Categories of Dance

Art, is made up of different varieties of art. Dance, as one of the arts, is likewise a very wide world, which is also composed of different kinds, styles and styles of dance. According to the role and purpose of dance, dance can be divided into two categories: life dance and art dance.

Based on the function of dance, use, can be divided into "practical dance" (self-entertainment) and "performance dance" (entertainment) two categories; under each category, according to the "time" Under each category, according to "time", it is divided into traditional and popular, and then into two categories, i.e., four categories; then it can be subdivided downward, but no matter which classification method is used, the boundaries are blurred, and the classification is shown as follows.

1, "practical" (self-entertainment)

To fitness, pleasure, intelligence, performance for the purpose, often the participants that the dancers and the audience, may not have to be the audience. Traditional Practical Dance Popular Practical Dance 2, "performance type" (entertainment)

To perform or appreciate for the purpose, the participants are divided into performers and the audience. Traditional Performance Dance Popular Performance Dance 3. "Life Type"

Life Dance is a dance activity that people perform for their own needs in life.

Life dances include: customary dances, religious dances, social dances, self-entertainment dances, sports dances, educational dances and so on.

(1) customary dance: it can also be called festive and ceremonial dance, which is a variety of mass dance activities held by many ethnic groups in our country in marriage, funeral, planting, harvesting and some other festivals. In these dance activities, the table view of the customs and habits of various ethnic groups, social customs, cultural traditions and national character traits.

(2) Religious, ritual dance: the dance form of religious and sacrificial activities. Mainly used to pray for divine blessings, remove disasters and diseases, turn bad luck into good fortune, animal prosperity, a good harvest, or to thank the gods for their gifts; ritual dance, a ritual dance form of ancestor worship. In the past, people used to express their nostalgia for their ancestors or hope that their ancestors and the gods and Buddhas would bless and give blessings to them.

(3) Social Dance: It is a dance activity for people to have social interaction, promote friendship and contact feelings. Generally refers to a variety of social dance in the ball. In addition, many of China's ethnic minorities in a variety of festivals carried out by the mass of the dance activities, mostly young men and women for social interaction, free choice of spouse social activities, therefore, can also be said to be the social dance of the various ethnic groups.

(4) Self-indulgent dance: it is a dance activity in which people entertain themselves for the sole purpose of self-indulgence. Dance is used to express and vent their inner

emotional impulses, so as to obtain the full satisfaction of aesthetic pleasure.

(5) sports dance: is a combination of dance and sports, artistic and aesthetic way to exercise the body, so that the physical and mental development of the new varieties of dance. Such as a variety of fitness dance, rhythmic gymnastics, middle-aged and elderly disco, ice dance, water dance, street dance HI-HOP, swim dance, as well as China's traditional martial arts in the sword dance, sword dance and symbols simulating a variety of animals, a specific image of the Elephantine Boxing, Five Animal Play and so on are.

(6) educational dance: refers to schools, kindergartens and other aesthetic education dance activities, as well as the opening of the dance course, used to cultivate and beautify people's ideological feelings, moral character, cultivate people's unity and friendship, strengthen etiquette, as well as to promote physical and mental health, can play a role in the subtle.

(7) Square Dance: Square Dance is also known as line dance, square dance. When people dance, they automatically line up in rows and dance in an orderly manner. Square dance can fitness, entertainment, is a good sports program. Square dance, generally used for morning exercise, evening exercise, not subject to age, gender, occupation, position, social class restrictions, can be more than one person, the collective jump, can also be a single person to jump, the venue can be in due to the simple. Square dance in our country in ancient times, after thousands of years. Early square dance is mainly folk dance, which is the most popular rice-planting dance. In China, there are different forms of square dances among various nationalities, which are popular dances. It refers to the professional or amateur dancers, through the observation of social life, experience, analysis, concentration, generalization and imagination, artistic creation, so as to create a theme of distinctive ideas, emotional richness, the form of a complete, with a typical artistic image, by a small number of people on the stage or the square performances for the general public to watch the dance works. Because of the many varieties of artistic dance, according to the different artistic characteristics, roughly can also be divided into two categories.

