The role of breathing in modern dance is self-evident. It is not difficult to draw a conclusion from the perspective of breathing alone. Good and accurate breathing method is an important part of improving sports ability, and it is also the primary problem that can not be ignored in modern dance training. Therefore, we should also pay enough attention to the study and practice of modern dance. It can be said that whether breathing is correct will directly affect the learning effect. How to master the correct breathing method is an important problem to improve the quality and coordination of movements.
I answered this question in my blog, and the content is as follows:
Generally speaking, in dance, when our breasts need to be enlarged (when our bodies expand infinitely)-inhale, and then naturally enter a natural relaxation stage-exhale. This principle runs through the whole process of dance, which can also be said to be the beauty of free putting away and relaxing dance.
If you still don't understand, then I will talk about several aspects that need your consideration:
"Qi" in dance refers to the artistic projection of human physiological breath in body dynamics. China classical dance not only regards "Qi" as a driving force of external posture, but also pays more attention to the experience and imitation of the flowing form of "Qi". Dance body training is the beginning of cultivating dance artistic expression ability. Man's natural body can become an expressive artistic body through training, and "Qi" is closely related to body training. For example, long and wide body movements need to inhale, sinking movements need to exhale, and leg movements need to lift gas to reduce the burden. Many rhythms need to stand up and cross; Some movements are fast and big, and you need to breathe in; Dance styles evolved from "Chong" and "Inclination" all need to exhale. "Those who are surprised lift it, those who are angry sink it" explains the relationship between "Qi" and emotional expression in dance. For example, when you are sad, you will breathe for a long time and vomit for a short time, and the rhythm is mainly lateral lifting; When you are happy, the breath is inhaled and exhaled quickly, and the rhythm is mainly horizontal twisting and flashing fingers; When you are angry, the breath is inhaled for a short time and vomited for a long time. The rhythm is mainly vertical circle, torsion and tilt.
How to make the inner breath consistent with emotions and express emotions in specific actions needs to be explored in practice. The forms of "force" such as cadence and priority in body movement are actually controlled by "qi", which is expressed through "qi" and accompanied by "qi". The movements of China classical dance pay attention to calmness, calmness and stability, so as to achieve the stability of mentality, spirit and energy. At the same time, we also notice that the strength comes from the waist and reaches the end (limb end), and the feeling of internal breathing must start from the middle of the body and run through the eyes and arms. So it is not difficult to understand that "Qi" runs through the whole modern dance (especially the tango).
In modern dance, among all the "dance subjects" related to body swing, there is an extremely close relationship (figurative relationship) between lifting and breathing. To achieve the natural softness of lifting freely, breathing should first be natural and supple. Waltz, Viennese waltz, foxtrot and quickstep are all dances related to lift. If you want to master rising and falling, you must master the use of breathing and exercise.
Many dancers often ignore the importance of breathing when practicing dance, so the dance that jumps out often has action before breathing, lacking internal motivation; The dance steps and movements shown lack both "strength", "lightness" and "flexibility", and the movements are asymmetrical.
For example: waltz's right turn 1, 2, 3.
If you breathe well, start with the first step of descent, so that you can store it and then release it (the energy is right). Exhale, relax as much as possible, and let the body's center of gravity drop (forward and downward) and slide out. When the body starts to swing, it stretches out its right foot and then inhales. Use the guidance of the body and the spare capacity of the first step to swing out the left leg, then slowly continue to inhale to expand the chest cavity, and the body "stretches" upwards to easily complete the third step. In this way, in the case of breathing one breath at a time, not only can you show your strength, but you can also naturally complete the basic right turn step.
The basic steps of waltz, such as right turn, left turn, right turn and so on. Every bar of music has three steps, every three steps has a rise and fall, and each rise and fall uses a breath. There are 4-5 or even 6 fancy dance steps derived from the breathing of the lower walker and the breathing of the upper walker, but no matter how many steps there are, a bar of music can only rise and fall once. The same bar of music can only be used once. Also note that there is only one dance step for descending and exhaling, and ascending and inhaling (holding or holding your breath) can last for multiple dance steps.
