Square Dance Class Basic Moves

Square Dance Learning Breakdown Moves

1, the basic hand type

Palm type is divided into orchid palm, tiger's mouth palm, five-finger palm.

The fist type is divided into half grip fist, Buddha hand fist, solid fist.

The finger type is divided into single finger, sword finger.

2. Basic foot types

Hook foot, taut foot, _ foot, hook taut foot.

3, the basic hand position

Shan bladder position, press the palm position, palm position, lift the lapel position, Yang palm position.

4. Basic footwork

Square step, T-step, small eight step, big eight step, step, bow and arrow step, false step, basic ballet hand shape, hand position, foot position.

5, arm posture

Single mountain bladder, double mountain bladder, wind flag, double palm, palm, mountain bladder palm, oblique palm, palm, lift the lapel.

6, arm movements

The basic movements of one hand are categorized as palm lifting, palm covering, palm cutting, palm splitting, palm piercing, palm ending and palm spreading.

The two hands are divided into shaking hands, shaking arms, cloud hands, small five flowers, disk hands.

Square dance notes

1, location selection

Many communities have a fixed training place for square dance, to participate in the nearby good, do not have to cross-community trekking. However, there is a lot of dust and automobile exhaust fumes along the driveway; the concrete or tile floor is too hard for the joints, which may cause some damage, and should not be used as a place for exercise. Good to choose a place with a wide view and fresh air, and to try to avoid the wind.

2, time to choose

Morning activities should not be too early to the sun out of the best, especially the hazy weather, to wait until after the fog back to start dancing; afternoon to 4 to 6 o'clock is good, the evening is to be an hour after dinner and then activities. If the park, the woods and other places as a place to practice, but also to avoid the night and early in the morning before the sunrise of this time, smell the chicken dance is not desirable, because the surrounding trees, flowers and plants without photosynthesis, discharging a large amount of carbon dioxide, so that the oxygen is reduced, is not conducive to health.

The general principle is to adjust with the changes of the season and the weather at the right time, do not overly mechanical. In addition, do not carry out strenuous exercise within two hours before bedtime, especially the elderly, because the bedtime is relatively early, before bedtime exercise is easy to cause fatigue, insomnia, thus reducing the quality of sleep.

3, wearing choice

Square dance, some people will wear hard-soled shoes, slippers, and some people wearing tight pants, which are not conducive to health. Although square dancing is not like professional dancing, it is also a full-body movement, and the frequency of leg and foot activities is also very high.