National standard dance, originated from folk dance in various countries, has appeared some social dance with relatively low requirements because of its strict requirements on dance posture and dance steps.
Three elements of dance steps in national standard
1. Pace. This refers to the speed of the movement, a time concept element in the dance step of national standard dance. The pace of national standard dance includes regular step, fast step, slow step, super fast step, long step and "static" step.
The national standard dance is a common step - this is the basic pace first determined according to the specific situation of different national standard dance music. That is, in different ways
In the national standard dance, the dancers must first determine a regular step matching the beat of the national standard dance according to the different beats of the national standard dance music. With this constant step as a standard unit, the pace of national standard dance pace changes have a comparative basis. Do we usually say that the step is accurate? Is the constant step of the national standard dancer accurate?
Fast step - fast step is faster than the constant step. Generally, a constant step takes up a period of time. We call it a constant step, and one fast step is one-second of the constant step.
Slow - slow step is the slower pace than the regular step. Generally, a constant step is 1, while the slow step is 1 + 1.
Super fast - this is measured by constant steps, faster than fast steps. A super fast step takes up only one fourth of the normal steps, even smaller.
Extended step - this is a special processing pace, which is neither regular nor slow. Usually, it is a little longer than the regular step, about 1.5 regular steps. It is particularly important to note that the extended 0.5 step is either scraped from the previous constant step or from the latter. That is, as long as there is an extension, it will be an incomplete step in front or behind it. Therefore, we don't need 1.5+o.5 to explain the extension step, because the extension step is not 1.5 normal step, and the length of the step is determined completely according to the specific situation. The formula is: lengthen step + incomplete constant step = 2 standard constant steps. Generally, with the slow step and then lengthen, dance step will appear too heavy, so, long step is usually longer.
Static step - this is also a special treatment of the pace, there is no absolute static in national standard dance, only relatively static, so-called tree wants to be static, and wind is not only, seemingly motionless but feeling moving dance steps. This international standard ballroom dance step usually takes 2-3 regular steps. One thing to explain: still steps and shapes are not the same.
The basic footwork combination of different dance types of national standard dance is different in the combination of pace. There are two main categories in general:
The first is the average pace: for example, slow three steps, fast three steps, waltz, Vienna waltz, Nanjing small pull dance, Beijing Pingsi dance, etc. The pace of such dance is characterized by one step occupying a beat of dance music, of course, which refers to the usual step in the international standard ballroom dance music. In terms of the overall movement rules, the pace of international standard ballroom dancing steps is average.
One is fast and slow pace: the basic footwork combination of this kind of dance is composed of fast step and regular step or combination of constant step and slow step; some dance types even use fast step, constant step and slow step. For example, the middle four steps, the slow four steps, the Latin dance rumba, the Oriental Rumba Dance, etc., are the basic footwork combination composed of two steps; Dayu step dance, tango, fox trot dance, are the basic steps of three or more steps. In a word, the pace of this kind of national standard dance is fast and slow, not average, in the overall movement law.
2. Step distance.
This is a space concept linear measurement element in dance steps, which refers to the moment of positioning each step in the national standard dance movement, the distance between the two feet and the distance between the two supporting points. The steps of national standard dance are generally divided into one step, half step, super big step, broken step and standing step.
One step of national standard dance: Based on the average constant of Chinese body, the distance between feet is 75 cm. Therefore, the step distance of the national standard dance step is 75 cm.
Half step of national standard dance - if the distance between feet is less than 40 cm, we call it half step.
National standard dance super big step - if the distance between feet is more than 75 cm, we call it super stride.
National standard dance step - the step with a distance of less than 40 cm between the feet and breaking the routine fast moving step, we call it a broken step.
National standard dance step - the step of two feet combined together, we call it standing step.
The size of step distance is to show whether each dance step is in place, full and appropriate; second, it is related to the quality of the front and rear steps; third, it is related to the coordination effect between the dance partners. In general, when the rotation and the large angle change direction, the step distance will be relatively reduced. This common sense should be constantly recited, and it is the best skill to be an subconscious one. National standard dance is dance art, not mechanical processing. The above data are all reference standards. In the practice of national standard dance, we must treat it in specific situations.
3. Step out direction
This is an element of arc measurement in the space concept in dance steps. He refers to the direction of foot shape change in the social dance movement. Usually, the toe shape is changed with the reference points of the toe, heel, inside and outside of the foot. The correct direction of foot shape directly affects the quality of ballroom dance. Especially in the large angle rotation, the correct foot shape direction is the key factor to the rotation angle. The common step out foot shape direction has straight step, horizontal step, cutting step and buckle step.
National Standard Dance straight step - facing the dance line, feet close together, toe direction is forward, heel direction is straight back. Keeping the foot in the direction of forward or backward is a straight forward or a straight backward.
Horizontal step of national standard dance - the step that takes straight step as reference point and moves to the outside of the foot is called horizontal step. There are left and right steps.
National standard dance step cutting - Taking straight step as reference point, when moving forward, the foot shape of the action leg changes from the straight step form to the dance step with the inside of the foot facing the forward direction. The angle of foot shape change is 90 degrees, and there are two kinds of cutting steps.
National standard dance step - when moving forward or backward with straight step as reference point, the foot shape of the action leg changes from straight step to the step with the outer side of the foot facing the forward direction. The angle of the foot shape change is also 90 degrees, and there are two kinds of buckle steps.
There are many subtle details about the foot shape change of the step direction of national standard dance in social dance practice. At every point 180 degrees, there are specific foot shape directions, but basically belong to the four foot shape directions mentioned above, so it is not detailed here.
National standard dance is a kind of dance with common appreciation and participation of the whole people. From the characteristics of dance genre, there is no high difficulty in the dance steps of national standard dance. Whether it is learning dance or dancing, you only need to think about the three elements of this footwork, and it will not be difficult to dance any more difficult steps. The body method and technique of national standard dance can also refer to these three elements.
