cultural characteristics, the movement of the jumper in the beat with jumping, shaking, twisting and other actions, the style is bright, gorgeous, dynamic.

4, step: Cotillion is more standardized in terms of dance steps, not many basic dance steps, but the requirements of the skills of the jumper are higher, such as dance posture, dance coordination and so on.

5, with: social dance is a pair of dance, need to jump between the tacit understanding of the dancers, the dancers need to cooperate with each other, to complete a variety of wonderful movements.

6, formal dance posture: social dance dancers need to maintain a dignified and generous, elegant dance posture, presenting the classic charm of our Western culture.