1. How to tap dance
When dancing tap dance, we must first move our feet. Our feet mainly use our ankles. Therefore, we first practice the hooking of our feet, then turn our ankles inward and outward, shake our knees, relax our knee joints, and then do the following:
1.1. Straighten the knee joint and swing the arms (foot landing).
1.2. Single arm swing exercise (others are the same as above).
1.3. Double foot jump practice (use the forefoot, keep the heel off the ground, and swing your arms naturally).
1.4. Rotate 90 degrees and clap your hands (first turn and jump, then clap your hands).
2. Benefits of learning tap dance for the elderly
2.1 at present, many middle-aged and old people’s leg muscles and nerves will age to varying degrees, and tap dancing exercises people’s joint positions: knee joints and ankle joints.
2.2. Learning to dance tap dance is a very good form of fitness and entertainment for the middle-aged and old people. It can not only activate joints, but also prevent excessive muscle relaxation.
2.3. Tap dance is a collective activity, which can make people integrate into the collective and feel the positive energy of solidarity and mutual assistance. Especially for the elderly, participating in more group activities is beneficial to relaxation.
2.4 in the increasingly tense living environment, people are forced to pay a great health price to adapt to the needs of survival. There are more and more psychological disorders, which are manifested in five aspects: anxiety, depression, mania, inferiority complex and paranoia. Especially for the elderly, the atmosphere of tap dance is more suitable!
3. Tap dancing is not suitable for people
3.1. Diabetes patients should not practice tap dancing. Because the body of diabetes patients is lack of sugar, their limbs are easy to be weak. If they practice tap dancing forcibly, it will aggravate their condition, which is harmful to the body of the practitioners.
3.2. Patients with rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis are not suitable for practicing tap dancing. Because the rhythm and intensity of tap dance are relatively high, the requirements for the joints of the legs of the practitioners are also high. If there is no disease in the joints, practicing tap dance can make the joints fully move and help prevent joint diseases. However, if you already have joint diseases, practicing tap dance will aggravate joint diseases.
What should the elderly pay attention to in tap dancing
1. Tap dance is a dance suitable for people of all ages. It is not limited by age, venue, dance partner, amateur and professional, nor does it need a dance foundation. As long as you have a sincere love for life, tap dance can let you stamp out a beautiful rhythm from the simplest left and right steps, bringing you real happiness.
2. Nowadays, the leg muscles and nerves of many middle-aged and old friends are aging to varying degrees, and tap dancing exercises the joint positions of people: knee joints and ankle joints.
3. Although tap dance can exercise people’s legs and feet, it requires a large amount of exercise and requires a high rhythm and frequency. Therefore, people with heart disease and high blood pressure should practice tap dance according to their own physical conditions, do what they can, and do not rush to keep up with others’ rhythm and speed.
Basic types of tap dance
1. Irish tap dance
Tap dance is the characteristic of Ireland and the quintessence of Ireland. It combines artistic performance, elegant dance movements and the dancer’s amazing physical strength. In recent years, Irish dance has been popular all over the world. Next, let’s take you into a world of Irish dance and let you clearly understand this popular dance.
2. American tap dance
In the form of freedom and ease, it pursues the complex expression of rhythm. As a new continent promotion of African National Art, American tap dance inherits the original freedom deep in the nature of black people. “Tap is not map” has always been carried forward as the true meaning of American tap dance.
3. British tap
The emphasis is on the beautiful body movements of ballet, and there are more twists and slides in the dance steps. The dancers often give people an aristocratic atmosphere in the performance. In addition, the syncopation of British tap in the rhythm part is less, but there are more repeated syllables.
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