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Dances

Author: Pavel Gather
Psychologist, Lecturer Salsa and Tango

Dances

Author: Pavel Pavel
Psychologist, Lecturer Salsa

on At the start, you always want to get a quick result. When it doesn't happen, the hypothesis arises that everything takes time. After a conditionally acceptable time, humility comes to mastering pair dances, which, perhaps, is not given, and I will just do what I learned somehow.

This is the most common story of those who believe that the mere act of attending a pair dance class is enough to learn how to dance.
Absolutely not. If you want to really dance well, you have to make an effort outside of the dance class. A good teacher will definitely be needed, but the initiative should be on your side.

1. Listen to music

The most common and accessible advice that is given already in the first lessons. And it definitely works. Music creates a certain atmosphere of the dance and intuitively you want to move to it. It doesn't matter where you listen to music - in the car, on headphones while walking or doing household chores.

An addition that will help you dance better is your active participation in the music. Sing along, dance or simply beat musical accents with any free parts of the body. In the subway, for example, it is enough to tap out bright moments with your fingers, in the car to sing along with sounds, and at home you can jump for pleasure.

2. Watch videos of good dancers

It's complicated, but also obvious. It’s more difficult, because without recommendations from more experienced dancers, unfortunately, it’s not so easy to find a good quality video on the net (I mean not the resolution quality, but the content itself).

Meaningful video viewing is about building an understanding of HOW dancers make a particular impression on a partner or viewer. Technology is at the heart of everything. Understanding how the pros do it is a big step forward.

It is important to distinguish a show from a disco dance, a staged performance from an improvisation, a stylized dance from an authentic one, etc. Ask for recommendations and dance teachers will always throw off a couple of videos of worthy landmarks.

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3. Dance in salsatecas/milongas/discotheques

A very delicate moment when it is worth coming to the first party. From a technical point of view, most students in 1-3 months have a sufficient set of figures and techniques to come and dance calmly. Psychologically, the same moment can be stretched out for an indefinite time. After all, it is imperative to “not lose face”, “learn more figures” and be sure what to do in case “there is an unfamiliar movement”.

In fact, the partygoers don't really care (except for a small layer of non-professional teachers who want to help inexperienced dancers by treating them as customers in the future). It is important to come and try dancing after a month of classes. You can only with friends or guys from your group. This will be enough to feel the adrenaline and inspiration from the dance.

4. Dance with partners or partners not of your level

The conventional wisdom that you need to practice in groups of your level does not withstand the test of experience. Perhaps now your eyes widened in surprise, and you want to meaningfully read the phrase again. Yes, you saw everything correctly: when you dance with a partner of your level, you don’t grow anywhere.

It's important to understand that not only does it work one way and you have to dance with cooler dancers, but it works even more effectively the other way. It is no coincidence that teaching pair dances dramatically raises the level of the teacher himself. You have an endless stream of very beginner dancers.

How it works. A more experienced partner needs to be "stretched". It's easy and obvious. With beginners, you need to take more initiative on yourself, see the general pattern of the dance more widely, turn on and insure more, try to be an example and be more careful. The quality of interaction begins to grow significantly. And wonderful partners too.

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5. Learn to dance for a partner and for a partner

Turks and Argentines are one of the best partners in the world. In Russia, partners are highly valued. Why? The answer is simple. In Argentina and Turkey, it is not questionable for men to ask another man to lead in one piece or another and give feedback on the quality of the lead. For them, it will be a great shame to hear moralizing from a partner, or even more so to be known in the community as an insecure partner.

In Russia, due to the constant, often far-fetched, opinion that there are more women in pair dances, partners calmly get up and study their partner's part. Such partners then grow into very cool dancers and teachers. In no case do this at parties, only in class. Here we are talking only about the learning strategy. At parties, be yourself.

6. Do not memorize the links

Always try to look deeper and understand the through principle and idea of ​​movement. Understanding what and how is done will make it possible to independently generate any sequences and chips.

Human memory is limited and there will always be a moment when something will escape and your repertoire will be limited by the size of RAM.

