Basic skills of Latin dance: leg press, splits, lower back.

1. Leg press: It can help open the ligaments of the leg joints and train the body's flexibility. There are three postures of leg press, front leg press, side leg press and back leg press.

2. Split: It can also be called a one-word horse. It is an advanced stage of training ligament flexibility during dance training. It is divided into two methods: horizontal split and vertical split.

3. Lowering the waist: Also known as "lowering the bridge", it is a physical exercise to develop people's flexibility. It is divided into prone and then bending over and kneeling down.

Term definition:

International standard Latin dance is normative, strict and standard. It is a competitive professional dance developed and standardized on the basis of Latin dance. There are five types of Latin dance: rumba, cha cha, samba, jive, and bullfight.

The five Latin dances have their own styles, the passion of samba, the liveliness of cha cha, the gracefulness of rumba, the strength of bullfighting, and the fun of cowboys. The most important difference in style is the grasp of connotation.

They originated in different countries and regions. They were standardized and developed in the United Kingdom in the early 20th century and soon became popular in many countries. At that time, bars in social places were very popular as a form of socialization and entertainment. It was also very popular in Shanghai in the 1930s and 1940s. Later, through the unified regulations of the Royal Association of Dance Teachers, it became an international competition and continues to this day.

Representative music:

In the vast Latin America, the customs and races are extremely diverse, so there are also various styles in music. As mentioned before, in terms of race, in addition to the aboriginal people, the races that migrated from various places on the earth are mixed with each other here, so it can be said that the diverse mixed culture is the greatest feature of the culture of this region.

Among these mixed factors, the most important are three: the music culture of the indigenous Indians; the music culture of the Europeans who once conquered and ruled Central and South America, mainly the Iberian Peninsula; The musical culture of black Africans who were sent to the New World as slaves of Europeans began early on. It lies in the understanding of music, and more importantly, the understanding of the melody of music.

Learn to dance, practice dance, walk, run, and dance. And dancing is the highest state of dancers. We all know that music is the soul of dance, and dancers expressing flowing notes through their bodies is the highest state of dance.

The cultural differences between the East and the West have caused us Orientals to be reserved and shy when dancing Latin dance, and do not dare to express with our bodies or even communicate with our eyes. Therefore, it is very helpful to know more about Western culture to dance "tasteful Latin dance".