Today we’ll talk with you about a great way to express yourself - about dancing. Since the topic is quite extensive, consider only one
type of dance, but rather bright - Waking. What is it, you will learn from this article. Dear seekers of new movements and styles, this material is for you!
Wacking. What is it?
To begin with, a little repetition - this is a dance, but very difficult. He has an unusual style - bright and expressive, eccentric and extravagant.
Wacking dance is ideal for liberated and confident people. Those who are able to completely relax, dissolving in the dance, give him all of himself. Only you and the movement. This dance can be danced both in free
street style and in erotic
style . The main thing that is required from the performer is complete dedication, a
sense of rhythm, relaxedness and absolute inner freedom. In the dance, it would be necessary to combine such seemingly opposite qualities as naturalness and cunning, eccentricity and grace, sharpness and lightness, avant-garde and glamor. Those who have already reached the heights in this art form say about Wacking dance that it is a cocktail of tastes and styles that combines everything that can be called fashionable.
Wacking. The origin of the dance
Each dance is a story, funny or sad, bewitching and always unusual. Wacking was no exception. What is this, you will not understand until you feel his story. So, Waking (translated from English - “waving hands”) originated around the beginning of the seventies in the fashionable gay clubs on the West coast of sunny Los Angeles. The
movements characteristic of this
dance resulted from the imitation of men by the theatrical poses of actress
Greta Garbo. Therefore, the original Wacking was called "The Garbo". Then, gays began to draw inspiration from the then-famous American television program Soul Train. The dance began to take on the shape of locking, jazz fusion and hip hop, until it subsequently merged with the New York style of Voging. The only difference was that the original American dance was characterized by outbursts and jumps, while the Los Angeles opponent was characterized by clear, sharply defined hand movements. Waking also borrowed a special manner from Voging and its inherent style - a la "model on the catwalk."
Nowadays
At the moment, this dance is most often used to create a spectacular show in clips and on stage. After all, it’s not just movements, it’s a dance game where you can be anyone, even a movie star, walking along Broadway at ease. Such a dance makes it possible to completely reincarnate and express oneself. Today it is very popular, and anyone can learn how to dance it. You should try it if you are positioning yourself as a bright personality, but be prepared for the fact that in the first lessons not everything will work out. Wacking is quite complicated, despite its apparent simplicity. Only constant work on yourself and exhausting training will lead you to a good result. It's worth it, because you want to be a real star on the dance floor ?! Then good luck in your endeavors!