The first category

Based on the different styles of dance features to distinguish, there are: classical dance, folk dance, modern dance, contemporary dance and ballet.

1. Classical dance: it is based on ethnic folk dance, refined, organized, processed and created by professional workers through the generations, and passed down after a longer period of artistic practice, and is regarded as a dance with certain exemplary significance and classical style characteristics. Many countries and nationalities in the world have their own unique style of classical dance. European classical dance, generally refers to ballet. 2. Ethnic folk dance: it is a form of dance created collectively by the masses of the people in the course of long-term history, accumulated, developed and formed, and widely circulated among the masses. It directly reflects the thoughts and feelings, ideals and aspirations of the people. Due to the differences in the way of life and labor, historical and cultural mentality, customs and habits of the people of various countries, nationalities and regions, as well as the natural environment, different national styles and local characteristics have been formed. 3. Modern Dance: It is a dance genre that emerged in Europe and America at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Its main aesthetic point of view is to oppose the formalist tendency of classical ballet to stick to the old ways, detach from the real life and purely pursue skills; it advocates to get rid of the overly rigid action program of the classical ballet, and to freely express people's true feelings with dance movements that conform to the laws of natural movement, emphasizing that the art of dance should reflect the life of the modern society. 4. Contemporary dance (new creation dance): that is, different from the above three styles of new styles of dance, it is often based on the content of the performance and the need to shape the characters, unconventional, drawing on and absorbing the various styles of dance schools, various means of dance expression and performance methods, eclectic for my use, so as to create a unique new style of dance different from the various styles of dance that have been formed. 5. Ballet: a highly programmed theatrical dance refined and processed by professional dancers in the court. The word "ballet" is the phonetic translation of the French word "ballet", meaning "jump", or "dance". The word "ballet" is originally a translation of the French word "ballet", meaning "jump", or "dance", and its original meaning was just a general term for the movements of the legs and feet. The French court dance masters in order to rebuild the ancient Hitchcock integration of poetry, music and dance in one of the theater ideals, created a "ballet" such a blend of dance movements, mime gestures, facial expressions, theatrical costumes, musical accompaniment, literary tableaux, stage lighting and scenery and other ingredients in one of the comprehensive form of dance theater in the Western theater dance art dominated. In 1958, the Beijing Dance School was established to introduce Russian ballet, which has been in use for more than 40 years.

The second category according to the characteristics of the dance expression to distinguish, there are: solo, duo, trio, group dance, group dance, song and dance, song and dance theater, dance drama, and so on.

1. Solo dance, performed by a person to complete a theme of the dance, mostly used to directly express the thoughts and feelings of the characters and reveal the inner world of the characters.

2. Pair dance, performed by two people **** with the completion of a theme of the dance. It is used to express the thoughts and feelings of the characters and show the relationship between the characters.

3. Trio dance, performed by three people to complete a theme of the dance. According to its content can be divided into three different categories, such as expressing a single emotion and a certain plot, as well as showing the dramatic conflict between the characters.

4. Group dance, where more than four people dance can be called group dance. Generally for the performance of a generalized complex or to shape the image of the group. Through the dance formation, the picture of the change, change and different speed, different strength, different amplitude of the development of dance movement, posture, modeling, can create a deep poetic mood, has a strong artistic infectious force.

5. Group dance, a relatively large-scale dance works composed of a number of dances. Each dance has a relative independence, but they are unified in the **** the same theme and complete artistic conception.

6. Song and dance, is a combination of singing and dancing form of artistic performance. Characterized by singing and dancing both long in lyricism, but also good at narrative, can be viewed character complex, delicate thoughts and feelings and a wide range of life content.

