What is the most distinctive dance of Dai dance?

The most distinctive dances of Dai people are Mengding in Ruili County and peacock dance in Gengma County.

Peacock dance is the most famous traditional performance dance among the Dai folk dances in China, which is distributed in Ruili, Luxi, Xishuangbanna, Mengding, Menglian, Jinggu and Cangyuan in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, among which peacock dance (Dai language "Galoyong") in Ruili City, western Yunnan Province is the most representative.

According to legend, 1000 years ago, the Dai leader told Ma to imitate proud as a peacock's graceful posture and learn to dance. Later, it was shaped by folk artists and handed down to form peacock dance.

Dai people have a long history. Since 1 century, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has maintained economic and cultural ties with the mainland. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dai leaders sent envoys to Luoyang many times to perform music, dance, magic and acrobatics. It can be seen that the music and dance culture of the Dai people has reached a fairly high level as early as more than two thousand years ago.

In the minds of the Dai people, the "bird of God" peacock is a symbol of happiness and good luck. Many people not only keep peacocks at home, but also regard peacocks as a symbol of kindness, wisdom, beauty, auspiciousness and happiness. Among all kinds of dances of the Dai people, peacock dance is one of the most popular, familiar, changing and developing dances.

Peacock dance is a folk tradition in A Dai with a long history, which has been incorporated into religious etiquette. Peacock dance is the favorite folk dance of the Dai people. In the dam area where the Dai people live in compact communities, there is a "dance" (festival) almost every month, and there is a song and dance every year.