Basic movements of classical dance

What are the basic movements of classical dance? In order to help students who study classical dance to be more familiar with the basic knowledge of classical dance, the following are the basic movements of classical dance I collected for you, for reference only, and you are welcome to read them.

On the basis of traditional folk dances, classical dance has been refined, sorted, processed and created by professional workers in past dynasties, and passed down after a long period of artistic practice, which is considered to have certain exemplary significance and classical style characteristics. Generally speaking, classical dance has strict procedures, standardized movements and relatively superb skills.

the origin of classical dance:

China classical dance is a kind of dance with elegance and national style and interest, which is constructed by contemporary people on the basis of inheriting ancient traditional dance and national aesthetic laws such as opera and martial arts.

The classical dance of the Han nationality in China

Most of the dance movements handed down are preserved in traditional Chinese opera and dance; Some dance postures and shapes are preserved in China's extremely rich grotto murals, sculptures, portrait stones, portrait bricks and pottery figurines, as well as paintings and decorative dance images on various unearthed cultural relics; China's rich literature and history materials also have a large number of specific descriptions of past dance images. Chinese dancers have made great achievements in the research, arrangement, reappearance and development of China's classical dance since 195s. They have established a set of China's classical dance teaching materials and created a large number of dance and dance drama works with China's classical dance style, forming delicate and mellow, combining rigidity and flexibility, blending scenes and skills, as well as essence, spirit, hand, eye, body, method and step.

1. Basic hand shape, foot shape, hand position and foot position of China classical dance

(1) Basic hand shape

(1) Palm type: orchid palm, tiger's mouth palm and five fingers separated (children)

(2) Boxing type: semi-clenched fist, bergamot fist, solid fist,

(3) Finger type: single finger and sword finger. Feet, hooks and feet.

(3) Basic hand position

arm position, palm pressing position, palm supporting position, lapel lifting position, palm lifting position,

(4) Basic foot position: forward step, T-step, small eight-step step, big eight-step step step, step, bow and arrow step and imaginary step;

second, the basic posture and movements of the China classical dance arm

(1) the basic posture of the arm:

the single arm, the Shuang Shan arm, the wind flag, the double palm, the palm of the palm, the palm of the palm of the arm, the oblique palm, the palm of the palm and the lapel

(2) the basic movements of the arm

(1) the basic movements of the hand:

the palm.

② Hand-to-hand movements: waving hand, rocker arm, cloud hand, small five-flower, and disc hand

Extended information:

1. Essentials of movements

1. Rotation

(1) The rotation skills in the basic training of China classical dance are mainly characterized by the structure of twisting posture. The rotation in the basic training of ballet is straight, and most of them make three-dimensional composition and shape the image on the basis of the forehead. Therefore, the movement is long and stretched, with a strong sense of extension. The drive of the body, the drive of the arm and the drive of the span are all very important, and the rotation depends on the coordination of the whole body.

(2) The rotation in the basic training of China classical dance, besides the straight rotation, is characterized by the rotation of the body shape in the twisting and tilting dance style, especially the rotation of the balance center of gravity of "tilting", which is based on the vertical composition of the upper and lower parts to shape the image. Therefore, the action shows the slender in tactfulness, the continuation in the rapid flight, and the change in the shape of the rotating screw, such as turning the legs back and chest, and turning backwards and sideways.

(3) The characteristics of waist-driven rotation lead to various "moves" in the basic training of China classical dance, and most of them are in the process of moving. Such as a big step, sweeping the hall and exploring the sea.

In the basic training of China classical dance, there is a strong "posture" in the national dance, and some national dances turn, which can be said to be the continuation and exaggeration of posture.

(4) The transition of national dances is relatively fluid and complex, with a large spatial variation, such as the transition from bottom to top or from top to bottom, as well as the characteristics of the transition of various dances.

2. Turning over

(1) Turning over is a unique skill form in the basic training of China classical dance. It is the turning over of the body with the waist as the axis and the horizontal line tilted. From beginning to end, the movements run through the forms of twisting, leaning, leaning and lifting.

(2) strong nationality

(3) strong image

(4) strong expressive force

3. Bouncing

In the basic training of China classical dance, the method of exertion should be light and drifting, the elastic combination should be required during the movement, the exertion should be concentrated, and the speed of the process should be fast, paying attention to "exerting force at the root and exerting force at the tip" In terms of bouncing, the characteristics of our nation are becoming more and more obvious and the difficulty is getting bigger and bigger.

