Dance game to repeat the movements. Dance games for kids
While Apple TV is just getting ready to receive support for games and applications from the App Store, developers from Rolocule Games they are pushing with might and main their own technology that allows you to turn the combination of an Apple TV set-top box and an iPhone into a kind of Nintendo Wii. We have already talked about their game called , now it's time to pay attention to a new and no less interesting project - dance party. Everybody dance!
Although the game is called Dance Party for Apple TV, you can actually do without a set-top box by using one of the AirPlay Video Mirroring apps on your computer screen. The most versatile in this case are AirServer. The developers recommend the latter, but the game was tested using Reflector and everything went smoothly. In any case, after installing Dance Party, the game itself will guide the player through the necessary steps to connect to Apple TV or install the necessary software on a computer and connect to it.
The connection issue is perhaps not at all interesting compared to how it all works. Dance Party is based on the Rolomotion technology developed by Rolocule Games. This is one of the more successful attempts to bring the Wii and even Kinect experience to Apple devices. It works as follows: an application installed on the iPhone or iPod touch (iPad is not officially supported) using the available sensors captures the user's movements, interprets them and makes the necessary calculations. All graphics are output via AirPlay protocol to a TV using Apple TV or to a monitor when using programs for OS X or Windows.
This is how the Motion Tennis game worked and the Dance Party works in a similar way. In the latter case, a professional is dancing on the screen, whose movements the player must repeat. The developers advise to repeat the movements as if it were your reflection in the mirror. At the same time, the dancer has one hand highlighted, indicating the position of the iPhone. The following movements are shown below. Using its own algorithms, Dance Party captures the player's movements and evaluates them. We have already talked about a game that also makes a couple dance, but in this case everything is much more complicated in terms of implementation.
For correct movements, the player receives points, which, when accumulated, materialize into stars. In just one dance, you can score up to five stars, but this is not at all easy to do. The system works very clearly, but it should be understood that the movements of only one hand, in which the iPhone is located, are recorded. Therefore, with almost the same success, you can dance while sitting in an armchair and moving with one hand, and not performing numerous steps in front of the TV. Here everything is on the conscience of the player.
Other features of the Dance Party include the ability to dance up to four people at the same time in front of one TV. Good entertainment for friends or a party. The game also counts calories, player rating and will offer online multiplayer in the future. At the same time, Dance Party is distributed free of charge, but contains in-app purchases. So, for example, you will have to buy additional dances.
Is the game worth the candle? Definitely. Dance Party is in many ways a revolutionary game for iOS and Apple TV that has no analogues on the Apple platform. Yes, it has some limitations, and the dance itself is far from Microsoft's Kinect counterparts, but the quality of the implementation, as well as the originality of the idea, fully justify the possible shortcomings. In the end, this is just another way to move around once again, and not sit up in front of a TV or monitor, and for someone, perhaps, a chance to learn how to dance. It remains only to wish the developers not to stop there and make Russian localization better and less machine-made.
Is it difficult to learn to dance?
In fact, it is no more difficult than any other business in which you are new. Dance directions are very different from each other. Even if you have mastered one of them, it will be unusual for you to do the other.
However, all dances are associated with the ability to control your body. And if this is not new to you (for example, you were engaged in martial arts, gymnastics, swimming, and even more so dancing), it will be easier for you to adapt to new movements than a beginner who is not friendly with his body.
Even if you have a rather wooden body, you should not despair. The secret of success is constant practice.
Learning to dance from video lessons is more difficult than from courses. If your body is flexible and obedient, you can still do something similar to the movements of the instructor from the video. If not, you can quickly become disillusioned with dancing: the difference between what is shown in the video and what you will see in the mirror will be too strong.
Still, it's worth a try. At least in order to decide on the right one.
How many times a week do you dance?
At first, after exercise, the muscles may hurt. But, unlike strength training or running, the body does not require a recovery period.
Therefore, you can safely engage in dancing all the time. One of my teachers said that you have to dance 25 hours a day. In any case, the more you dance, the more noticeable the progress.
How to learn to dance modern dances
From this direction, we have chosen three types that can often be found in the schedules of fitness clubs and dance schools. And the first - plastic and insanely beautiful contemporary.
Abel M/Flickr.comContemporary mixed elements of modern jazz, yoga and martial arts, seasoned with improvisation and attention to breathing. This is freedom and plasticity - the natural beauty of movement.