In Argentine tango, for example, there are seven levels of movement construction that, when mastered, will allow you to make millions of combinations. And how many dance sequences can you really remember? In rueda, more than 150 figures dance in a rare circle. It's hard to keep more in mind.

7. Develop your body

Many years of experience in teaching couple dance shows that as soon as everyone pairs up in a class, any progress in individual style ends. But it is the individual style that distinguishes everyone at the disco: partners change, and style is always with you.

The body as the main instrument of dance must be very plastic, responsive and emotional. Surprisingly, not all pair dance schools have a general physical warm-up. It is vital to tune the body and understand how it works.

You can always train extra and concentrate more on the basic steps, as their true value is as body work. The sequence of steps is, in fact, the simplest thing that can be in pair dancing. The quality of individual performance determines the craftsmanship.

8. Try on the images of inspiring dancers

A psychological life hack for those who have already mastered the steps, but still feel that there is not enough brightness and drive. Most are terribly afraid of being someone else's "clone". Here the action is the same as under the influence of hypnosis - the more you resist, the more you plunge into an altered state of consciousness.

With a high degree of probability, you are already dancing like someone else's "clone". A meaningful fitting of someone else's image is that you mentally take the image of the one who inspires you (inspiration is critical in this case) and "put on" yourself. Then you start dancing and trying to feel in general how it is to be able, for example, to be the best partner or the sexiest partner in a disco. This is much more difficult than it seems. But it works extremely efficiently.

9. Dance to offbeat music

Habitual rhythms keep you tight. Tango salon or speedy timba leave little room for experimentation and fantasy. Pattern dancing is always noticeable and is reserved for beginners.

The truly new is born outside of the usual. Look for places to experiment. If there is no place, organize self-training. The main thing is not to get carried away, because music determines the style. We bring something new to pair dances, rather than trying to change them.

Search, improvise, don’t be afraid to go beyond, develop in different directions, be inspired by music atypical for the style

10. Try your hand at basic dance directions

dances exist according to their own non-choreographic laws.

This is the deepest delusion, which has turned into a ceiling for the qualitative development of partner dances. After all, all professional dancers, for example, in salsa or bachata, build their ideas on the basic choreographic principles.

Do not think that choreography is only applicable on stage. Any meaningful movement of the body can be choreographic. In general, try classical or modern choreography. Basically, hip-hop can work too.

11. Look for battle sensations

Pair dances return us to an active position of manifestation of our body. As in the days of our ancient ancestors, we impress the members of the opposite sex by how dexterous, hardy, sexy, etc. we are. Modern laws of the jungle in the entourage of big cities.

If you look around the dance floor, it becomes clear that the majority are clearly herbivores (not in the sense of vegetarians, but in relation to those around them). I am sure that predators are always more interesting in terms of the attractiveness of the image - try to find a counterbalance among herbivores, for example, a cat woman or a lion man.

The conversation is about an internal position, not about aggressiveness. Lability and lack of control are inherent in adolescents, and not in adult self-sufficient people.

Accordingly, even a training or friendly battle gives, on the one hand, practical skills - to make a bright sequence of movements, bring an idea to a climax, show a spectacular feature, on the other hand, develops the psychological basis of the dance - self-confidence, resistance to extraneous attention, self-control and self-control in complex elements.

12. Communicate with professionals

The environment shapes the internal position. Basically, real passionaries of the dance community are ready to openly talk, discuss and support the development of dance in every possible way. Universal principles and the ideas they articulate have a much longer and more practical perspective than meets the eye.

Accept that, for example, behind the words "listen to your partner" is not only a beautiful metaphor, but also a practical skill to literally listen to your partner. At the same time, always treat every thought, even the most respected teacher, as a private opinion.

Your skill will lie in finding the scope of the idea even in conflicting opinions. Most often, the contradiction is speculative and the truth lies in the angle of perception or situationality.

