What were the dances of ancient China?

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

From the perspective of the history of development is divided into: primitive dance, folk dance, court dance, stage art dance and urban mass dance.

By the type of dance, dance categories can be divided into: classical dance, folk dance, modern dance. Classical dance

Ancient handed down, with traditional aesthetic characteristics and typicality of the dance.

1, folk dance:

Folk dance (folk dance) originated in human labor life, it is created by the people themselves, performance of a national or regional cultural traditions, living customs and people's spiritual outlook on mass dance activities, so also known as the "folk dance".

Folk dances are mostly group dances with songs and dances, and the dance movements are various, each with national and local characteristics. These dances express the hunting life, war experiences, totem beliefs and fertility worship of ancient primitive societies, as well as various traditional festivals in modern life to express the joy of people's recreational activities, and some are permeated with a variety of folklore, rituals, rituals and activities of the legacy.

Folk dance has a distinctive national style, strong local characteristics, it has no national boundaries, can communicate with all countries in the world, so it is the most social and international dance.

2. Modern Dance:

In the early 20th century, it emerged in the West, reflecting the contradictions of the Western society and people's psychology. In terms of expression, it requires constant innovation and emphasizes the personal style of dancers.

Modern dance was initially opposed to classical ballet and produced, was once incompatible, and now it is mutual influence, mutual absorption and integration: modern dance absorbs the skills and training methods of ballet, to expand their own expressive power; ballet absorbs the concepts and creative techniques of modern dance, the formation of modern ballet.