A good rule of thumb, especially if you are new to dancing is to keep the rhythm in on place in your body.
To give you a little more freedom and creativity, keeping the rhythm in your feet gives you the ability to interpret the melody with the rest of your body, if you are so inclined..
In dance, a measure is usually “musically paired” with a second measure.
These two measures equal a total of 8 counts, which is why dancers count in sets of 8. 8 counts keep track of the beat and tempo, but break up the song into manageable sections..
In music there are typically 4 counts, or beats, per measure.
In dance, a measure is usually “musically paired” with a second measure.
These two measures equal a total of 8 counts, which is why dancers count in sets of 8. 8 counts keep track of the beat and tempo, but break up the song into manageable sections..
A recent study in the journal Current Biology found that people danced 12% more when very low frequency bass was played.
The study was done by scientists at the LIVElab at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, who wanted to see what musical ingredients make us want to dance..
A single beat is a basic unit of musical time.
In dance music, beats are grouped together to make a repeating pattern – normally made up of either twos, threes or fours.
The repeating pattern of beats gives us the metre or the time of the music, shown by the time signature at the start of a piece of music..
Rumba (120-144 BPM)
A slow- to medium-tempo Latin American dance in 4/4 time, which is characterized by sensual, provocative movements and gestures, Latin-style hip motion, and playful and flirtatious interplay between man and lady..