Here is a video with a combination in the style of contemporary. Give it a try, just be sure to warm up and stretch well before you teach.
And here is the second part:
By the way, about the warm-up. In the video below - a full lesson with a warm-up, stretching and analysis of the combination. In English, but everything is clear and without translation.
If you do not have time to repeat or consider how some movement is done, set the speed to 0.25.
If you liked the combinations, but you can’t repeat them yet, here are a few more videos with routine contemporary lessons.
Most likely, you will have to do the same in dance school before you can perform beautiful combinations.
imperiamarket.by Many people confuse pole exercises and strip plastics. The second is just a sensual dance that can be performed without a pole.
Being engaged in strip plasticity, you will not stand at the machine and pull the toe. Everything here is based on the natural sexuality of the female body. Of course, many teachers diversify strip plastic with elements of contemporary or modern, Latin American dances and other areas, but it all depends on the teacher.
How beautiful your dance will look depends again on how well you know how to control your body, how mobile your joints and muscles and tendons are.
In the video below there is an analysis of the combination. Not too simple, but very sensual and beautiful. And you don't have to move on the floor, so your knees don't get hurt.
And here is a playlist with strip plastic lessons from different dance schools. There are both individual movements and combinations.
And another, simpler combination. Try it if the first one doesn't work.
júbilohaku/Flickr.com This is a sensual and beautiful dance, which, among other things, helps to develop plasticity and even get rid of some health problems.
There are a lot of belly dance lessons on YouTube. Below are some of them.
Here is a very clear explanation of the basic movements:
And the second part:
Below is a playlist with five lessons for beginners from another teacher.
How to learn to dance street dance
pinterest.com Hip-hop has only been around for about 50 years. But during this time, many trends and styles have appeared, with different elements, plasticity, and special features.
In addition, modern hip-hop is often complemented by movements from other dance styles, which provides even richer vocabulary and original combinations.
But before you come up with your own bundles, you need to master the base. In the playlist below you will find basic moves, steps and many combinations. They explain everything in an accessible way. If you can't make it, slow down the video speed.
The videos in the next big playlist explain the concepts of inertia, manipulation and isolation in hip-hop. There's also a story about improvisation, battle behavior if you're up for it, and a few variations of ground hip-hop moves (on the floor) to diversify your combinations.
Colonne/Flickr.com Breakdance consists of different elements: tricks and power movements on the floor, waves, fixations, as well as changing the levels at which the dance is performed.
Here on this channel there is training in different styles: Waving, King Tut, Robot, - analysis of the technique of power elements and basic movements at different levels.
Below is a video with a detailed analysis of the 6 steps element from Footwork.
And here you can see how the "turtle" is performed.
Here is a voluminous playlist, in which there are quite a lot of elements of breakdance with a detailed analysis of the technique of dance and power elements.
Lauren Wood/Flickr.com A sexy dance in which you need to actively work the buttocks, hips, stomach and arms. In this playlist you will find several lessons with analysis of twerk movements.
How to learn ballroom dancing
vimbly.com At least once in your life, a waltz will surely come in handy. Moreover, it is not so difficult to dance it at an amateur level.
Here are four good lessons that will teach you how to hold your hands and do the basic waltz steps in pairs or individually.
How to learn social dancing
Social dances are not created for competition, but for communication between partners and enjoyment. Improvisation is welcome here, through which the dancer can express himself, his feelings and emotions.
pinterest.com This dance comes from the Dominican Republic. He is very sensual and sometimes erotic. The basis of bachata is four steps with an emphasis on the last one. In the dance, there are rotations and throws of the partner, small lifts.
Despite the fact that bachata is a pair dance, solo combinations can also be taught. For example, if you don't have a partner yet.
The video below shows the basic steps. Where to transfer body weight, how to hold hands, how to focus - everything is described in detail.
And here is a variation of bachata from the same teacher.
Below is a playlist for those who want to dance bachata in pairs. These are Dominican bachata lessons from the Imagine dance school.
youtube.com This is a passionate pair dance originally from Africa, and more precisely from Angola. Now it is performed all over the world and is especially popular in France and Portugal.
Steps, a lot of hip work and close contact with a partner. Sometimes very tight. For example, in the style of tarraxinha, a slower and more sensual version of this social dance.
