Dance Styles
Congratulations to Laxmi!
We've had such a great response and it was hard to choose between all the fantastic contributions for this issue.
We love to read about all the different topics that you've been learning about in school and at home, you can send in anything you want that you think your fellow students might find interesting!
Well done to Laxmi who sent in her dancing facts below. Laxmi will shortly receive a fabulous £10 WHSmith voucher!
Your turn to teach
There are many different styles of dancing. Like tap dancing, ballroom dancing and break dancing.
- Old style break dancing began in the 1960's
- Breakdance is a street dance which has hip-hop moves in it
- Trainer brands that we all wear today were revived through their association with hip-hop. In the 1970's break dancers wore trainers such as Adidas Sambas and Puma SPK Kings
- Break dancing includes really tough moves
- Tap dancing is popular in many parts of the world
- The name 'Tap dancing' comes from the the tapping sounds made from the heels and toes of a dancer's shoes
- To take part in the dance you need special tap dancing shoes
- The tap dancing shoes have metal plates that are attached to both the ball and heel of the dancer's shoe
- The metal plates, when tapped against a hard surface, create a percussive sound and as such the dancers are considered to be musicians
- Because the dancer makes sounds, they are also called a percussive musician
There are LOTS of different dance styles out there. Make sure you try them!
by Laxmi (10), Kent
Do you ever dream of being the teacher?
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