7. Song and dance drama is a comprehensive form of performance in which singing and dancing are used as the main means of artistic expression to display dramatic content. Directed by China's famous dance artist Yang Liping, "Yunnan Reflections" is a large-scale collection of original songs and dances, which is a collection of songs and dances for tourists from all over the world, and is performed in the Yunnan Art Theater all year round.

8. Dance drama, dance as the main means of artistic expression, and a combination of music, stage art (costumes, sets, lighting, props), etc., to show a certain dramatic content of the dance works. 1. Street dance style, Funk style

Funk (Funk), street dance (Hiphop) aerobic dance and Funk, Hiphop music has a lot to do with the music, these music are more cheerful, so that people have a kind of jumping feeling. funk, Hiphop is an aerobic dance with the style of free dance and black dance. The movements are relaxed and free, and it can improve the coordination of the exerciser and achieve the purpose of fitness. Funk and hiphop make people very happy after dancing. So this kind of aerobic dance is very popular among young people.　Several common types of street dance: Breaking (breakdancing)

Poppin (mechanical dance)

Locking (locking dance)

Punking/Waacking/Voguing (dumping dance)

Hiphop (free dance)

Raggae (reggae)

Krump by the emerging dance, these emerging popular dance **** the same characteristics: with electronic music type of dance music, dance style looks free and casual to highlight the youthful personality dynamic energy, the dance covers the masses of mostly young people, belong to the development of pop culture dance.

Common dance types:

Cwalk (originated in the United States Los Angeles): three styles: CRIP WALK, CROWN WALK, CLOWN WALK. CROWN WALK is a pure dance, part of the hip-hop culture, without any gangs origins

Shuffle Ghost Steps (originated in Melbourne): a kind of Shuffle (originated in Melbourne): a type of dance that focuses on footwork

jumpstyle (originated in the Netherlands): kicking the legs back and forth and shaking the body according to the bass part of the music to create a joyful dance

tecktonik (originated in Paris): you don't need to wear a professional costume or have any professional guidance, but just need to have a little sense of rhythm to be able to follow the beat and freely dance

freestep (originated in the United States): an authentic hip-hop culture with no gang origins

shuffle ghostwalk (originated in Melbourne). >freestep (originated in the United States): a fast-paced dance popular in the United States

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3. Aerobic Dance

Aerobic Dance (Aerobicdance) is a rhythmic dance with the music of aerobic exercise, aerobic dance on the one hand, you can consume more calories on the one hand, on the other hand, you can put the many dance moves aerobics, through the aerobic exercise. Aerobic dance can burn more calories on the one hand, on the other hand, many dance movements can be aerobics, through the aerobic aerobics exercise form, repeated or combination exercises. Aerobic dance action is not like aerobics action is more manipulation, aerobic dance has many styles, its music and dance of the combination of close, exercise can be achieved when the physical and mental pleasure, at the same time, people's creativity, imagination, performance and artistic cultivation of the comprehensive ability can be improved.

Types of aerobic dance

Aerobic dance according to the action, the different characteristics of the music: Aerobicdance, Hip-hop, Funk, Salsa and many other styles of aerobic dance. And aerobic dance in China and the emergence of fan dance and many other styles. Aerobic dance does not necessarily have to go to the dance studio, you can also dance at home, with the age of the choreography, there is a greater degree of freedom. 3. Latin style

The earliest aerobic dance with Latin dance style aerobic dance, such as jazz style aerobic dance Jazzaerobics; later appeared Salsa aerobics Salsaaerobics, which is also a relatively fast Latin dance style aerobic dance, absorbing many such as mambo, cha-cha-cha, tango, samba style. These aerobic dances are characterized by lots of hip action and beautiful movements.

4. Modern style

Modern dance is a sports dance competition in a group of events, athletes participating in the competition men to wear a tuxedo modal dance suit, bow tie, women to wear a long dress, combing banquet formal hairstyle. This program group *** including waltz, Vienna waltz, tango, foxtrot and quickstep five. The judges do not score the pairs of athletes competing in the competition, but only determine the order of merit, and ultimately the top three winners based on the overall ranking. In the category of Modern Dance, there are five types of dances: Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Quickstep and Viennese Waltz. The dances used in the imperial palace for rituals, ceremonies, glorifying the emperor's virtues and banquets are collectively known as court dances.

