Classification of Chinese Dance

Chinese dances are categorized as follows:

1. Tango Dance

This dance has a rhythm with pauses and emphasizes syncopation; the steps are staccato and powerful, dashing and bold; the body has no undulation, no lifting and no spinning; the expression is serious, and there is a flickering movement of the head with a look to the left and a look to the right. It originated from the Argentine folklore, and was introduced to the European upper class in the 20th century, and then became popular in countries all over the world.

2. Modern Dance

This dance is characterized by the start of the posture of close grip, along the dance line counterclockwise around the field. The footwork is standardized and rigorous, and the upper body and hips remain relatively stable and upright, completing a variety of forward, backward, lateral, rotary, modeling and other dance movements.

3. Latin Dance

The dance steps are flexible and changeable, and the dancers can complete various dance steps and show various styles through different technical requirements of hips and body swing. The dance posture is charming and graceful. The style is lively and enthusiastic. The tunes are romantic, lively and warm, with a strong sense of rhythm. The dress code is romantic and unrestrained, with men wearing tight or loose-fitting clothes with short tops and long bottoms, and women wearing short tight skirts, revealing the beauty of women's curves.

4, waltz

This dance is a set of three beats per bar, one step per beat, the first beat for the heavy beat, three steps of an undulating cycle. Through the knees, ankles, soles, heel and toe movements, combined with the body's lifting, tilting, swinging, driving the dance moves, so that the dance ups and downs of the continuous dance, the dance is gorgeous and elegant. It is a variation of the Viennese Waltz (Quick Three Steps).

5. Vienna Waltz

This dance has a smooth and gorgeous melody, easy and fast rhythm, 3/4 beat rhythm, 56-60 bars per minute, three beats per bar, the first beat is a heavy beat, the fourth beat is a secondary heavy beat. The basic pace is six steps in six beats, two bars for a cycle, the first bar for a rise and fall. The basic movement is a quick rotating step from left to right, accomplishing techniques such as reversing, tilting, swinging, and lifting.

6. Foxtrot

This dance is based on the movement of ankle, sole and palm toe to complete the rise and fall, focusing on the reverse, shoulder guidance and tilting techniques. The dance is smooth and fluid, with a wide stride, and an elegant and graceful dance style, which seems to flow like clouds and water, originated in Europe and the United States in the 20th century, and then became popular all over the world. It is rumored to be created by imitating the fox's walking habit.

7, cowboy dance

This dance is called "Jitterbug" dance development, cowboy dance eliminated the "Jitterbug" in all the difficulty of the action, increased some skills. The earliest record of cowboy dancing is a book published in Europe in 1944 by Victor Silvester, a dance teacher in London, who introduced cowboy dancing. Pop, Rock and Roll, and American Swing have all had some influence on Cowboy Dance.

Expanded:

1, the dance movements of various dances should also have a certain degree of virtuosity, and the dancers should be able to have high level of skill such as jumping, spinning, flipping, softness and control However, performing difficult skillful movements in a dance work is not an end in itself, but a means to express the thoughts and feelings of the characters and to shape their character and spirit.

2. In dance, the rhythm of continuous movement is very fast, and a whole set of movements is coherent and smooth, neat and rhythmic, which is very helpful for the exercise of musicality and dexterity. And it's fun to concentrate and focus, ignoring the fatigue of exercise.

3. Dance itself has multiple social meanings and roles, including sports, socializing/courting, rituals, and ceremonies. Before the origin of human civilization, dance was important in rituals, ceremonies, celebrations and entertainment. Dance emerged in China 5,000 years ago. It was created in the slave society and developed into a distinctive style during the Qin and Han dynasties.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-International Standard Cotillion

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