Volume 1 Chapter 95 Dancing Challenge (1/2)
There are many different dancing styles: African, West Indian, African-American, ceremonial dance, disco / electronic dance, Hanpurian, free and improvised dance, historical dance, Latin / rhythm novelty and fad dances, social dance, street dance, swing dance and others. Within each category, there are also multiple dancing styles.
The guy who was in charge of music describe the rules. ”One category will be chosen. You have to dance any style of dance that includes the chosen dancing category. Is that clear?”
”Yes,” Han Luo said while Jared ardently nodded. He was very confident.
The first category that was chosen was free and improvised dance.
When the music started, Jared moved first. It was a free dance move. Free dance is modern dance which rebels against the rigid constraints of classical ballet. Jared chose it first so that he could win against Han Luo in one go. Han Luo was a ballet dancer; as a ballet dancer, the last thing she would know is free dance.
Jared's dance moves revolved around swift body movements combined with passionate facial expressions. His moves were professional, and his expressions were right on the mark. Even the teachers who were present praised him in their minds.
After the music stopped, Jared looked at Han Luo with a dirty smile. He asked, ”Can you do it? You still got time to go back to your cave and eat snakes. You can't say I didn't give you the chance to forfeit!”
Not only did he not go easy on her, he also made a dirty move by choosing free dance. He was a hundred percent sure that she didn't know this style of dance. Everyone started to clap because of his flawless, effortless moves. Some cheered him on, while some looked at Han Luo with great interest.
Han Luo nodded quietly. She was never insulted like this before. The more he badmouthed her, the more it made her hate him. She signaled the music to start. Matching Jared's song, Tang Yujin chose the next song.
Han Luo moved with the music. She was going to do an ecstatic dance. Ecstatic dance is a form of dance in which the dancers, sometimes without the need to follow specific steps, abandon themselves to the
rhythm and move freely as the music takes them, leading them to a trance and a feeling of ecstasy. The dance serves as a form of meditation, helping people to cope with stress and to attain serenity.
When Han Luo danced, the audiences felt that her moves were describing the inner thoughts of the onlookers. They felt some kind of connection with her dance moves. They were drawn to her.
When the music ended, Han Luo went back to her usual expression. No one could tell that she was dancing in ecstasy just a few seconds ago.
The next category that was chosen was African, West Indian, and African-American Dance.
Jared frowned. He realized that she wasn't easy to bully. His next dance was stepping dance. Stepping, or step-dancing, is a form of percussive dance in which the participant's entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken words, and hand claps.
Han Luo, on the other hand, chose jazz dance. Jazz dance is a performance dance technique and style which has little or nothing to do with jazz music.