The basic steps of foxtrot are feather step, left turn step and three straight steps. There are three steps in each bar of music, and there is a rise and fall every three steps (the rise and fall here is natural); A lift is accompanied by a breath. Its requirements are: exhale when the first step falls, and inhale when the last step rises. In the second step, the body continues to rise due to inhalation. At the end of the third step, the body begins to fall due to exhalation.
(To put it bluntly, inhale when you need to "inflate" and exhale when you need to "release". )
The relationship between breathing and ascension is based on the principle of exhaling when falling, inhaling when starting to rise, and continuing to rise. There are few exceptional dance steps, and most of them adopt the method of "holding your breath" without rising or falling. Beginners will find foxtrot difficult to dance, one of the reasons is that they don't have a good grasp of lifting and breathing; Without proper breathing control, it is impossible to smoothly complete the body swing and naturally rise and fall. Because of unnatural lifts, it is difficult for the body to achieve balance, which increases the learning difficulty of foxtrot.
The biggest difficulty of foxtrot is descending. If the descent is not smooth and supple, the ascent cannot be balanced and accelerated. The key point of the descent is that it needs to be carried out slowly, so it needs to be adjusted through breathing training, and the movement can be effectively controlled. To control breathing well, only the breath of the abdomen can be controlled perfectly (reverse breathing in abdominal diaphragm mode), otherwise, when the dancer jumps the feather step, because the first step can't be relaxed by exhaling, the dance steps are not well dropped, and the body swings forward, so she has to use her legs to drive her body to move, thus losing the charm of the foxtrot.
At present, most dancers can only walk with their feet and move their bodies with their feet. Therefore, if you want to slow down, you can't slow down, and it is easy for your body to improve prematurely. Therefore, in the third step "Q", the body quickly falls from the high position before the end of the rhythm, making the dance steps jump faster. When we watch the spatial trajectory of the head, it is easy to see that the movement is faster than the rhythm, so it is particularly important for foxtrot to master the use of breathing.
The quickstep dance is relaxed and lively, and the breathing and inhalation change quickly and frequently. Because breathing changes quickly, the general dance steps are not so obvious and the stride is not so big. The quickstep is a quarter turn, the first step falls when exhaling, and the last step begins to inhale and rise. The second and third steps continue to inhale, indicating that it continues to rise. The fourth step, keep rising, you can hold your breath, don't rise or fall. Finally, the exhalation begins to drop. In the lifting dance, no matter what kind of footwork, follow the following basic principles: (1), as long as the movement falls, exhale; If the action is rising, inhale; To keep rising, it is adjusted by holding your breath without breathing. (2) Generally speaking, slow-paced dance steps mostly use exhalation; Breathing or static air is often used in the fast-beat dance steps. (3) There is only one dance step when exhaling, and multiple dance steps can be continued when inhaling or keeping rising.
The application methods and general rules mentioned above are things that every dancer should pay attention to. I believe that if you can experience, apply and summarize them in practice, you will certainly gain something. It will make your dance easier and smoother, at the same time, it will make your cooperation with your partner more harmonious and tacit, and it will make you deeply appreciate the endless fun that dance brings you.
In fact, the reason why you are "tired" is not because you can't breathe. On the contrary, because of the deviation of tango technology, it has caused the illusion that you can't breathe (as many people do in other dances). Your muscles are too tense. Don't think that you have to exert yourself to be "strong", but you have to work hard to be "angular". Many times it is caused by the wrong method. Try "winding" and. I have discussed this point in other articles, so I won't say much here. )
By the way, remember: don't treat tango as a modern dance. A close relative of Latin dance, closer than you. Tango comes out by "walking", not by traditional "jumping". Physical education class tried to practice the "standing" action. Our knees are extremely relaxed, so we must feel extremely relaxed and try to move forward. At this time, it must be: the foot reaches the center of gravity or the feeling of "stepping". Even if you walk sideways, you can't leave the "step"