How to dance Latin dance better?

If you are willing to practice hard, pay attention to basic skills and find ways, you can dance Latin better. Only by constantly repeating basic training can we lay a solid foundation for standardized dance steps and competitive dance steps, so that dancers can take fewer detours and jump out of beautiful dance steps as soon as possible. The teaching and training of sports dance generally includes general technical training and special technical training. Among them, general technical training includes physical training and basic dance training, while special technical training includes basic dance steps training and routine movements training of various dances. First, general technical training General technical training is the primary stage of training, and the content of training is only to lay a solid basic skill in mastering special technologies. Modern dance and Latin dance can adopt basically the same general training contents and methods. The main training contents and methods are body training and basic dance training. (1) Physical training Physical training in sports dance is a combination of basic ballet practice methods and unarmed posture practice. It is the basis of practicing sports dance to cultivate the correct and beautiful posture and movements of the practitioners and improve their basic physical quality. Please refer to the chapter "Physical Training" for details. (II) Basic Dance Training The main contents of basic dance training include basic dance postures and forms such as standing neck, closing palate, sinking shoulders, holding out chest, abdomen, standing waist, straightening knees, stretching feet and keeping eyes straight. Through the training of basic dance skills, we mainly cultivate correct posture, beautiful dance movements and elegant and lively temperament, and master basic dance movements and rich action materials. Second, special technical training Special technical training is based on general technical training and takes special technical training according to the technical requirements of sports dance. They all include the basic footwork training and routine action training of their respective dances. (1) Basic dance step training Basic dance steps refer to the typical dance steps with different structure types necessary for all kinds of sports dances. The purpose of training is to master and improve the basic dance techniques and lay a good foundation for mastering other dance movements. The basic dance steps of sports dance are composed of body posture and body dance steps. Therefore, the basic dance step training of Latin dance and Moden dance includes body movement training, gesture movement training and dance step movement training. 1, Latin dance basic dance step training The basic dance step training of rumba, cha cha cha, samba, cowboy and bullfighting all have their own dance technical requirements, but they also have something in common. First, practice standing posture. Latin dance standing postures generally include side-by-side, front and back standing postures, side-by-side standing postures, lunges, open semi-squats and one-legged standing postures, among which the most basic standing postures are side-by-side and point-by-point standing postures, and its technical essentials are neck-to-side, side-by-side, middle waist, hip-clamping, thigh adduction and head, shoulders and hips on the same vertical plane. The center of gravity is on the sole of the supporting foot, while the toes grip the ground hard. (1) Body movement training: It mainly refers to all kinds of rhythmic movements with rhythm, expressive force and beautiful shape formed by the coordinated movements of trunk, hip, knee and ankle. A. rumba, cha cha cha's body movement training: open your legs left and right, lift your arms sideways or insert your waist, and swing your upper body back and forth left and right; Open your legs left and right, lift your arms sideways or insert your waist, and swing your upper body back and forth and left and right under the movement of your body's center of gravity; Stand with your legs open or side by side, and rotate and stretch from the chest down to the crotch; Open your legs left and right, move your center of gravity back and forth, and do exercises to drive your crotch to swing. Technical requirements: when simply swinging the upper body, tuck in the abdomen, keep the hips in a fixed position, straighten the middle of the waist, put your shoulders flat and swing horizontally. In the body swing under the movement of the center of gravity, the body swing should drive the center of gravity to move, and the body drives the buttocks to form an "∞" swing. Hip, knee and ankle should be in a straight line, the crotch should be turned at a 45 angle, and the upper body should be pulled up; Chen Wenjing Cha's body and crotch swing differently, with the first, second and third beats swinging sharply, and the fourth beat swinging slightly. Rumba's crotch and body movements are touching, just quick and cut. B. Body movement training of swing dance: Stand side by side with legs, lift arms sideways, bend left and right legs alternately, and stretch up and