The basic steps of swing dance are: full turn (360-degree turn), 1/2 turn (180-degree turn), 1/4 turn (90-degree turn), gradually retreating swing step, gradually retreating throw step, link swing and link step, left-right transposition step, left-right transposition step and back step.
Walking step, whipping step, whipping step, stopping step, windmill step, Spanish arm step, rolling off arm step, simple rotating step, chicken step, wave whipping step, light step into rolling step, etc.
Style characteristics of swing dance
Cowboy originated from African-American dance, which is a fast-paced and exhausting dance. World War II was spread by American sailors. The melody is cheerful and jumping, with a rhythm of 4/4 beats, 42 ~ 44 bars per minute, six beats and eight steps. It consists of basic dance steps such as stepping, merging, jumping and turning.
The sole of the foot is required to step on the ground, and the waist and crotch are required to swing like a pendulum. It is characterized by agile dance steps, free jumping, relaxed, enthusiastic and cheerful dance. Originated in the United States, it was originally a tap dance by cowboys in the western United States. The popularity of jazz in the 1950s accelerated and improved this dance, but it still maintained the vigorous, romantic and bold style of cowboys in the American West.
The importance of practicing dance is as follows:
1, improve physical fitness: Dance is a whole-body exercise, which can exercise all parts of the body. Through long-term practice, you can improve your flexibility, strength, balance and coordination. This has a good effect on preventing various diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and obesity. Enhance self-confidence: Dance requires performers to show their skills and emotions in front of everyone.
Through constant practice and performance, you can enhance your self-confidence and courage, and make yourself more confident to face the challenges in life. Cultivate aesthetics: Dance is a visual art, which requires performers to have superb skills and unique understanding of beauty. By learning and appreciating dance, we can cultivate people's aesthetics and improve their artistic accomplishment.
3. Teamwork: Dancing often requires the cooperation of many people, which requires each member to be able to obey the command and work closely with team members. Through the practice of dance, we can cultivate people's teamwork ability and collective sense of honor. Release pressure: Modern society has a fast pace of life and great pressure. Dance can help people release pressure and find inner peace.