Here is a playlist with kizomba lessons.
And another playlist with videos from another dance studio.
That's all. If you have favorite tutorial videos, share them in the comments to the article.
Recent studies by British scientists have shown that nine out of ten respondents at the word "computer games" imagine a little man crouched in a chair in front of the monitor and pounding on the keyboard intently. The tenth respondent, on the other hand, represents something completely different - a person who cheerfully jumps and waves his arms in the middle of the room, and the figure on the screen repeats all his movements.
British scientists explain this phenomenon by the fact that the tenth respondent, unlike the rest, knows about the revolution in the world of video games, which Microsoft made at the end of 2010. The revolution has a name - Microsoft Kinect. To find out more, we went to the exhibition and investigated this phenomenon in detail.
By the way, the paparazzi caught us there. In the photo and, and we play cool races.
Kinect turned out to be a small device, similar to a video camera. It is placed on the TV and rotates the lens in a funny way, considering the people passing in front of it. At the same time, it vigilantly monitors all your movements and transfers them to the game world on the TV screen. With Kinect, you can control the game character with both hands, feet, and head. Literally your whole body becomes a game controller - this is a completely unique feeling, nothing like it simply exists now. What's more, to play with two people, just enter the camera's field of view - Kinect will react to the appearance of a second person and automatically include him in the game.
Of the games, in the first place, it is worth recommending Dance Central - this is a full-fledged dance simulator with many game modes and difficulty levels. For the first time in the history of video games, you can actually dance in front of the TV instead of jumping on the dance mat, and the game will appreciate your plastique and sense of rhythm. Kinect Adventures is a set of five simple but very entertaining mini-games, often bundled with the device itself. Kinectimals is a great entertainment for children, a new generation of Tamagotchi, a virtual animal with which you can play, chat and make friends endlessly. Fitness lovers are also not deprived - a number of games allow you to do aerobics without leaving your TV.
Unfortunately, Kinect has a number of limitations, and you need to know them in advance so as not to be disappointed after the purchase. First of all, it needs a lot of free space. A lot means "really a lot". Ideally, there should be a 3x3 meter area completely free from furniture in front of the TV. 2x2 is the absolute minimum at which the device still works, but stiffness of movements already interferes. In addition, you should take care of the lighting - in the twilight, the quality of the Kinect drops noticeably, the number of tracking errors increases.
And lastly, the device does not work by itself - it must be connected to the Microsoft Xbox 360 game console. Therefore, before giving a Kinect, be sure to check if the donee has such a console.
Price Microsoft Kinect separately: 6,670 rubles.
Where can I buy:
Dance games are not just a dance and not just a musical game. This is the energy of free movement to the music, combined with the excitement of a team game. It is always fun, it cheers up the participants, adds good emotions and allows you to cope with bad ones.
All children take part in dance games with pleasure. Dance games are popular for all ages, starting from mornings in kindergarten, and ... perhaps there is no upper age limit, because even adults are happy to participate in competitions at various events. But still, the music, the rules, and the movements in dance games for children are different.
We offer a selection of dance games for children of different ages. Where and to whom these games can be useful? Animators, educators, teachers and parents
- At thematic matinees,
- summer on the beach,
- On the Christmas tree
- At the children's camp
- Even on the playground in the yard, if you turn on the music on your mobile phone.
Dance games for children 3-4 years old
round dance
For the youngest children, starting from three years old and even earlier, a round dance is perfect. Music for a round dance should not be too fast. Children hold hands and walk in a circle behind the leader. The older the children, the more complex movements can be introduced into the round dance: stops, claps, stomps, jumps, etc.
Round dance "Carousel"
Children become in a circle and begin to move slowly in a circle. The leader says the words, the children repeat.
Barely, barely.
The carousels are spinning
And then around, around
Everyone run, run, run.
Hush, hush, don't rush!
Stop the carousel!
One-two, one-two!
So the game is over!
Under the words “running, running”, the movements become faster, and after the words “quiet, quiet” - we switch to walking.
forward four steps
To the music, the children repeat the movements and words after the leader. When the children memorize fairly simple words, and this usually takes at least three repetitions, each next time you can start singing the song faster and louder until it becomes difficult for the children to keep up with the movements.
Four steps ahead
Back four steps
Spinning, spinning our round dance.
