Dancing in rnb style. R&B as a modern dance direction (photo, video). History of the style

Trinity Dance School invites you to RnB dance lessons for girls and boys, children and everyone who wants to move despite their age, figure and level of training.

What is R'n'B dancing? It’s quite easy to visualize how to dance RnB. You just need to turn on any music channel or open YouTube, and you can immediately see clips of Usher, Janet Jackson, Timberlake, Missy Sixty, Mariah Carey, India Jay-Z and many, many other stars performing “pure” RnB or using elements of this style.

Today RnB occupies the place of the most popular dance style of club dances in the country; it is a separate layer of the new culture, because RnB today is music, dance, clothing, the topics of life, and clubs. It is even estimated that about half of the music programs around the world are occupied by RnB!

In fact, few people understand the intricacies of the style, and not everyone can distinguish RnB from hip-hop, pop or soul. If you are really going to plunge into this atmosphere, then it is worth knowing that RnB stands for Rhythm and Blues (according to some sources Rap and Bit). The combination of rhythms and melodic form is the essence of the music of this style. RnB is quite light music, and for some, philosophical music, music that is equally pleasant to listen to in a big noisy company or alone in the player. And yes - RnB music is simply created for dancing to.

RnB as a dance style originally appeared from hip-hop; it was, as it were, adapted to the twilight and lights of clubs. A little less pressure, a little more emphasis, a change of melodies and rhythms - this is what gives birth to an extremely interesting direction, directly dependent on the music. Simply by playing with every nuance, word or pause, it’s easy to achieve a really cool dance. If we consider typical movements, then today's RnB is a mixture of Hip-Hop, Pops, Locking and Funk.

This is a rich, indivisible direction in which there is always a place for something new. Over time, in the manner of performing the “RNB” dance, more passion and provocation appeared, more art than animal instinct.

RnB dance lessons are available to everyone - you just have to start practicing and little by little you will feel the strength to aesthetically obey these rhythms. RnB dances are characterized by a fairly fast rhythm and very lively dynamics.

By the way, RnB and hip-hop are often confused. Learning to distinguish them is really not that easy. In the RnB dance there is a very specific movement - the shake, often called “kach”, it is performed like this: the dancer tenses exclusively the stomach, but the rest of the muscles remain in a relaxed state. Sheik gives the impression that the dancer is not at all collected, as if he is dancing as he pleases, without any technical basis. No, of course, there is absolutely no place here without technology, but the illusion of such negligence takes us to the dark quarters of New York, to where African Americans have created a whole code of behavior: their swagger is only a pronounced demonstration of self-sufficiency and their own independence.

The RnB section contains free video lessons on this dance. RnB (R’n’B or R&B) is a dance style to music in the style of Rhythm and Blues, combining the movements of Hip-Hop, Funk, Pop, Locking and the dancer’s own improvisation. It is distinguished by lightness and sensuality. The characteristic movement of RnB dance is swing, wave, which gives looseness and smoothness. RnB dances are very rhythmic, melodic and sexy. This style combines flexible and flexible movements, waves with rigid fixations and points through sharp transitions. RnB is fashionable club dancing to light rhythmic music. In modern decoding it means Rich and Beautiful, i.e. successful and beautiful. Learning RnB from online video lessons will be useful for both beginners and more experienced dancers. You can watch video lessons from the RnB category for free at any time. Some RnB video lessons come with additional learning materials that you can download. Enjoy your learning!

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Sexy RnB training. Part 1

This video talks about how to learn how to dance Sexy RnB. The author of the lesson, Anna Vinchuk, who is a dance teacher of this style, will demonstrate to you the technique of performing each movement separately at a slow pace so that you can repeat and remember all the elements of this dance. Then you will see how to perform Sexy RnB in fast, i.e. working pace. The Sexy RnB style incorporates various elements from other dances. This is Raga, oriental dances, Afro and elementary...

