The first is the skills of limbs, such as slightly bending the elbow when the arm is exerting force, so that the strength is completely contained in the body, maintaining the standard of action instead of straightening the arm and completely releasing the strength. Then there is muscle strengthening, which is relatively simple. It is through sit-ups, push-ups and other exercises to enhance the muscle strength and speed of arms, abdomen, waist and thighs. Finally, compare the aspect of soul, that is, express your understanding and thoughts with body, mind and emotion through music or dance, as well as dance itself. It is entirely out of physical instinct to control the fusion of dance movements and song artistic conception.
Q: How to practice explosion?
For beginners, it really takes time to practice and strengthen the control of strength. Generally speaking, you can increase the strength of your arms, abdomen and thighs through some physical training. Practice sit-ups, push-ups and weight-bearing squats for 10 to 15 minutes every day, and the number of times can be between 15 and 25 times. I believe you will feel different in a month. And we don't have to worry about arms and legs getting thicker and so on. We need to practice "explosive point", instead of practicing ourselves as "tough guy" or "tough girl". On the other hand, we should know where each action needs to contribute. What everyone has to do is to apply what they have learned. Don't worry, there is always a process.
Q: I have studied other styles before. Can I learn jazz now?
In fact, no matter what your style is, don't confine yourself to your own study space. The more contact styles, the better for yourself. You can clearly find your own style among many styles, and integrate other styles to make your dance elements more diversified and your dance knowledge more abundant. This is a harmless good thing. So everyone can learn jazz dance with confidence.
Q: How to adjust the tension and strength?
Between tension and strength, personally, tension is more important. The greater the tension, the more the strength will be affected; On the contrary, the greater the strength, the weaker the tension will be. So I admire foreign dancers, so I have been trying to change myself. Also, for China dancers, it is difficult to balance tension and strength at the same time. After all, their physical qualities are different from those of foreigners. Just keep practicing, practicing. Strengthening muscle mass and improving limb control can also achieve the possibility of tension and strength at the same time.
Q: How can we strengthen the sense of rhythm?
First of all, listen to music and everything. For example, hip-hop music and R & Pop, Reggae, House, etc. Rhythm is firstly the brain's understanding of music, then the body's feeling of music, and finally the rhythm (the body moves with music). But in short, practice more (there is no shortcut). Different styles should study contact. Let the body contact with different dance movements, thus improving the flexibility and coordination of the body. Finally, the emotional rhythm, the final performance of dance is emotional expression. No matter what style, the body is driven by emotions, and emotions are promoted by the body! Therefore, while listening and jumping, I am also practicing my emotions or consciously practicing my emotions and training my emotional control and rhythm.
Q: How to turn around smoothly?
To turn around steadily, you must practice standing on tiptoe and choose a supporting leg that you think is relatively stable. During normal rest, let him stand in a state of half-tiptoe, the knee of the other leg is bent, and the inside of the tiptoe is close to the inside of the knee of the supporting foot. Upper body chest and abdomen, shoulders relaxed, chin slightly raised. Keep this posture for as long as possible and practice your center of gravity and toe control. Turn around slowly and it will become handy! Support legs should be kept upright. Some people bend their legs and turn their legs, but after we straighten our legs and master the center of gravity, we can't talk about turning around! Pay attention to "keep your head up and shake your head" when you turn around!
Q: About ligaments?
Relaxation of ligaments requires daily compression. If you don't practice since childhood, you should leg press every day and kick your legs to relax your ligaments. If it leaks for a day, the softness of the ligament will go back. In fact, there is no need to worry too much about this problem. Ligament is actually a secondary dance. Just to make the body stretch more thoroughly. Generally, just pull it. There is no need to make it look like the one in the class. So don't worry too much about this problem. The three elements of dance that individuals pay more attention to are "strength, control and emotion". And softness is only an auxiliary function.
Q: How to practice opening the cross?