Court dance through the palace artists processing and innovation, very artistic, skillful, need to have a very deep work. Most of the lineups of this kind of dance are grand in scale, magnificent and very appreciative. China's history is more representative of the court dance in the Tang Dynasty to praise Li Shimin's large-scale music and dance "King of Qin breaking music", skillful and profound "seven disk dance", the rich local flavor of the "Bayu Dance", with exotic flavors of the "Huteng Dance", gorgeous and elegant "Nei Shang Yu Yi Dance" and so on. According to the investigation of aerobic dance the most vulnerable parts: in order of shin, foot, back, knee, ankle,

The main reason for producing aerobic dance injuries is excessive exercise, foot sprains. Ligament strains, etc.

Causes of aerobic injuries:

1. External causes, problems with clothing and shoes, preparatory activities, relaxation, insufficient stretching, problems with movement, bad coaching method, etc.

2. Internal causes, insufficient mastery of one's own dance technique, insufficient adjustments, legs are too tight, hips have no strength, and eagerness for success.

Methods to prevent aerobic injuries:

1. For external causes can be, wear suitable clothing and shoes for sports, preparatory activities, relaxation, stretching to be sufficient, with a good trainer and so on.

2. For internal causes can be, choose their own suitable courses, do not rush, at the same time to pay attention to their own body to improve the basic quality. Dance can make a person's body curve become more beautiful, thigh muscles and arm muscles are also tighter. It is a good way to relieve emotions. Dance is a healthy activity for the body and mind, strengthens the body, the character becomes cheerful, the body becomes soft, and the muscles are stimulated in a comprehensive way. The stimulation of muscles by dance is comprehensive and integrated, and its movements take into account the head, neck, chest, legs, hips and other parts of the body. For example, jazz dance has more movement on small joints and muscles, which are places that are not easy to move to during weekday fitness. In addition, the dance also has the effect of aerobic exercise, so that the practitioner to improve the main lung function at the same time, to achieve the purpose of weight loss.

In dance, the continuous movement is very fast-paced, 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 its fun nature makes it easy to concentrate and focus, ignoring exercise fatigue.

The fitness movements of dance are explosive and have a strong developmental potential for the human body, because dance is mostly based on movements around small joints, so it can better improve the coordination of the practitioners. Dance is a very expressive movement, and through dance classes, practitioners develop confidence and temperament while expressing themselves.

The coaches call fitness dance "the program that trains with a smile", and in the dance class, they pay more attention to whether everyone is happy and enjoyable, and whether the movement is free and unrestrained, so in terms of psychological relaxation, dance has a very big role. Many Latin dancers have had the experience of shyness of stage fright, it is one of the top ten fears in the U.S. By dancing Latin dance to gradually overcome timidity, fear, develop self-confidence, self-improvement. With strong confidence and perseverance to deal with countless tests and challenges.

So it is recommended that you only need to dance consistently for 30 minutes a day or the time of dancing (no less than 10 minutes each time) *** have half an hour, that will bring great benefits to the body, including:

1. Stronger bones, reducing the chance of suffering from osteoporosis.

2. Enhance cardiorespiratory fitness and blood circulation.

3. Reduces the risk of coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and colorectal cancer.

4. Increase flexibility and suppleness of joints and reduce the chance of injury.

5. Burns calories and maintains proper weight.

6. Dancing to the sound of music helps eliminate stress and promotes physical and mental health.

7. Participating with your family can enhance your relationship.

8. Dancing with friends can help expand your circle of life.

The latest report of the American "Nature" magazine said that people over 60 years old, dancing three times a week, each time following the music melody walking for more than 45 minutes, can prevent Alzheimer's disease. Dancing for more than 7 hours a week can reduce the rate of breast cancer by 20%, and is 50% effective against type II diabetes.

