Salsa – One of the most modern ballroom dancing

jazzer — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:57:03 +0000

The salsa can be divided into eight different categories. There is no standard for this style of dancing basic steps and it can dance in pairs or in a group. In many of these Latin American dance school ballroom dancing is taught.
Salsa is one of the most popular social dances in general, and is danced in many bars, discos or Latino. Originally salsa comes from Latin America and the USA, which have a variety of dance forms and styles developed out. Salsa can be danced by both couples as well as groups and is due to different case, ankle and Figures also very good as a show dance. The dance of salsa is danced to Salsa music special, arising from African-American, American, but has also developed European elements. Many characters are the French dance of the late 17th Century, the so-called Contra dance, borrowed. In the starting position, the partners are opposite here. By the French and Spanish colonization of these dances came to the Caribbean, where they have been adapted and developed further. Of Hispaniola arrived in the dances of Cuba to the United States, from where they splashed in the early 80s back to Europe. Salsa is different from classical dances especially the fact that no single basic step is defined. Most often the basic step on 1 with forward and backward movement can be observed. This salsa is danced in 4/4-time. Since the basic steps common to two bars, while the dancers are not four but eight. With the first beat of the bar of the basic step starts forward, a step that follows the square, and another to close it. On the second and fourth beat is a pause. The emphasis is on the fourth beat. Thus, delays caused by tempo changes and extensions that make the dance is unique and unmistakable.

History and definition

jazzer — Thu, 29 May 2008 06:11:17 +0000

The term “ballroom” refers to a pair unprofessional secular dances created in medieval Europe. These dances are very modifies – any era of European history – Rebirth, Education, classicism, romanticism – created a unique set of dance. Throughout the European cultural development in the ballroom dance influenced by a variety of ethnic sources, as well as professional dance.

Ballroom dance twentieth century created on the basis of European dance, in which at the turn of the century XIX-XX breathed new life African and Latin American music and dance culture. Great majority of contemporary ballroom dance are African “roots”, already well-disguised technical processing of European dance school.

In 1920 – e years in England with the Imperial Society dance teachers emerged special Council for ballroom dancing. English specialists standardized all known by then dances – waltz, fast and slow fokstroty, tango. Thus arose the competitive dance, and since then ballroom dancing divided into two areas – sports, and so with ial dance. In 1930-1950 – e years, the number of standard ballroom dances increased by the fact that it has added five Latin American dances (in this order: Rumba, samba, dzhayv, pasodobl, cha-cha-cha).

Now on sports dance competitions are held. Is an three programmes: European, Latin American and the so-called “ten”, which includes all ten dances. Amateur world championships are held under the auspices of IDSF, a professional – under the patronage of British dance organizations. The most prestigious in the world remain British competitions, in particular, UK Open.

In the United States remains unique as some national version of ballroom dancing, and the competition for them. – [Glossary ballroom dancing | "American Smooth"]] “American Rhythm”

The word “ball” in the Russian language came from the French and comes from the Latin verb ballare, which means “dance”. Of the enormous diversity as elite (historical-household) and folk dance group in the ballroom dancing hit, with the following features.

All ballroom dances are paired. A couple of Chevalier and constitute lady dancing with the observance of points of contact. The European program this contact more dense. He maintained throughout the dance. In the Latin American program contact more free, more often at the expense of joined hands and can sometimes be lost altogether as well as grow at the expense of tension in the performance figures.

Since the ballroom dancing requires certain skills and trenirovannosti, their popularity has declined in society over time. The emergence twist in 1960 – years of marked the end of the pair dancing. Such dances as the waltz, tango, fokstrot etc. virtually ceased to serve for mass entertainment. In the history of Ballroom Dance opened a new page.

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Salsa – One of the most modern ballroom dancing

History and definition