Chinese dance is divided into several kinds?

I. From the dance function is divided into: self-entertainment dance, performance dance, self-entertainment dance, as well as the dance to please the gods, ancestor worship dance.

Second, from the point of view of the history of development is divided into: primitive dance, folk dance, court dance, stage art dance and urban mass dance.

Three, according to the type of dance, dance categories can be divided into: classical dance, folk dance, modern dance

Classical dance (handed down from ancient times, with traditional aesthetic characteristics and typical dance.)

Folk Dance (a form of dance created and inherited by the people themselves, folk dance is the mother of all creative dances). Modern dance (in the early 20th century, the rise of the West, reflecting the contradictions of Western society and people's psychological dance. In terms of expression, it requires constant innovation and emphasizes the personal style of the dancer. Modern dance was initially opposed to classical ballet and was once incompatible with each other, but now it is mutually influential, absorbing and integrating each other: modern dance absorbs ballet's techniques and training methods, expanding its own expressive power; ballet absorbs modern dance's concepts and creative methods, forming modern ballet.)

Four, "five cultural types" of the division of the law

1, farming culture type --- peaceful, beautiful rhythms

(Han, Zhuang, Miao, Yao, Dai, Korean)

2, grassland culture type --- "" the proud son of the sky "

2, the grassland culture type ---" The proud son of the sky"

(Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Oroqen)

3, the marine culture type - the harmony of people and the sea of the mentality

(Li, Alpine)

4, agricultural and pastoral culture type - the beauty of the plateau

(Tibetans, Qiang, Naxi)

5, oasis culture Oasis culture - the charm of the ancient Silk Road

(Uyghur, Uzbek, Tajik)