Hustle is called a disco pair dance. It does not have a standard set of movements and is almost entirely based on improvisation. Hustle elements can be found in other social dances.
How the hustle dance
Hustle is called a disco pair dance, which contains many turns, spins, twists. Hustle does not have a standard set of movements, because it is a social dance, which means it is free, liberated, incendiary. Like other social dances, hustle dances for themselves. His goal is to have fun, dance, feel the rhythm of the music and give his body into his possession. Hustle is based on improvisation and partner contact. This is, in the first place, and taught in the classroom on Hustle.
The English word "hustle" means hustle and bustle, which fully reflects the essence of the dance. You don't need a huge parquet to perform it. You only need a couple of square meters of club dance floor.
Demonstrations and competitions, of course, are also held. But for this, partners train for a long time and include various acrobatic elements in their number. The Swiss pair Roland Haller and Christina Schaller are considered world champions in hustle.
Anyone can become a hustle dancer. It doesn't matter how much you weigh or how old you are. The main thing is a sense of music and emancipation.
The connection between hustle and other social dances
Hustle as a form of dance first appeared in the 60s of the last century in discos in Europe and the United States. In Russia, the hustle appeared in the late 70s after the premiere of the film I Love Rock 'n' Roll. The idea of the bourgeois incendiary dance was picked up by the students of Moscow State University. Over time, the first hustle dancers, after graduating from the university, dispersed to their cities and organized training in this dance there.
Today in Russia the hustle is also known, but less popular than Latin American social dances such as salsa, bachata, merengue, reggaeton, etc.
Salsa is a social, fast-paced Puerto Rican dance performed to Latin American music with a characteristic rhythm set by a rhythm stick.
Bachata is a sensual Latin American dance that is built on the close contact of partners. You can recognize bachata by the distinctive accents of the hips on the fourth beat.
Merengue is a Latin American social dance, which, according to one version, was performed by slaves whose legs were shackled with blocks. Therefore, in modern merengue, leg movements are insignificant, similar to mincing.
Reggaeton is the most energetic and sexiest Cuban dance. Its fast, precise rhythm makes girls and boys move at high speed, using all parts of the body.
Hustle contains elements of all of the above dances, and also at hustle discos you can see incendiary couples performed movements borrowed from tango, swing and rock and roll.