Introduction to ballroom dancing

Rhythm is the soul of dance, dance steps are fundamental, dance steps are beautiful, dance feelings are displayed, and flower steps are horizontal. If you want to dance well, you must know some basic knowledge first. Here I will tell you the basic knowledge of ballroom dancing. I hope you like it.

Dance team (LOD for short)

No matter in ballroom, dance floor, government affairs, business and other social dances and competitions, you must first know the dance line and dance according to the prescribed dance line direction to prevent collision, which is internationally unified. The dancers marched counterclockwise along the dance floor. This route is called the route line, also called the direction line, which is the route line of ballroom dancing.

Rhythm of music

The organic combination of sounds with the same or different lengths in music is called rhythm. Rhythm includes two different simple elements: the intensity of sound. Music rhythm is the melody rhythm prompted by percussion, drums or bass in dance music. Rhythm is the soul of dance, and every dance has its own specific rhythm. If the performer's dance movements are in tune with the dance music, his movements can well reflect the basic rhythm of the dance music world. For example, what is the musical rhythm of the three-step dance? Strong, weak, weak? What is the musical rhythm of the four-step dance? Strong, weak? Or? Strong, weak, sub-strong, weak? Wait a minute.

Postural balance

Is it the dance style stipulated by all kinds of ballroom dancing? Frame shape? Gestures are beautiful lines that reflect dance. Together, it is called. Dancing? This is the premise of good ballroom dancing. Specifically, dance is a symmetrical, harmonious and smooth line of all parts of the body, which meets the requirements of various dance styles. To be precise, it should be flat shoulders, straight back, abdomen, chest, left-facing, backward, knee relaxation, gas lifting and relief. Only by mastering the correct dance posture can we fully show the beauty of our bodies and limbs, and at the same time play a bodybuilding role in our own bodies.

Express feelings

The expression of emotion means that the dancers' facial expressions are joyful and natural, and the dance rhythm can artistically express the characteristics and style of this dance, stimulate the extremely beautiful emotions in their hearts and let them share them with others. Social dance itself is a kind of enjoyment of beauty, and art itself means performance, that is, the combination of internal feeling and external display fully shows a kind of pleasure and enjoyment of beauty. In ballroom dancing, although the feeling can't be measured by scale, it contains an extremely rich understanding of dance art, including the understanding of music, the rhythm of various parts of the body, infecting the partner with one's own feelings, so that the feelings of oneself and the partner can be fully integrated, showing the beauty from the inside out. In ballroom dancing, the male partner is gentleman, elegant and free and easy, and the female partner is noble, elegant and light, which not only pleases the audience, but also intoxicates them.

beats

Regular repetition in music is called beat, also known as beat. Several unit beats in the bar are called several beats. The mark of the time value and quantity of the basic unit beat in the bar is called beat, for example, 2/4 is pronounced as 4/2 beat, that is, a quarter note is one beat, and a bar has two beats, for example, the music beat of slow three-step dance is 3/4 beat, and the middle four-step dance is 2/4 beat. Dance rhythm Music rhythm refers to the relative speed of the beat when the music is playing. Dance speed refers to the number of musical bars per minute stipulated by various dances. For example, the speed of slow three-step dance is about 28 bars per minute, 45 bars per minute is the third step, and 58 bars per minute is the third step. For example, the dance speed of the four-step dance is 36-60 bars per minute. If it's faster, it's faster than four. If it's slower, it's slower than four.

Graphic rhythm

Dance rhythm can be divided into basic dance rhythm and combined cadence. The rhythm of basic steps is that the dance speed of various basic steps of ballroom dancing is in tune with the remake and weak beat of this dance music. The basic dance rhythm of each dance has long been unified internationally. For example, what is the basic dance rhythm of slow three step? Slow down, slow down, slow down. What is the basic rhythm of the four-step dance? Slow, slow, fast, fast? Wait a minute. Of course, the dance rhythm can be fast or slow when doing the combined cadence, which is the dance rhythm of the combined cadence.

Dance footwork

Dance steps are the basis of good ballroom dancing. Generally speaking, dance steps are the shift of the body's center of gravity. Dance steps are divided into basic dance steps and combination dance steps. The footwork of basic dance steps is the relationship between the size of basic dance steps and their dance rhythm. For example, what are the basic footwork of the three-step dance? Big, small, big, small, small? What are the basic steps of the four-step dance? Big, big, small or big, big and small? Wait a minute. The combination of dance steps is the combination of flower steps. When doing the combination of flower steps, the size of dance steps can be arbitrary, so the size, strength, speed, heel-palm relationship and operation of dance steps are different according to the characteristics of dance species.

Partner cooperation

In ballroom dancing, male partners should lead the dance and play a leading and decisive role. Leading the dance mainly depends on the right wrist of the male partner to give a clear signal to the female partner. Never push or pull with your left hand, or it will affect the stability of dance and dance steps between partners. When starting, turning or doing a flower walk, the male partner should command the female partner half a beat in advance, and the left hand can cooperate slightly. Many beginners in ballroom dancing have some problems, such as stiff body, tense muscles, unsightly lines, bowed head and messy dance steps. Because the dance steps are irregular. Therefore, female dancers, like male dancers, must first undergo standardized study and training to achieve correct dance, standardized dance steps, relaxed limbs, abdomen and chest, upright neck and buttocks, and carefully understand the feeling of leading the dance with male partners in order to cooperate with them well. In addition to hinting at the deltoid muscle of the male partner's right shoulder with her left hand to prevent the male partner from meeting other dancers when retreating, the female partner should obey the instructions of the male partner at other times.

Composition change

The combination of flower steps is an important symbol of the comprehensive technical level and comprehensiveness of ballroom dancing. In dance, arranging several steps into a group is called combination. The routine we often mention refers to arranging several steps into a complete dance according to the dance line. Under the condition of good music rhythm, dance rhythm, dance footwork, dance posture, performance feeling and partner coordination, the arranged flower step combination or routine conforms to the style characteristics of various dances and is a comprehensive embodiment of the dancer's social dance level. The difference between the so-called primary, intermediate and advanced lies mainly in the level of this comprehensive technology.

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