Nhảy Waltz
Saturday, 15. September 2007, 12:19:35
Khiêu vủ đem lại nhiều phút giây say đắm, hạnh phúc tuyệt vời. Các bạn có xem phim “Shall we dance?” chưa? Tâm trạng cũa tôi giống tâm trạng nhân vật trong phim nầy.., giống phần nào.
“Waltz (tiếng Anh) hay Valse (tiếng Pháp) là loại nhạc nhảy xuất phát từ châu Âu với nhịp ba. Có những thể loại sau: Wien Waltz (Lướt nhanh), Boston Waltz (Vừa phải), Slow Waltz (Chậm) và cả Jazz Waltz. Ngoài ra Waltz còn có một số những loại điệu biến thể như Minuet và Scherzo. Tuy nhiên cũng có thể dùng điệu này trong việc lồng ghép hoặc những bài hát.
Điệu Waltz thường thấy trong những bản nhạc nhẹ, dân ca và nhạc cổ điển từ châu Âu. Tại Việt Nam, nó thường được được viết trong những bản nhạc trước năm 1975.”
(Wikipedia, http://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz )
•“In contemporary ballroom dance, the fast versions of the waltz are called Viennese Waltz.
•International Standard Waltz has only closed figures; that is, the couple never leaves closed position.
•The American Style Waltz, in contrast to the International Standard Waltz, involves breaking contact almost entirely in some figures. For example, the Syncopated Side-by-Side with Spin includes a free spin for both partners. Open rolls are another good example of an open dance figure, in which the secondary partner alternates between the primary partner's left and right sides, with the primary partner's left or right arm (alone) providing the lead. Waltzes were the staple of many American musicals and films, including "Waltz in Swing Time" sung by Fred Astaire. “
(Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz )
“Waltz is a smooth progressive dance characterized by long, flowing movements, continuous turns, and rise & fall. Graceful and elegant, Waltz dancers glide around the floor almost effortlessly. At 28-30 measures per minute, the tempo is slow at best, but the expressive quality of the music often invites very powerful and dynamic movement from dancers.
When first introduced into the English ballrooms in the early 1800's, the Waltz was denounced by both church and state for its vulgarity and immorality... this was, after all, the first time society had seen this outrageous dance position, with the man holding the lady so close to his body. But the very thing that brought it such criticism also made it appealing, and the Waltz was here to stay.
Throughout its history, the Waltz has undergone many changes. Even before its introduction into society as a ballroom dance, it was a country folk dance born in the seventeenth century in the suburbs of Austria and Bavaria. By the middle of the eighteenth century, the dance had grown in popularity and spread throughout Europe.
The Waltz was introduced into the United States in the mid-1800's. The standard Waltz tempo at this time was still very fast and quite demanding to the average dancer, and before long, composers were writing music which was much slower. From this music evolved a style of Waltz called the Boston, with slower turns, and more longer, gliding movements. While the Boston eventually faded away, it did stimulate the development of what we now know as Slow Waltz. Throughout the twentieth century, the English refined the movements and codified the technique into the competitive International style Slow Waltz.”
Muốn học nhảy một vài bước Slow Waltz căn bản thuộc cấp bậc beginning Bronze, mời các bạn click vô link sau đây, sau đó click vô “overview” để được nghe giải thích và biểu diễn. Những bước sau đây thuộc chương trình Pre-Bronze được giải thích rất rõ ràng: Closed changes, Natural Turn, Reverse Turn, Natural Spin Turn, Whisk, Chasse from PP (Promenade Position).
(Learn to dance Waltz, http://www.ballroomdancers.com/Dances/dance_overview.asp?Dance=WAL )
Video clip “Learning the Waltz”, được truy cập gần 1200 lần. Trong video clip nầy, tôi nhảy một routine ở cấp bậc bronze với Cô giáo tên Linda Gammon, cựu giáo sư ở DanceSport, New York:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=V5Rn0k87Bwg
Photo Album “Happy Dancing”:
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/albums/show.dml?id=158183
Blog “Happy Dancing”:
http://journals.aol.com/ddanle/happy-dancing/
Video clip "Happy Dancing":
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HPj_-AFGaCI
Đọc bài Học Nhảy tại Hoa Kỳ
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/1232604
Click “Read More” để xem video clip “Learning the Waltz”















laudaikhongtontai # 22. September 2007, 17:13