Latin dance is also called Latin style dance or free ballroom dance. It is the origin of Latin ballroom dancing.

The rumba originated in Cuba, and the music is 4/4 beats, and the speed is about 27 bars per minute. Rumba dance is characterized by lingering music, gentle dancing and graceful dance steps. Cubans are used to walking with things on their heads and adjusting their steps by twisting their hips to keep their balance. Rumba's dance steps inherited this feature. The original dance style blends into the modern mood. The movements are stretching, touching and charming, and the dance is lyrical, romantic and beautiful. Accompanied by touching and euphemistic music, dance is full of romantic atmosphere.

Cha-cha-cha originated in Mexico, and the music is 4/4 beats, with a speed of about 365,438+0 bars per minute. Just right, the music is interesting, the rhythm is strong, the dance style is fancy, and the steps are neat and compact, which is popular all over the world!

Samba originated in Brazil, and the music is 4/4 or 2/4 beats, and the speed is about 5 1 bar per minute. Samba dance, with warm music, dynamic dance state and changeable dance steps, is deeply loved by people!

Bullfighting originated in France and developed in Spain. Its music is 2/4 beats, and the speed is about 62 bars per minute. People have a special liking for bullfighting dance because of its majestic music, bold dance style and strong and exciting pace.

Swing dance originated in America and developed from a dance called Jiteba. Jive removed all the difficult moves in Jiteba and added some skills. The earliest record of swing dance is a book about swing dance published in Europe by Victor Sylvester, a London dance teacher, in 1944. Pop, rock and roll and American swing dance all have certain influences on swing dance.

Swing dance is a fast-paced and physically exhausting dance. The reason why the jive dance is arranged at the end of the competition is that the contestants must let the audience feel that they are still not tired after the first four dances, and they can still meet new challenges with great investment. It is very popular in the southern United States. In swing dancing, the joints of hands and feet are relaxed and free, the body naturally shakes, the steps are easy, and the partners constantly change positions and turn around. Its music beat is 4/4 beats, and the speed is about 43 bars per minute. It is precisely because of its cheerful music, funny dance and lively and light pace that it has been recognized by more and more people.

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Latin dance, as a kind of sports dance, originated in Africa, and was brought to Latin America by immigrants there and interacted with local folk dances, gradually forming new dances such as cha-cha, rumba, cowboy, samba and bullfighting, which we often see today.

Latin dance is a kind of dance art that focuses on moving shoulders, abdomen, waist and buttocks. There are hundreds of muscles such as rectus abdominis, oblique abdominis, oblique abdominis, erector spinae, latissimus dorsi, etc. Since 1960s, many researchers have studied the physiological and psychological effects of sports dance. On average, each Latin dance has 160- 180 times of waist twisting, and the highest heart rate of women can reach 197 times per minute, and that of men can reach 2 10 times per minute. About the energy metabolism above 8.5, it is equivalent to the heat consumed by athletes to complete an 800-meter competition, which is greater than that of tennis and badminton. The effect of reducing fat can be imagined.

The most representative dance in Latin dance is rumba, which is known as the "soul of Latin". People who learn Latin dance usually learn rumba as the first dance. Rumba is a kind of dance that expresses the love story between men and women, so its music is soft and touching, and its movements can make female companions fully show the feminine charm and the curvy beauty of hips and hips. It is very beautiful to be at arm's length between men and women. Another representative dance, which originated in Mexico, has many similarities with rumba, but it is playful and cheerful, completely different from rumba style, handsome and full of energy.

Five Latin dances have their own styles: samba's passion, cha-cha's liveliness, rumba's elegance, bullfighting, and cowboy's fun. Different styles, the most important thing is to grasp the connotation.

It lies in the understanding of music, and more importantly, the understanding of music melody. Learn to dance, practice dancing, walk dancing, run dancing and dance. And dance is the highest realm of dancers. As we all know, music is the soul of dance, and it is the highest state of dance for dancers to express flowing notes through their bodies.

The cultural differences between the East and the West have caused us orientals to be reserved and shy when dancing Latin dance, and we dare not express ourselves physically or even make eye contact. Therefore, knowing more about western culture is very helpful to jump out of "tasteful Latin dance".

Balance between partners, balance of force, balance of center of gravity, six-dimensional space: up and down, left and right, front and back. In short, balance is everywhere and runs through the dance.