1. Terrible tearing method: you must warm up before rolling, and then under the guidance of a professional physique teacher, suddenly press the span to the maximum when rolling, and then you will hear a "click". Go through and go down. But remember 2 o'clock, it must be time for you to warm up. Also, you must find a professional physique teacher, a professional physique coach who opens shoulders, bends over and crosses to help you. It takes a lot of perseverance to endure sudden pain. 2. Gentle and step-by-step method: press the span every day, increase the amplitude a little at a time, and keep it for a certain time. The flexibility of span will also change after a period of time. But it must be every day. If you want to hurry, you can divide it into three times a day, morning, afternoon and evening. The first method is not recommended here. Because if the method is not correct and you get hurt, the consequences will be very serious. So it is highly recommended!
Q: About the unstable center of gravity caused by moving too fast in dance?
The main reason is that the initiative of thigh muscles is not high and the body control is not enough. The methods of practice are:
① Squat on tiptoe in basic ballet training.
② up down in ②HIP-HOP, practice knee relaxation, lower the center of gravity and strengthen.
③ Control the tightening degree of the body when dancing and improve the initiative of the body.
Q: About the center of gravity of tall students?
It is true that tall students are a little embarrassed in this respect, but it is still a problem that can be solved. There are several ways:
① Practice the updown in hiphop to practice your knees, because the relaxation of your knees can help your center of gravity sink.
② Practice squats in basic ballet training to strengthen the muscle control of your thighs and calves. You can help yourself to do a series of intense movements. For example: your own stability when turning, jumping, moving horizontally or vertically.
③ The tightening of "core strength". It can keep the body stable and firm all the time. Don't let yourself stand unsteadily because of the inertia brought by the change of action!
Q: About the core strength used in dance?
Every time I do sit-ups, my abdomen will contract when I get up. This is the core strength. When dancing, every breath we take will make our abdomen contract frequently, but many people don't pay attention to combining this contraction with the rhythm of the dance to increase the movement strength and body tension. Every breathing point and rhythm point should be well coordinated to make the dance look more energetic and resilient! This habit should be developed slowly!
Q: How to use breathing in dancing?
Breathing while dancing is a habit gradually formed. The method is simple. Just like we are doing sit-ups, you can feel the tightening of your abdomen every time you exhale when you get up. By the same token, regular relaxation and tightening during dancing, combined with the strength of limbs, can maximize the tension and explosiveness of movements. We should develop this habit slowly in class, so as to get the greatest improvement. Let the abdomen keep contracting, contracting, contracting! Just spit out the place where you exert your strength and cooperate with the limb strength required by the action itself. When we do sit-ups, our abdominal muscles contract every time we get up, that's when we inhale. So breathing and muscle control echo each other. The same way of dancing is the core interruption here. In addition to the coordination of breathing, it also has the function of releasing and closing the interruption according to the rhythm of music, maximizing the dance movements on the limbs and the tension of the body, and showing the power of restraint incisively and vividly.
Q: About the emotions in dancing?
The thoughts and emotions expressed through dance movements, in other words, are reflected through their own life experiences, love experiences and feelings between people.
Western culture and music, eastern culture and music, will not hinder our investment and attention. Listening more or less will affect our body dance, and practicing more or less will affect our emotional strength. Most students will be shy when dancing, which will hinder their physical exertion and emotional release. This is also related to China's ethics, customs and people's feelings for thousands of years. However, we still need to work hard and boldly let go of ourselves to dance.
People whose actions are dead are alive, and everyone has his own temperament and style. After learning dance movements solidly, you can express yourself freely, but only if you need to release yourself. Even when you are studying, you need to let yourself go and avoid unnecessary thoughts, otherwise you will not be able to dance with your heart and even the most basic steps will not be completed. The release of emotions is most directly related to your personality. Extroversion and introversion determine how much your emotions are released. On the other hand, it is the accumulation and precipitation of life. Or the feeling of reading some books and movies. Don't think about how to get into emotions quickly, think more about how to express emotions. Everyone's conditions are different. Emotional intensity is different, but everyone has their own unique side. More or less is not important, what matters is that you can show it, at least you can infect yourself to infect others. Dance and life are still different, but they are also related. What is not necessarily shown in life can be shown through dance, and what is not necessarily shown in dance can also be experienced through life, and then shown through dance.