Easy dance to learn: which one to choose?

Easy dance to learn: what you need to know 

What is the best easy dance to learn? Certain dances will allow you to have a certain level without taking lessons every day: bachata, waltz, rock, cha cha cha, there is something for everyone!

Why dance?

Dancing can give you much more profit than you think. In fact, you have fun while working your muscles, your breath and your pace. Somehow you don't even notice that you're actually exercising! 

Can't motivate yourself to go to the gym? You don't like doing outdoor sports like running? Team sports not for you? You seem to be predestined for dance !

Move to the rhythm of the music, learn steps and repeat choreographies: you will love this way of exercising. 

The benefits of dancing

Dance is a very sport complete which allows you to work all parts of the body. It has many benefits:

• she allows to work on your sense of rhythm
• she does work your cardio
• She strengthens your muscles 
• she participates in theimproving your posture
• she makes you clear your head 
• it allows you to reveal your creativity
• etc.

Bachata

What is this ?

There bachata is a dance originating from Dominican Republic and is inspired above all by music. 

This music has a dancing rhythm based on a mix of bolero and other African musical styles. We find in bachata guitars, of the percussion as well as a low. 

Bachata is a couple dance characterized by sensual hip movements. There are several variations of bachata:

• Dominican bachata : this version is danced relatively quickly with many specific movements 
• modern bachata : this is the simplest version of bachata to learn 
• sensual bachata : the music to which 

Tips for dancing bachata 

Bachata is known to be a relatively easy dance to learn because it has some no basics that must subsequently be repeated. 

It's a dance 8 beats just like salsa: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8

These are 4 side steps And 4 front steps accompanied by sensual hip movements and of towers. 

To begin, favor music at slow pace For understand steps and your body. The more comfortable you feel, the more it is advisable to increase the tempo of the music. Little by little, you will see real progress by doing this!

The waltz

What is this ?

There waltz is an original dance German And Austrian and comes from the German word “Walzer” which has the translation “turn around”.

This couple dance, also called ballroom dancing, is a dance in 3 steps. The steps taken allow the couple to make turns on themselves.

Several forms of waltzes coexist:

• the Viennese waltz : fast waltz form 
• the English waltz : slow waltz form and more difficult than the Viennese waltz
• the musette waltz : waltz relatively close to java 
• the tango waltz : mix between waltz and tango, some steps of which are borrowed from it

Tips for dancing the waltz

In the waltz there is a leader and one follower. As a result, learning the steps will not be the same depending on your position in the dance. It is customary for the man to be the leader of the waltz and the woman to be the follower. Of course, these are just customs and you might as well reverse the roles.

Both the leader and the follower have basic steps in the form of square and will therefore be not mirror.

Thus, the leader will for example start with step your left foot forward and the follower go then step back with your right foot. 

Take the time you need to master these steps alone before starting to develop the choreography in pairs. 

Once you've mastered the basic steps, put on some music and increase the pace! 

Rock

What is this ?

THE rock is a mixture of several dances accompanying the music of the musical style Rock'n'roll. 

He was thus born in the 1920s in the United States before arriving in Europe. To make it easier to learn these dance mixtures, rock was subsequently codified. 

Tips for dancing rock

Most of the time, rock is in 4 temps. However, there is rock in 6 beats and is more complex. It is therefore advisable to start with rock in 4 beats.

Pay attention to your legs and feet : your legs should not be stiff and your feet should not be flat. THE rebounds are also part of the dance and give dynamics to your steps. 

One of the secrets is to always have energy while dancing! 

The cha-cha-cha

What is this ?

THE cha-cha-cha, also called cha-cha, is a dance Afro-Cuban. This dance is considered a couple dance and an sports dance because of its dynamism in carrying out the steps.

There are two styles of cha-cha-cha:

• the international version : 
• the American version called Rhythm : this version is more accessible for beginners 

These two versions have many similarities such as the swaying or the fact that they are generally small steps.

Tips for dancing the cha-cha-cha 

The cha-cha-cha works the same as rock or even the waltz, that is to say that there is a leader and a follower. All steps are therefore taken in mirror image: when one moves the left foot forward, the other steps back with the right foot.

The basic steps are relatively simple which allows you to quickly understand the basics and sequences of the dance. 

The cha-cha-cha is danced in 4 beats: 2, 3, cha-cha-cha, 2, 3, cha-cha-cha 

To conclude

To conclude, there is no need to have taken 20 years of dance lessons to be able to do choreography ! Even as a beginner, you can just as easily learn to dance and succeed in dancing well without taking lessons every day.

Thus, several dances are relatively accessible to calmly launch into the discipline:

• bachata : sensual and energetic dance
• the waltz : romantic and twirling dance 
• rock : dynamic and rhythmic dance
• the cha-cha-cha : sporty Latin dance

Other dances such as Kuduro where the Madison for example are relatively easy to learn and are danceable alone ! All you have to do is practice so you can show off in the evening in front of your friends and family.

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Before embarking on a particular dance, it may be interesting to start with learn the basics of dance : THE pace, there awareness of his body and movements And the energy required.

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