4. Rhythm

The characteristics of classical dance are also outstanding, which is inseparable from the characteristics of our national music. Our national music rarely has the same strength, regular, uniform and pulsating rhythm as western music, and is generally characterized by the combination of elastic rhythm and dotted line. In rhythm, it is mostly attached (rushing) or syncopated (rushing) or pushed at both ends in the middle, or pushed at both ends in the middle, or pressed slowly, or pressed slowly and so on. Therefore, the internal rhythms of the movements, such as softness, movement, urgency, release, throughput ... cadence, combination of points and lines, etc., produce our specific' dynamic characteristics and sense of rhythm.

second, the training method

the ground training of dance is a form of space occupation of dance training.

The basic training of China classical dance includes ground training in form. The content can be summarized as flexibility training (commonly known as soft opening training), strength training (also known as ability training), and technical and technical action training. Flexibility, strength and technical skills are the three main technical components of a dancer's career, and they are also the basic physical and technical conditions that a professional dancer must have and achieve.

Ground training is to start from the above three aspects, and give a basic, comprehensive and systematic training for dancers to have and master their physical flexibility, strength and technical skills. The ground training has become an organic part of the basic training of China classical dance, which is determined by its particularity.

(1) Sitting posture

The sitting posture in basic training is a posture in which the legs are stretched straight and the legs are sitting on the ground, the trunk is upright, the breath is loosely stored in the abdominal diaphragm, the shoulders are sunk, and the hands are placed on the ground at both sides of the body with the fingertips as the point. Its specific requirements are:

(1) The back should stand upright and keep this shape during the movement.

(2) The legs stretched out in a sitting position stretched the feet, and the force was mistakenly concentrated on the toes of the feet, and the thigh muscles were relaxed.

1. Foot-stretching and foot-hooking

Foot-stretching and foot-hooking is an important link in ground-based training, which involves not only the basic form of action, but also the exertion method and consciousness of action. Foot-stretching and foot-hooking include toe-stretching in the training process, which is a group of actions with internal logical relationship. Generally speaking, foot-stretching and foot-hooking are practiced together.

(1) Foot stretching: Push the arch to stretch straight from the ankle, and then push the toes to stretch diagonally downward and far in turn.

preparation: sitting posture

action: from the ankle joint, force is exerted to push the arch of the foot to extend obliquely downward, and then from the arch of the foot to the toes to form a stretched foot. Leg stretching can be positive, open, one-legged and two-legged.

(2) Hook the foot:

Preparation: Sitting posture

Action: Exert force from the ankle joint, and concentrate the force on the ankle joint through toe hook and sole hook. Hook feet can be straight, open, bipedal and single-legged in training form. The decomposition practice of hook foot can be treated as toe hook first and then complete hook foot.

2. Pressing the front leg

Pressing the front leg is a basic movement with sitting posture as the basic posture, legs straight and flat, legs hooked and stretched, combined with hand position with flat hand and double palm support, and stretching flexibility as the training purpose. On the ground, with the hip joint as the fulcrum, the trunk is upright and the breath is loosely stored in the diaphragm, while extending forward and pressing down.

preparation: sitting posture

action: the trunk is upright, the breath is relaxed, and both hands reach out to the palm position horizontally, and drive the trunk to stick to the legs.

teaching requirements: the whole movement process emphasizes keeping the legs straight and the trunk extended.

3. Pressing the hind legs

Pressing the hind legs is based on sitting posture, with the front legs stretching their feet and sucking their legs, and the rear legs stretching backward and far in the outward and straight form. Keep your upper body upright, keep your eyes looking straight ahead, and put your arms on the same side as your front legs in an oblique position to support your body to maintain balance. The arm on the same side as the hind leg forms a palm-holding dance, which drives the body to press backwards.

preparation: (Take the left leg as an example) sitting posture, facing 3 o'clock or 7 o'clock, sucking the left leg, straightening the right hind leg, holding the palm with the right hand and supporting the ground with the left hand.

Action: Take the palm-holding hand as the guide, and drive the body to press down directly to the rear, so as to extend backward and far to the maximum.

4. Pressing the side leg

There are two basic ways to press the side leg:

(1) The legs form the suction leg and the side leg respectively, and the hand position is used to hold and press the side leg.

(2) Press the side leg in the cross posture.

preparation: (Take the left leg as an example) sitting posture, with the right leg sucking the leg, the back upright, the left leg extended sideways and far away, and both hands dancing in the palm of your hand.

Action: In the prepared posture, lead with the palm-supporting hand, and drive the body to stick to the straight leg. ;