Your dancing growth will stop sooner or later. This can happen at the level of three basic steps or years of experience in teaching and show performances. Regardless of your level, the suggested 12 life hacks can get you off the ground and greatly accelerate your dance growth. There is no way here without your motivation and activity. Take your dance development into your own hands. 9Ol000 Dangerous sexuality

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Kremlin Cup - Pride of Russia! Professionals, amateurs, proem

KREMLIN CUP
PRIDE OF RUSSIA!
LATIN DANCES
PROFESSIONALS/AMATEURS/PROEM
EUROPEAN DANCES
AMATEURS / PROEM

On October 22, the Kremlin Palace hosted a dance event – ​​“Kremlin Cup - Pride of Russia!”. Its organizer is the President of the Russian Dance Union, Honorary Vice-President of the WDC, Honored Art Worker of Russia Stanislav Popov.

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This was the second dance event held under this name this year. And again on those dates when Moscow was ready to invite the world's best dancers to the Kremlin parquet, this time as part of the European Dance World Championship. But today's difficult situation is making its own adjustments. However, a dance filled with the joy of emotions, the highest skill and sincerity of the dancers cannot but fill the hearts of those who see this dance with happiness!

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23 couples took part in the main tournament of the “Kremlin Cup - Pride of Russia!” tournament of professionals in Latin American dances. It was this line-up that was selected based on the results of the most important, recent tournaments of 2022. As a result, unanimously the first place was taken by the champions of Russia this year Kirill Belorukov and Valeria Aidaeva. They successfully performed at foreign tournaments this year. In May, they became the silver medalists of Blackpool, in September they reached the final of the US Open and in October, in fact, a week before the Kremlin Cup, they reached the final of the International. They are in great shape, so much so that Cyril even allowed himself to joke while dancing with the audience in the hall. Andrey and Anastasia Kiselyov from Moscow, constantly growing in their skills, went up to the second step, having won silver medals. They overtook their regular rivals, Russian vice-champions Vladimir Litvinov and Olga Nikolaeva, also from Moscow. Andrey and Anastasia feel a certain vein, a nerve that is noticeable on the parquet. By the way, just like Kirill and Valeria, they competed at the International a week before the Kremlin Cup and were successful for them. The third position this time went to the finalists of the World Cups and the European Championship, Vladimir Litvinov and Olga Nikolaeva. They were still elegant, but that was not enough in the competition for second place. The fourth was Kirill Voronin and Tatyana Kosenko from St. Petersburg. Their dance was expressive, which also speaks of the good shape of the dancers. By the way, in July of this year they entered the final of the European Championship, which was held in Portugal. Russia had to transfer the rights to hold it to this country. In fifth place are Timur Yusupov and Valeria Remina, who performed wonderfully in the final. And in sixth place - debutants of the Kremlin Cup final Oleg Negrov and Victoria Kachalko.

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Out of the final, Ruslan Khisamutdinov and Karina Yusupova remained in seventh place. Ruslan this year actively participated in the television project "Dancing with the Stars", and then he was chosen to participate in the dance and drama performance "Breath of Memory". In eighth place are the world champions in 10 dances Nikolai Govorov and Evgenia Tolstaya, who rarely perform in Latin in Russia, but mostly in the standard. In 9th place are Svyatoslav Gerasimov and Anastasia Zakharchuk - a couple that brilliantly performed the role of a creative couple for this Kremlin Cup.

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Two couples from Kazakhstan and Romania took part in the professional tournament for the first time. As a result, they ended up in the second part of the final list.

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25 dance duets took part in the Amateur Latin American Dance Tournament. Just like in professionals, the list was determined by the results of the last, most important tournaments. A bitter struggle was going on for every place. The winners of the Kremlin Cup, as in the spring, were the champions of Russia this year, Mikhail Popov and Anastasia Dubrovskaya from St. Petersburg. The leadership of the couple is provided not only by dancing. This time, with her two costumes, made in the same style, and her image as a whole, Anastasia simply amazed. In second place, as in the spring, their teammates from St. Petersburg, a bright pair of Takha Batu Choshar and Alexandra Povzun. Bronze medals for the Moscow couple Dmitry Semyeshkin and Karina Zadoyan. Lately, Karina has been choosing bright colors for dresses, which adds freshness to the perception of the couple. In fourth place is the Moscow couple Ilya Gavrikov and Ekaterina Semashko, distinguished by very beautiful lines. On the fifth place are their teammates from Moscow Nikita Polyakov and Anastasia Vasilchenko. By the way, all these five couples quite recently, in September, took part in the Super Cup of Russia tournament held in this format for the first time in Tyumen, where they also competed in the show. And in sixth place - Nikita Gordenkov and Bella Bakarova from Moscow. All couples in the finals in the Amateurs were distinguished by super energy. But she distinguished this couple in a square. Two wonderful duets became semi-finalists - Sharif Mirkhanov and Anna Dolgopolova from Bryansk and Andrey Sokolov and Arina Bortnikova from Moscow. These two pairs were winners of the Russian Youth Championships last year. Good luck to them in the adult category! Couples from our friendly countries - Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan took part in the Amateur Latin American Dance Tournament. Of course, participation in the Kremlin Cup, and these were the champions of their countries, became a huge school for them. As a result, they closed the tournament list. It is a pity that we saw these oriental beauties in only one tour.

