| （School of Physical Education，South China Normal University，Guangzhou 510006，China) Abstract: Rhythmic body language is an emerging sport. The idea about this sport originated from black African dance and folk percussion music, coming from people’s pursuit for a healthy life in the digital information age, em-bodying the fusion of sport and art by means of rhythm. This sport makes sounds in such 3 ways of movement as hand clapping, body patting and ground tapping, and expresses these moves exaggeratedly according to a certain rhythm and speed. The style of movement can be showy or elegant; the exercise intensity can vary with the ampli-tude and speed of movement, is not restricted by the playground, the equipment or the number of players; this sport integrates fitness and entertainment features; the body areas to be patted are elaborately considered, so a certain health maintaining effect can be achieved if such a sport is played persistently over a long period of time. A solid mass foundation is the source of vitality of rhythmic body language as an emerging sport; for the development of rhythmic body language, we should, under the precondition of vigorous promotion, increase the number of teachers, provide people with a communication platform in the form of teaching and competition, and let this sport root in people, develop among people, and truly become a sport everybody loves to see and hear.
Key words: folk sport；rhythmic body language；emerging sports |
