Dance polka (pictures) - origin and learning movements (video)
The word "polka" in Czech means a half step. The fast pace of dance movements requires sharpness, clarity and agility, and thus makes the moves small and fast. Because of the consonance of the dance with the name of the country, many people in Poland think that it is this state that is the birthplace of the dance, but it is not so. Polka appeared almost two hundred years ago in the Bohemian province of Bohemia. Due to its rapid execution, she turned the head of people of different social status, and without this magical action it was difficult to imagine a solemn event, whether it was social celebrations or folk. The popularity of the polka spread from the Czech Republic to France, and soon it captivated the whole of Europe. Hence the variation of the name, for example, Finnish, Belarusian, Hungarian and so on.
Let's get acquainted with the basic movements of this dance. Firstly, polka is a pair performance. Secondly, perform it at a fast pace, the musical size is 2/4. This is a fairly simple dance, and beginners need to learn only a couple of basic movements. On the other hand, easy-to-look steps require a virtuoso performance from the dancer - not everyone can do it too fast.
Polka is a social and at the same time concert action. It is appropriate not only at parties and corporate parties, but it looks great on stage.
The performance of polka is different for different nationalities. For example, Belarusians perform it very gracefully, Russians are fun, but Estonians are, perhaps, the only people who could turn a dance from superfast to slow.
Polka entered the list of ballroom dances, but immediately there were also her ballroom versions, such as mazurka, gallop and cotillion. The main step of the dance is called Polka. It is a combination of half-steps, which connects the prefix. This combination is performed in a circle or along the dance line. In general polka dancing people with different levels of training. This is both an old and modern dance .
By the way, Polka is one of the first on the list for learning choreography in kindergartens. For children, the Polka dance is useful in that it perfectly develop the capabilities of the vestibular apparatus and the endurance of the organism.
All kinds of polka have common basic movements, by which one can recognize it among hundreds of other dances. Let's review and try to repeat a few simple steps.
The first thing we'll pay attention to is the step with the jump. In fact, its name already speaks for itself. It is necessary to carry out the movement easily and at ease. The score of the tact will be "one, two, three, and one, two, three ..." or "one, two, three ...".
It consists of a step with a jump from such elements:
- Rise lightly to the half-toes for two-fourths of the dance beat count.
- At the expense of "and" a little squat, and the "time" with a sharp movement straighten and align your knees, so that they were stretched like a string.
- Then go up to the half-toes, and at the expense of the "two" smoothly drop and relax your knees so that they do not have any tension, and they looked at ease.
- This movement continues with the bending of the foot, which is performed at ΒΌ of the bar. First, "and" make a small (almost imperceptible) squat, then - relaxation of the knees.
- On the "fold" straighten the bent knee of the left leg, and the right bend.
- Again on the "and" the right foot is placed on the entire foot, and we relax the knees.
During the performance of this movement, the dancer's body must remain perfectly even and do not succumb to inertial repetitions of the partner's movements.
Another basic movement of polka is called overstepping. Perform it in one stroke: on the "and" bend the right foot and raise the half-toe on the left, count "once" step with the right foot in place, then on the score "and" we walk in place with the left foot. Repeat steps several times, first doing forward, then right, left and back, and the second step should look like a prefix.
A great popularity today enjoys the dance of the Finnish polka. It is performed not only in Finland, but also in other countries of the world. In this dance step with a jump and stepping is also used quite actively.
Finnish polka for children
Finnish polka is loved by both adults and children. This dance is one of the first performed on matinees in kindergartens. An energetic children's organism perceives the polka very easily, all movements are remembered and repeated by the kids in one breath. In addition, through this rapid action, children spend all the energy that has not been consumed for the day.
Just look how beautiful the Finnish polka looks on the matinee. Performing the simplest basic movements (stepping and stepping with the jump), the girls quickly start the audience.
Please note that only girls participate in the performance, and where they need to become a couple for making movements in a circle, the babies become in pairs with each other.
Here is another performance - a Finnish polka dance in a kindergarten performed by the youngest pupils.
Yes, the children are a little confused in the movements, but it is noticeable that they enjoy this bright event. And who would have thought that some of the kids still do not know how to speak clearly and clearly, but have already mastered the dance of the Finnish Polka.
Encourage the child to love the Polish, showing an example of yourself - and your energy will always be positive!