Typical style of jazz dance: 1. Ballet jazz;
A jazz dance that combines ballet, but this jazz dance is not derived from jazz, but is a combination of dance trends. Because jazz dance itself is more explosive than ballet, such as freezing, jumping and kicking, which ballet does not have.
Second, lyrical jazz:
Lyric songs are usually chosen to match the artistic conception of lyrics, combined with modern dance, a lot of floor movements and elegant and feminine body movements to express emotions. Focus, long lines, and relax your limbs. It is necessary to have strong control over the body, stretch and exert the body breath, and combine small details with long lines.
Latin Jazz: It is one of the famous dances in America.
Compared with ballet, ballet only has a little more Latin flavor, while Latin jazz, like jazz, is not as serious as ballet, but a more casual and free form of expression. Latin jazz is dominated by traditional jazz dance steps, plus the twist of Latin dance, which combines Latin dances such as cha-cha, salsa and samba. Pay attention to the change of orientation and the extension of the body.
Fourth, Broadway jazz:
Dance has a primitive and unrestrained feeling, but the dancers look very noble and elegant. It absorbs the elements and skills of ballet, modern dance and Latin dance. Top hat and walking stick are commonly used props in Broadway jazz dance, but Broadway jazz dance is not limited to this. Broadway jazz dance has a gorgeous style, which is characterized by swinging with syncopated jazz music. You can often see this style of dance in major Broadway musicals, such as? Mother cat? . Broadway jazz dance can express the enthusiasm of performers, full of youthful feelings, feel with body and mind, and turn dance into art, which is a good way to vent and express emotions.
5. Commercial Jazz: The fusion of jazz and a little hip-hop.
This sexy and energetic style. Commercial jazz usually appears in video clips or commercial performances, which perfectly combines dance skills with dancers' personality style, which is also the reason why commercial jazz can quickly become popular. Commercial jazz first appeared in MTV TV station of 198 1, originally as a way to promote pop music. With the constant appearance in some famous musicians' new songs, it became the feature of screen dance and eventually spread widely. The great success of MTV has attracted the attention of most teenagers. The matched music is electronic, the details of the soundtrack, sound effects and lyrics have changed, and the genre is rebellious and popular.
Six, the New Jazz (New Jazz):
What developed from jazz is the fusion of classical jazz dance and Latin dance, belly dance and hip hop. Emphasize strength and amplitude. It not only shows the explosive power of the body, but also shows the agility and cleanliness of the moving speed. The movements are connected smoothly and naturally, and the limbs and trunk are coordinated and balanced. Show an attitude of not caring about other people's eyes. You are a fashion leader, confident, arrogant and charming.
Seven, Power Jazz (Power Jazz):
The most important feature is strength, which pays great attention to the center of gravity and the outbreak and control of strength, and it is very explosive to jump. Power jazz is a kind of dance with fast movements, clear pauses and very powerful performances. Pay attention to the performance of pose. While every movement is full of strength, you should also stretch your limbs, such as straightening your body, stretching your arms to the longest and your palms to the maximum. It is required that all movements have a clean feeling when they pause, so as to show a complete pose. Korean pop music with a strong sense of rhythm is more suitable for strength jazz.
Eight, girls performing jazz (Girl Jazz):
As the name implies, it is a jazz dance for girls. Its movements are relatively simple, demanding the dancer's body curve and needing rich expressive force. Suitable for singing and dancing, girls performing jazz are more common in Korean girls' groups. Combined with movements such as swinging from side to side, feminine jazz has added elements of hip hop. The unique exhibition of girls adds a bit of sexiness to the dance. According to different styles of jazz dance, there are other types of jazz dance, such as street jazz, funk jazz and modern jazz.
The characteristics of jazz dance The essence of jazz dance action is a free and simple expression, which directly expresses the inner feelings with the jumping, shaking and twisting of the body. Just like when we hear our favorite music, we naturally express our feelings from the heart, and our bodies can't help moving with the rhythm of the music, such as snapping our fingers and swinging our first foot, sometimes excited and sometimes slowly and gently dissolving into the music.
Jazz dance is a fast and dynamic rhythmic dance, which belongs to extroverted dance, unlike the introverted dance shown by classical ballet or modern dance. Jazz dance is mainly the expression of action and melody. Its main purpose is to entertain others and yourself, and it can bring you a good time to get along with others. This is also the reason why its performance is not publicity at all. The joyful atmosphere and spirit in the dance are very infectious. Although you must have very good skills to be a successful jazz dancer, almost everyone can master its basic dance steps, and the performance space of jazz dance is very broad. Personal color and unique style are the most striking places when dancing.
Jazz dance is mainly a dance that pursues pleasure, liveliness and vitality. Its characteristic is that it can dance freely, unlike traditional classical ballet, which must stick to one form and follow the inherent posture, but it is different from disco dance, which is completely entertaining itself and still has a modern law in freedom. For example, you can express your feelings with jazz music, and you can also use or imitate other dance techniques; For example, in footwork and movements, the position and principle of ballet, the sensitivity of tap dancing skills, the contraction and relaxation of modern dance body, the pace and hips of Latin dance, and the upper body movement position of oriental dance are applied.
The elements and characteristics of jazz dance can be summarized as follows: (1) Bend your knees to make your body center of gravity closer to the ground. Keep the center of gravity low, make the lower limbs elastic, and at the same time keep the joints of the upper body relaxed, and quickly make the movements required in the rhythm, so as to diversify the movements.
Moving the center of gravity quickly, especially horizontally, is the expression of jazz dancing skills.
Let the head, shoulders, waist, buttocks, trunk and other parts of the body do independent movements.
An action that emphasizes angle and linearity.
Use rhythmic and complex segmented actions to show the rhythm of the action. For example, in an action, we put the remake on our heads or hands, and the actions of our hands and heads are cut out from our own actions during the action, not at the same time. That is to say, an action can be completed in one beat, but now we divide it into four beats and the action is also divided into four parts.
Multi-rhythm quickly expresses two or three rhythms simultaneously with the body.
Kick, kick and kick combination
Jazz dance should be coordinated. Besides hand movements, leg movements are very important.