【明報專訊】Why are the Smarties dressed up? They are moving to the grooves!

◆Genres

Jazz (爵士舞)

Folk dance (民族舞)

Ballroom dancing (社交舞)

Ballet (芭蕾舞)

◆The trend

As group dancing skills have become easily accessible on the Internet, fans can now learn simple dance moves by following their idols on YouTube videos. Some professional dance instructors also post teaching videos online to allow viewers to pick up the moves step-by-step and compare videos from different instructors. (picture 2)

◆World record

Breakdance (地板舞/霹靂舞) is cool but it takes time and practice to do the sensational tricks. A professional Italian dance teacher Marco Cipriani set a world record in 2016 by doing 32 spins in 30 seconds. (picture 3)

◆Did you know?

Ballerinas (女芭蕾舞者) wear pointe shoes to help them stand on tiptoe for a long period of time. Interestingly, there is no difference between the right and left shoes when they are new. (photo.4)

■Glossary

groove (n) 旋律

accessible (adj) 可找到的；可理解的

pick up (phr v) 掌握

sensatioal (adj) 絕妙的

[Smarties' Power English 第205期]