1. How can classical dance not be stiff
A mirror is a mirror that can reflect the whole body. It can help you correct your mistakes and improve your sense of dance. Many beginners think that dancing is just about following the beat. In fact, it is not. If you want to dance well, you must have a mirror, otherwise it will be difficult to correct your mistakes after they take shape.
Music, remember that no matter what dance you dance, you must turn on the music. You must not think of dancing as radio gymnastics. It is not just doing movements. Even if you can’t dance, you should let your body and music form an interaction and habit, and slowly learn to grasp the beat and drum.
Wear suitable clothes. No matter what kind of dance you learn, you must learn to have the equipment for this kind of dance. For example, if you learn jazz and Reggae in hip-hop dance, you must have clothes and trousers with a tight upper and lower body width. If you want to learn breaking, you must have a knee protector to protect your body. If you want to learn house, you must have a pair of good shoes to wear.
2. Reasons for rigidity in classical dance
The reason why the body is stiff in dance is that the muscles exert too much force, that is, the muscles have poor control. They mistakenly think that the bigger the action, the better, so they exert too much force, resulting in incoherent movements. The dance is always vigorous, hard-working and serious, but it seems like a robot is dancing, but it lacks nature and softness; Control comes from nature, but control is achieved through postnatal practice. As the name implies, control is the ability to control strength.
In fact, it is an ability to control the retraction and release of one’s own body; Control is a very important ability in dance. If you grasp the method of applying this power, you can make your dance smooth, natural and charming; Some people mistakenly believe that the stronger the body, the better the control. But they don’t know when to close, when to release, when to move big and when to move small. In fact, these technical movements change the size and speed of the movements with the music.
3. Four elements of body in classical dance
3.1. Shape — shape, various dance shapes and corresponding technical skills based on twist, tilt, circle and curve, as well as the display of dynamic process;
3.2. Spirit — national charm, demeanor and temperament (connotation of classical dance);
3.3. Strength — strength (inch strength), strength method and rhythm characteristics of classical dance, priority, cadence, slow and fast, loose and tight, opening and closing and other comparison methods (contrast method);
3.4. Law — rhythm and movement law. Plain, vertical circle and eight character circle are the dynamic essence of Chinese classical dance. It is the dynamic law of Chinese classical dance to stay and go up, or to stay and go down. To be left first, right first, up first, down first, flash and move is the aesthetic requirement from the appearance to the inner.
The jumping skills of classical dance
1. Jumping is a fast performance action. Not all fast music can be used for accompaniment. It is necessary to choose music with jumping and bright rhythm.
2. First, repeat the single jump.
3. On the basis of single practice, combine more than two movements in the small jump, the middle jump and the big jump. In addition, small jump and middle jump can also be properly added to the combination of big jump.
4. The common combinations are: Double take-off and single fall small shooting wild goose jump followed by single take-off and double fall side leg small jump followed by double take-off and single fall small oblique sea exploration jump with turning over. Middle oblique sea exploration jump and step turning (female). The purple golden crown jump is followed by the single take-off and double fall front leg small jump, and then the middle shooting wild goose jump (female). Take the wrong step and then take the praise step.
5. The following actions can be used as connecting actions or ending actions in jump combinations: round field; Waist movements in various postures; Basic dance posture; Such as turning and turning over.
Precautions for introduction to classical dance
1. Children learning classical dance can learn basic skills first, which lays a good foundation, and then it will be easier in the following process.
2. Basic skills include basic physical exercises, such as pressing the side legs and the front legs, kicking, and people often know to lower the fork and waist.
3. In fact, some basic skill exercises taught by dance teachers are all for laying a foundation for learning many dance moves of this classical dance in the future. They are careful and well done. Such exercises are real exercises.
4. When learning this classical dance, we should not only practice hard, but also sit with the students who study together to exchange their experience. When necessary, we should do the actions taught by the teacher and point out the shortcomings of each other. Where we are not serious enough, we should often understand this better than anyone. After everyone’s mutual guidance and learning, Only in this way can students master the skills of learning classical dance faster.
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