Sexy RnB training for beginners. Part 10

Lesson “Training Sexy RnB for Beginners. Part 10" is devoted to the question of how to learn to dance Sexy RnB using the example of studying one dance sequence in this style. First, you will see how each element of the sequence being studied is performed separately at a slow pace. And thanks to this, you will be able, step by step, to perform and remember all these movements. At the end of the video lesson you will see how to perform the entire dance at a working tempo to the music. This is the tenth and final online lesson on learning...

Sexy RnB for beginners. Part 9

This online lesson tells you how to learn how to perform some dance elements of the beautiful and sexy Sexy RnB dance. The author of this video lesson, Anna Vinchuk, will show you each element of the dance sequence being studied at a slow pace. And you, together with her, step by step, will be able to perform and remember all these movements. And at the very end of this video training you will see how to perform the Sexy RnB dance at a fast pace to the music. This is the ninth online lesson on learning this dance from...

Dance training in Sexy RnB style. Part 8

Video “Dance training in Sexy RnB style. Part 8" is devoted to the question of how to learn some dance elements in Sexy RnB. The author of this online lesson is a dance teacher in this direction. She will show you individually each element of the ligament being studied at a slow pace, so that, step by step, you can repeat all the movements after her and remember them. At the end of the training video, you will see how to dance the entire sequence at a fast pace and to the music. This is the eighth online lesson...

Dance in the style of Sexy RnB. Part 7

This video lesson tells you how to learn how to perform some dance elements in the Sexy RnB style using the example of learning a dance sequence. The author of this training video is a dance teacher in women's hip-hop and Sexy RnB, and will show you all the elements of the sequence being studied at a slow pace, so that you, without much effort, can repeat all the dance elements and learn them. At the end of the video lesson you will see how to dance the entire sequence to the music at a fast tempo. This is already...

Let's learn the Sexy RnB dance. Part 6

Online lesson “Learning Sexy RnB dance. Part 6" is devoted to the question of how to learn to perform some movements in the Sexy RnB style using the example of learning one dance sequence. Dance teacher Anna Vinchuk, who is also the author of this training video, will show you all the elements of the sequence separately at a slow pace so that you can repeat all the dance movements after her and remember them. At the end of the video lesson, Anna will demonstrate to you how to dance the entire sequence to the music...

Learning Sexy RnB. Part 5

This video is dedicated to the question of how to properly dance a charming dance in the Sexy RnB style. Sexy RnB dance teacher Anna Vinchuk, who is the author of this training video, will show you all the elements of this dance separately at a slow pace so that you can repeat all the movements after her and remember them. At the end of the video, Anna will demonstrate to you how to dance the entire sequence at a working tempo. This is already the fifth part of Anna’s Sexy RnB training, and there will be ten in total. Before...

Dance Sexy RnB. Part 4

This online lesson tells you how to dance a beautiful and charming dance in the Sexy RnB style. Dance teacher Anna Vinchuk, who is the author of this video lesson, will show and tell you how to dance each element separately at a slow pace so that you can easily repeat and learn all the movements. At the end of the lesson, Anna will demonstrate to you how to perform the entire sequence at a working pace. This is the fourth part of the Sexy RnB training course, consisting of...

Style Description

Rhythm and blues comes from hip-hop and exists as a separate dance and music direction. This style is a mixture of two completely different directions. Rhythm is fast, clear and blues is soft, gentle and smooth. Currently, R&B is almost the most fashionable dance both in Russia and abroad. Contemporary RnB dance is characterized by sensuality, movements come from the heart, technique is intertwined with emotions. The movements of the dancer very much depend on how he “read” the music.

Basic movements

A characteristic feature of rhythm and blues is considered to be harmony in a combination of flexible and smooth movements with rigid fixation points. R’n’B dance, which reflects music, a combination of two types of movements, it organically absorbed plasticity and dots; looking at the performer, a transition in movement is noticeable, for example, from the “wooden” state to the “mercury” state. Changing the nature of the movement can occur in any order; fixation of a certain muscle can be combined with a wave across the body; you can work hard with the upper body and smoothly with the lower one. Rhythm and blues performed by women is an active movement of the chest, simulating a heartbeat, movement of the hips, and also strip plasticity.

