Rumba (origin from Cuba)
- Head up (eye contact with partner)
- Rotate Hip, then foot
- Judges cares posture
- Smile
- Connect to the floor
- Small step good, big step bad
- Backward walk, toe-heel-hip
- Emphasize on connection with partner in terms of: hand, eye, choreography and center
Cha Cha (origin from Cuba)
- Cha cha lock: should not only toe hip, should be the paw, it's a continuous action;no flat hip, 2 legs should be bend
- Spot turn: Hip-center-turn to hip-center-hip
- New york: Hip-center-50%weight on both foot
- Side step: light and shaded, contrast in speed(slow and quick)
Samba
- action should be natural and continuous
- (Shadow/Travelling) Boto fogos: bend(forward 45')-toe-bend leg-head face to the direction where i am travelling
Jive( origin from America)
Paso Doble (origin from Spain, developed in France)
- heel step on the floor first
- man as matador/bullfighter
- women as cape
- hip down, chest down, NOT chest up
- Sixteen: while changing position, hands should not be straight
In competition:
What you are doing (10%):
- Static principles: hold, posture, center
- Dynamic principle: turn, sway(side walk), swing (forward-backwalk)
Individuality = Timing with music and partner!
*ballroom dance steps were not recorded in this blog.