1. Dancing strengthens the heart and makes it slow and strong.

2. Dancing increases the elasticity of blood vessels and reduces the likelihood of blood vessel rupture.

3. Dancing enhances muscle strength, strengthens legs and feet, tendons and bones, and makes the joints flexible and promotes blood circulation and metabolism.

4. Dancing enhances the secretion function of digestive glands, promotes regular peristalsis of the stomach and intestines, increases appetite, and is good for preventing and treating hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and habitual constipation.

5. Often follow the melodic music swing body, brain thinking activities become clear, flexible, can effectively eliminate brain fatigue, improve learning and work efficiency. According to the relevant experts test, dance three times a week, one hour each time, and continuously adhere to four months compared to those who do not like sports, the former reflect sharp, vision and memory are dominant.

6. Dancing is a kind of static in the movement, movement in the static fitness, can relieve neuromuscular tension. According to expert determination, when irritability and anxiety surges to the heart, with a brisk pace for about 15 minutes, you can relieve tension and stabilize emotions.

7. Regular adherence will eliminate ischemic symptoms of the heart or lower blood pressure. It will make the body eliminate fatigue, make the spirit happy and relieve panic and palpitations.

8. Dancing reduces the accumulation of triglycerides and cholesterol on the arterial walls and also reduces the conversion of blood sugar into triglycerides.

9. Dancing reduces the accumulation of abdominal fat in the human body and maintains the physical beauty of the human body.

10. Dancing reduces the formation of blood clots and reduces the possibility of myocardial infarction.

11. Astragali reduces the production of hormones, too much adrenaline, too much adrenaline can cause arterial vascular disease.

12. It also has a positive effect on strengthening the body, improving the body's immunity, reducing diseases and prolonging life. The importance of softness

Good flexibility is important in dance because it will make the body appear large amplitude, beautiful dance posture, presented through the body shape. And by developing good flexibility you will be able to make some moves easily. For example, splits and lower back.

Movement beyond the limits of the human body

Some people want to dance to make themselves have a very soft body but do not want to dance. So sometimes people make the mistake of taking up dancing. In this world, there is a sport which can train the body's flexibility to a great extent and the training process will be very painful. This sport is called "Jiu-Jitsu Soft Kung Fu". Dance learning avoid laziness

Learn dance before to be mentally prepared, both the difficulty of the dance movement and the required degree of standardization, will be beyond imagination. Splits, waist, crotch pressure, etc., is the torture of the body, but also on the body's exercise, in order to learn to dance, in addition to not afraid of hard work hard to adhere to, to do practice makes perfect, there is no other better way. This is also a process of honing the will, hard, boring dance fundamentals training, need enough will to adhere to.

Dance learning should not be strict

The beauty of dance and each precise, standardized and perfect dance movements are inseparable, if the learning process on the dance movements of the degree of standardization of the requirements are not high, always a "more or less on the line" attitude, then one day, one month, one year, "more or less" after the dance. After "almost", the dance movements will be much worse. If even the minimum dance movements can not do standard, standardized, the dance process is full of loopholes, such a dance will not be loved by everyone. If you want to have a long development in the dance, this attitude is absolutely essential, even if you just want to dance to achieve the purpose of fitness, not enough standardized dance movements of its fitness effect will be greatly reduced, and the wrong dance movement is often easy to lead to physical injuries, it is too late to regret.

Dance learning should not be one-sided pursuit of dance movements, ignoring the expression of emotion dance is the art of movement, although it can also be called a sport, but it is a clear difference with sports. First of all, the dance on the movement of the aesthetic requirements rose to the level of art; secondly, the dance performance is more needed through the beautiful dance action to show a unique emotion. So in the dance learning process, focus on the dance movement is skillful and perfect, but also pay attention to the expression of emotion, if the dance is just a number of combinations of movements, it is no different from sports. An excellent dance works, to let the audience feel the rich emotional flow, produce the heart of the **** Ming, and not just on the dance move difficult action to clap.