One of the well-known movements in rhythm and blues is the shake (shake or swing), it is performed thanks to the tense abdominal muscles, at the same moment, the rest of the body is in a state of relaxation. The shake creates the effect of lack of composure and that the dance occurs according to the dictates of the heart. This is an amazing illusion, because without technique it is impossible to move in this dance.

History of the style

There is an opinion that this direction was formed as an independent musical style in the forties of the 20th century in America, as a lighter alternative to the blues.

W. Robson made a huge contribution to the development of dance; W. Robson is known as a choreographer who taught dance to Michael and Janet Jackson. The well-known waves and moonwalk have found a second life thanks to R&B.

After R’n’B became closer to other dance styles: hip-hop, soul, quiet storm, funk, it became the pinnacle of dance fashion.

The brightest R’n’B performers:

• Chris Brown;
• Bobby Valentino;
• Toni Braxton;
• Mario;
• Mariah Kerry;
• Janet Jackson;
• John Legend;
• Omarion.

To get acquainted with this dance style, watch the video on our website.

Now the R&B music direction has become very popular, especially among young people. The fashionable phenomenon is reaching an increasingly wider circle of people: R&B is listened to, attended parties, and finally studied in dance studios and schools.

R&B as a dance

R&B technique

Related to Hip-Hop

The R&B music genre has always been very popular, especially among young people. The fashionable phenomenon has reached a wide range of people: they listen to R&B, go to parties, and finally study it in dance studios and schools.

Features of the dance

R&B as a dance - the name of this style stands for Rhythm & Blues or Rap & Bit. The second name is more suitable for defining R&B as a dance direction. Today it is one of the most fashionable dances, both in Russia and in the West. Based on elements of jazz, funk, hip-hop. A characteristic feature is a harmonious combination of softness (smooth, flexible movements) and rigidity (clear fixation points). Women's RNB includes active movement of the chest, simulating a heartbeat, original movements of the hips, and elements of strip plasticity.

History of origin

The R&B style stands for "rhythm and blues" in English.
This, at first glance, unexpected name is explained by the fact that initially R&B was an independent direction within the “blues” and owed its appearance to it.
Blues emerged in the second half of the 19th century as a genre of African-American folk music. The intonations of social and racial inequality of the oppressed African-American population were heard in it.
While remaining a traditional folk art, blues gradually became professionalized and entered the concert stage. Subsequently, in the 20th century, he gave the world talented and brilliant performers. This happened largely due to the emergence of the most intense, powerful and energetic-sounding form of blues - the R&B style.
Since then, the popularity of rhythm and blues has not faded: now it is a whole layer of new culture (music, dance, clubs, clothing style, worldview, expensive pretentious party).

As in many other modern trends, the basis of R&B is the ability to move beautifully and fieryly to modern music. Improvisation, the ability to convey the mood and style of a song are very important. Very often, in addition to the correct technique of performing movements, the emphasis is on the expression with which the dancer perceives the rhythm, melody, his body and himself. As for the technical component of dance, modern schools teach sliding movements (glides and slides), turns and transitions, the ability to isolate movements from each other and combine both sharpness and smoothness in dance.
R&B dance style has a lot in common with Hip-Hop. The technical arsenal includes jumping, active swinging of arms, swinging - and these are integral elements of Hip-Hop dance. From breakdancing, R&B borrowed clear and brittle fixes and points; slides and waves came from modern jazz and strip plastic. R&B is also popular in Russia, the direction is evolving and changing rapidly.

This trendy dance trend has very little in common with the original content of the expression “rhythm and blues” as a style of music.
Modern R&B dance is an intricate interweaving of hip-hop, funk, jazz, street with a slight touch of “black culture”, so the free and incredibly plastic movement of the body at a party can be called rhythm and blues only with a large degree of convention, even if all "pas" are used correctly.
If you want to master the R"n"B style, you can take a few lessons at a dance school or practice finding harmony between music and body at home while listening to your favorite music.
First you need to learn how to “pump up” every part of your body. The correct “kick” comes, as a rule, from the center of the abdomen. If you do this “pump” correctly, it is the abdominal muscles that become tense. The remaining muscles need to be relaxed.