Reflections on Chinese traditional dance

(1) China dance has a long history, which has appeared since the most ignorant ancient times, but why are most traditional dances not preserved and only a few can be handed down? Dance is mostly passed down from generation to generation by imitation and memory, and there are few specific words and images to record the forms and movements of dance. Some large-scale court dances should have recorded dance scores, but due to the change of dynasties, most of them were burned and lost and failed to be preserved. )

(2) Dancing can be said to be human instinct, but why do people like dancing? What emotions can dancing usually express? (3) Have you ever seen traditional Chinese dance? What do you think is the biggest difference between Chinese traditional dance and western dance?

(4) "Witchcraft Dance" originated in the early days when people didn't understand many phenomena in nature and thought there were gods in the dark, so they used dance to entertain the gods and pray for blessing. But today, science is booming. Why is witchcraft dance still popular in many parts of China?

(5) Duke Zhou's Rites and Music System and Confucius also emphasized the educational function of rites and music, but the elegant music and dance in the Western Zhou Dynasty quickly declined because of its rigidity and unpopularity. Isn't this contrary to the original educational purpose? Why don't you make the dance more popular?

(6) The colorful dances of past dynasties were appreciated by dignitaries, but the artists who created and performed these dances were despised by society. Why are their social status so low? Has the social status of cabaret artists changed today?

(7) When the traditional dance art reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty, what social factors led to such a great development of the dance art in the Tang Dynasty?