down. Stand with your legs side by side, lift your arms sideways, bend and stretch your left and right legs alternately up and down, and practice with your crotch swinging from side to side. Technical requirements: when bending your knees, your knees should be naturally relaxed, fast and flexible; The swinging direction of crotch should be consistent with the supporting leg direction; When the support leg swings, the power leg should be retracted; To tuck in your abdomen and straighten your waist, pull up your waist on both sides, and don't swing your upper body back and forth. (2) Gesture training: Latin dance arm movements are an extension of body movements, which do not require the arm movements to be very complicated and fancy, but require the emphasis on strength and style on the basis of ballet gestures. The exercise method is as follows: stand side by side with your legs, and make symmetrical movements with your arms forward, sideways, up, down and obliquely; Stand sideways with one leg and do asymmetric movements with two arms tilted; One leg lunges at the front, back and side, with one hand inserted into the waist and one arm raised all around; One leg is open at the front and back points, and the two arms do forward and side undulations; Stand on one leg and swing your arms in circles; Combined with physical exercise. Technical requirements: practice in combination with the body shapes of various dances. Hand type: five fingers straight, thumb open, ladies can use orchid finger type, men can use four fingers together, fingertips hard; Raise your arms to shoulder height, slightly forward, and the swing dance posture can be lower; Arm wave should use the big arm to drive the forearm and wrist to the fingertips; Swing in circles depends on the inside of the big arm to drive it to extend far away; When using the body to drive the arm, pay attention to the dial length and control of the middle part of the ordinary waist; Standing neck and sinking shoulders; Rumba's arms are soft and lingering, just like samba's arms are fast and powerful, and jive's arms are more casual. (3) Dance movement training: On the basis of combining body and arm movements, the dance movement training of rumba, samba, cha cha cha, bullfighting and cowboy dance is carried out. A rumba dance movement training: including in-situ movement, back-and-forth basic steps, lateral basic steps, back-and-forth steps, semi-gravity moving steps and fixed-axis turning steps. Technical requirements: ① Support leg (center of gravity leg): During the movement, the left and right legs alternately support the center of gravity, push the footsteps to move, and exert positive force on the ground. When moving the center of gravity, the center of gravity should be moved from one foot to the middle of two legs and then to the other leg. You have to go through a flat foot process. When the half center of gravity moves, the center of gravity should pass through each leg, and the supporting leg should not stand on the heel. ② Swing leg (strength leg): The front and rear legs are from the front sole to the whole sole, and the side legs are from the inside of the sole to the whole sole, but they must be leveled through the heel. Toes and knees should face the direction of travel. When you close your legs, you should support your feet so that your ankles are relatively open. ③ Rotation around the axis: let the center of gravity reach the support leg first, then the shoulder rotates first and then drives the crotch to rotate. B. Cha-cha dance movement training: including front and back basic steps, side basic steps, front and back lock steps, back step and back circle lock steps, front step and back circle lock steps, Cuban step break and point turn steps. Technical requirements: The technical points are basically the same as those of rumba, but it is still its unique technical feature. ① It is required to lock the step sideways, with the waist and hips upright, the hips tightened, and the front and rear steps locked, so that the forefoot of the hind foot cannot exceed the front heel, and the center of gravity is between the legs. Land backwards with the inside of the foot, press the heel down, keep the knee of the hind leg close to the knee socket of the front leg, and straighten the front leg naturally. When locking the step sideways, your legs should be flexed and stretched in turn. After the lock step, I will kick you out with my body. ② Cuban step: When stepping forward, the center of gravity is on the rear support leg, and the hips are required to be tightened and lifted. C. basic dance steps training of swing dance: including basic dance steps, leg swing, leg throw and step swing. Technical requirements: the step on the slow racket is the transition from the forefoot to the whole foot, and the step on the fast racket is to complete 3 steps with the steps on the inside of the palm; The body moves first and then the heart moves again, and the heart moves again to drive the crotch to swing; The 3/4 beat and 1/4 beat in BBK should correctly match the rhythm and pace of music; Knees should be elastic, ankles should be strong, and there should be a sense of jumping when they are together. ]