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What dance originated in England

1, Quick Step (Quick Step) / fast four steps

Measure: 4/4

Rhythm: the basic rhythm of slow, fast, slow, slow, fast, fast, lifting and lowering the form is usually: the first step at the end of the beginning of the rise, the second and third continue to rise, the fourth step to maintain the rise, and the end of the decline.

Tempo: 50-52 bars per minute.

Style: quickstep dance action is light and lively, rich in jumping, smooth and fluent dance steps, unrestrained and flexible, fast and variable, dazzling, extremely charming.

Function: It can lead people into a happy and active atmosphere, enjoy the joy brought by the quickstep dance, reveal youthful vigor, and give people the pleasure of beauty.

The Quickstep originated in the United Kingdom, and was originally a black folk dance, which gradually evolved later. Quickstep has a close relationship with Polka and Chalston. Polka is the Czech national dance, as early as 1825 on the record, and later spread to the French capital of Paris, the famous dancers ?elárius brought it into the salon, in 1840 public appearance, to 1844 on the popularity of the world, and waltz comparable to the European dance scene. Early Quickstep and Foxtrot were linked together and spread to England, where Quickstep was gradually developed into Quickstep through derivation, and was developed in the early 20th century until 1924, when the Royal Society of Teachers of Dancing (RSTD) publicly announced that Slow Foxtrot and Quickstep had been separated from the Foxtrot. Therefore, the Quickstep is the absorption of the movement of the Foxtrot, and then the introduction of ballet movements, so that the dance movement is more light and dexterous.

When dancing Quickstep, you should master the basic movements and body feeling, Quickstep is full of skills. So to loose knee, control the center of gravity of the body to move, because the movement of the quick step dance faster, huge jumping, turning, and step, and jumping step is the most infectious, do not jump from the ground too high, as long as the tip of the foot just off the ground can be. Quickstep is a sidewalk movement in sports dance, so pay attention to the sidewalk movement in quickstep dance. Quickstep is a swing and fast movement, that is, to keep up with the rhythm and to make the action not deformed, so pay attention to the center of gravity and the use of swing. Different steps have different ways of lifting and lowering, but most of the lifting and lowering is based on the form of foxtrot, and some steps are based on the lifting and lowering form of waltz, so it is necessary to master the use of lifting and lowering and the skills of the dance.

2, the international standard ballroom dance, originally from London, England

The international standard ballroom dance, originally from London, England, in 1924 by the British initiated the European and American dancing class, in a wide range of research on traditional court dance, ballroom dance and Latin American countries on the basis of the various styles of Shi Feng dance for the standardization and beautification of this processing in 1925 was officially promulgated the waltz, tango, foxtrot, quickstep, four kinds of dance steps, collectively known as waltz, tango, foxtrot and quickstep. The pace of the four dances, collectively known as the Modern Dance.

The International Standard Ballroom Dance, as a noble and elegant movement, can not only adapt to the busy life of modern people, stretch the body and mind, and has a good social function. Because she essentially represents the cultural and economic level of a country or region, countries and regions around the world to advocate, the popularity of the day, our country since 1986 after the introduction of the official, with the promotion of the past few years, the rapid development.