Basic footwork teaching of ballroom dancing slow four-step dance

The basic footwork teaching methods of social dance slow four-step dance include standing posture, previous step and next step, left and right turning, pulling posture and marching posture.

1. Standing posture: divided into initial standing posture and formal standing posture, both of which are based on the basic standing posture of standing with two feet together.

Step forward and step backward: odd steps forward and even steps backward. The specific footwork is to take the left foot as the starting stance, move forward with the left foot, then push the right foot to the front of the left foot, then take the right foot as the starting stance, move backward with the right foot, and then push the left foot backward with the right foot.

3. Turn left and right: You can turn left and right in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions, and you must master each direction.

4, pull posture: an important slow four-step technical action, which can highlight the sense of jumping. The specific footwork is to push one leg back to the opponent's ankle and the other leg forward to make the next dance step possible.

5. Walking posture: also known as stepping posture. Point forward, after taking one leg, keep the heel as close to the ground as possible, and continue to take a step forward in the middle of the front foot until you return to the basic standing posture.

Characteristics of slow four-step ballroom dancing

1, breath: the dance rhythm of the slow four-step dance is relatively slow, and the breath and the pulse of music are organically combined, giving people a sense of leisure and rhythm.

2. Sense of rhythm: ballroom dancing has a strong sense of rhythm, which requires dancers to have high sensitivity to the rhythm of music, and dancers need to cooperate with the rhythm of music to complete beautiful dance steps.

3. Style: ballroom dancing combines European cultural characteristics. Dancers' movements include jumping, shaking and twisting in the beat, with bright, gorgeous and dynamic style.

4. Dance steps: ballroom dancing is relatively standardized in terms of dance steps, and there are not many basic dance steps, but the technical requirements for dancers are high, such as dance posture and dance coordination.

5. Coordination: ballroom dancing is a pair dance, which requires tacit understanding between dancers, and dancers need to cooperate with each other to complete all kinds of wonderful movements.

6. Formal dance: ballroom dancers need to maintain a dignified and elegant posture and show the classic charm of our western culture.