Let's stomp our feet,
Let's clap our hands.
We shake our shoulders,
And then we jump.
If it's fun, do it
The host sings and shows the movements, and the children repeat. Any movement can be.
If you have fun, do this (shows the first movement).
If you have fun, do this (shows the second movement).
If life is fun, let the sun smile on us.
If you have fun, do this (shows the third movement).
One of the children can be the next leader.
Video example of dancing games for the little ones
For children 4-6 years old
The sea is worried
An undeservedly forgotten game that is very popular among children 3-5 years old.
Need any dance not fast music. The host slowly sings, “The sea is worried - time. The sea is worried - two. The sea is worried - three. Children spin, dance and make arbitrary movements. At the words "Sea figure freeze!" - the players must freeze in place in the position in which they were caught by the leader's words. The host goes around his sea possessions and is looking for a player who will move.
You can complicate the game by allowing the host to make the frozen players laugh. Anyone who moves or laughs is out of the game. The last, the most persistent, becomes the leader.
Dance game for children "Zoo"
Children are given cards with drawings of animals. Task: the child must dance to the music, imitating the animal on his card. For example, bunnies and squirrels jump, a horse steps or jumps importantly, a tiger imitates throws for prey, etc. First, the children move one by one, then all together.
Dance games for children from 6-7 years old
Rope
At the chest level of the players, the two leaders pull the rope or tape. We turn on rhythmic cheerful music. Children line up. The goal is to pass under the rope without touching it, bending backwards with the whole body. Meanwhile, with each pass, the rope goes lower and lower ...
Mirror
This game has many names: Mirror, Monkeys, Repeat the movement, but the essence is the same. One leader is chosen, who becomes in a circle and dances to the music whatever he wants, and the rest of the participants copy his movements. In another version of this game, the participants are paired up and take turns copying each other. We strive for synchronization of movements.
Video example of this dance game for kids:
A toy shop
All participants receive the role of toys. The host (customer) enters the store, approaches all the toys in turn, and turns them on by touching them. Children depict various toys to the music, for example, a wind-up doll, a transformer, a car, a horse, a dog, etc. The host chooses one toy that he likes the most, “buys” it, and this player becomes the next host.
Forbidden movement
All participants stand in a circle and repeat the movements behind the leader to the music. But before the start of the game, the host shows one movement that cannot be repeated. If the participant still forgets and repeats this movement, he is eliminated. The complexity of the movements and the tempo of the music depend on the age of the children playing.
Obstacle dance
For children from 7 years
All children dance arbitrary movements to the music. The two leaders hold the ribbon or string so that it crosses the majority of the dance floor. The dancers must first step over the ribbon and then pass under it. At the same time, the leaders smoothly raise and lower the obstacle. Those who touched the obstacle are out.
New dance games
Aram Zam Zam
The game goes to the music of the popular song “Aram Zam Zam”.
Interestingly, the song was originally a Moroccan children's game "A Ram Sam Sam" - Sheep Sam. You can listen to the original sound of this song performed by Rolf Harris.
The now popular motif has been somewhat changed, the pace has been increased. compare yourself)
The leader shows the movements:
"aram-zam-am" - claps on the knees, three times, with a repeat;
"ghouls-ghouls-ghouls-ghouls" - rotations in front of the chest with arms bent at the elbows with fingers gathered into fists.
“arafik-arafik” - leaning forward with arms crossed on the chest, first from left to right, then from right to left.
All movements are combined and repeated.
Aram Zam Zam, Aram Zam Zam,
Aram Zam Zam, Aram Zam Zam,
Ghoul ghoul ghoul ghoul ghoul ram zam zam,
Arafi Arafi
Ghoul ghoul ghoul ghoul ram zam zam,
Arafi Arafi
ghoul ghoul ghoul ghoul ram zam zam
Fly on the right, fly on the left
Energetic and groovy song with very simple words. The main character catches a fly - that's the whole plot of the song. But what scope for imagination! “We catch a fly” with claps in different directions to the words of the chorus.
Fly on the right
Fly on the right
Fly on the left
Flew away.
Fly on the right
fly from above
Fly on the left
Didn't get caught.
The advantages of dancing games are undeniable:
- Way of expressing yourself
- Mastering the child some basic dance movements,
- Way of organizing leisure
- An addition to traditional competitions at events.