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13 dance duets took part in the Amateur European Dance Tournament. The winners were Alexander Borisov and Sofia Shchipskaya from Moscow, vice-champions of Russia this year. Silver medals for Pavel Kopaev and Yana Zaitseva from St. Petersburg. Bronze - Viktor Nugaev and Vasilisa Rudakova from Moscow, in fourth place - Vladislav Ilyushenov and Maria Borisova from Lobnya. These four couples, as well as amateur latin couples, took part in the “Russian Super Cup” in Tyumen in September and prepared not only the main program, but also the show. Two dance duets were presented in Amateurs under the European program Kazakhstan and Belarus. The audience greeted the participants of this tournament, dancers from Lugansk, Artur Kulachko and Alexandra Bondareva with a long applause. Of particular note is the musical accompaniment of the European program. This time the jazz band "Dance-land" under the leadership of the laureate of international competitions Maxim Piganov prepared new arrangements of Soviet songs, front-line times and Russian romances. It was a real musical gift for both the dancers and the audience.

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There were two Pro-Am events that evening. The most numerous was a group of dancers in Latin American dances. 23 dance duets took to the floor, all from Russia. Kirill Belorukov and Marina Maksimova won. In European dances in Pro-Am, 12 dance duets took to the floor, also all from Russia. Alexander Borisov and Elvira Usmanova won.

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With such a busy schedule, there was very little time left for demonstration performances. There were only two of them in the Pro-Am category. The military theme was revealed by the first performance. It was preceded by a story by Stanislav Popov about two RTS dancers, twin brothers, who have now volunteered for the front. Today one of them is wounded. In their dance, Andrei Olgomets and Evgenia Kruglova tried to convey both the bitter feeling of loss and the bright feeling of love.

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The second Pro-Am show was presented by a couple Victoria Mysak and Alexey Kolesnikov. Although Victoria and Alexey performed a bright Latin American dance, their number as a whole was colored with Indian flavor. The fact is that for many years one of the partners of events in the Kremlin has been the STORK company. Its president is a graduate of the Peoples' Friendship University (PFUR), an Indian citizen, Mr. Rajhav Jugendra Singh. Therefore, it is no coincidence that Stanislav Popov reminded the public of many years of friendship with the Indian people.

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This evening Stanislav Popov mentioned the topic of relations with other countries again. The Kremlin Cup was attended by a delegation of the Republic of South Korea, including Ambassador Plenipotentiary Mr. Chang Ho Jin with his wife, Consul General and accompanying persons. This eight-seat table clearly attracted attention. First of all, with its amazing oriental discipline. From the first to the last minute of the dance event, all those present were sitting at the table, vividly reacting to what was happening. Interestingly, in the Republic of South Korea, sports dances are becoming increasingly popular!

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Famous artist Misha Lenn attended the evening. With Stanislav Popov, he is connected not only by friendly relations. At one time he was the author of creative pictures for dance events in the Kremlin. That evening, Misha gave Stanislav an umbrella with his painting called "Tango on Red Square" on the inside.

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As always, two musical groups performed as accompaniment for two programs - Latin American and European. The 7 Winds group led by Honored Artist of Russia Georgy Musheev and the Dance Land jazz band led by Maxim Piganov. The famous fado and tango performer Marina Paloma also took part in the dance part of the evening.

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