How to dance Latin dance well and use body parts correctly

　　How to dance Latin dance well

　　1: Head - Neck and Arms

　　Key 1 Head direction: The head of Latin dance rotates following the body and dance. When your body is facing forward, make sure your head is looking straight. Generally speaking, dancing with your head slightly raised will give people a noble feeling (you should look down when looking at people). Don't raise your head too high, just raise it slightly.

　　Key point 2: Neck rotation: When the head turns with the dance, Latin dance requires turning the head quickly and powerfully. Unlike other dances, which turn slowly, there is not much movement when turning around. In this regard, Latin dance can flexibly move the neck, tightening the neck muscles and rotating back and forth to help reduce the fat on the jaw and neck as soon as possible.

　　2: Shoulders-Arms

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　　(1) Shoulder drive: The shoulder is a very critical part in Latin dance. Whether your gestures are beautiful or not depends on how you use your shoulders. The swing of Latin dance gestures is not just the movement of the big arm driving the forearm, but the movement of the shoulder. How to drive requires a deep understanding and consistent practice. Your shoulders will be very painful and sore in the early stages of practice. Once you get used to it, you will find how easy it is to lift your shoulders. The thing to note is to lift your shoulders, not to let you shrug your shoulders upwards. That is wrong. Instead, press your shoulders to move your arms!

　　(2) Arm swing: Latin dance is a whole-body trunk movement. When dancing, you need to contract the muscles of the whole body. Latin dance hands are tough, powerful and fast. It's not something that can be achieved with just a few flicks. So driving through the shoulders is part of it, and the other part is relying on long-term training to make your arms stronger and slender. Be sure to keep your arms straight when practicing, except for some specific bending movements. For example, the New York step of Cha Cha requires strong and fast throws. Pay attention to your fingers. You must follow the speed and use your wrists flexibly.

　　Three: Waist-hips (key points)

　　(1) Waist rotation : This is the essence of Latin dance. No dance can turn the waist as flexibly as Latin dance. Many foreign players have waist rotations greater than 150 degrees. Many beginners don’t know how to turn. Swinging left and right is not turning. Many beginners feel that they are turning, but in fact, in the eyes of others, they are still swinging left and right. Simply put, turning is turning your butt back and forth. The initial training is to stretch your hands shoulder-width apart, hold on to the parallel handles, raise your heels and turn your butt back and forth. Gradually get used to it and then add strength to your waist, hips, legs and knees. (It’s so easy to just turn your butt, but with these things, you won’t be able to learn it without practicing for several months). Let’s talk about a deeper topic. After you can rotate, try to bring the hip bones and add the knees. The hip bones should move up and down. The correct posture is to use your upper and lower body to press your waist. It's not that the body is falling down. The strength of the upper body is accumulated toward the midsection, and the strength of the lower body is accumulated toward the floor.

　　(2)The role of butt : When dancing Latin dance, even if you don’t move, your buttocks should contract and tilt upward. When dancing Latin dance, your buttocks should be clamped and lifted as high as possible at the same time. Of course, remember to keep your tummy in check too! Don't let your buttocks relax when you turn your waist. You must remember to keep tilting your butt upwards and clamp it upwards. Day after day, one Latin dance lasts for more than 4 minutes. Keep going like this. It won't take long for your butt to naturally rise.