Aesthetic Interpretation of "Turning the Waist Between Clouds" (ⅵ)

The dynamic posture of "cloud shoulders turn to waist" embodies the thinking concept of "everything starts from the opposite side" in China classical dance, which is exactly what Tao Te Ching said: "consolidate if you want; If you want to be weak, you must be strong; If you want to go, you must be solid; If you want to take it away, you must give it.

The dance movement law of "by each rush, by each left, by each right, by each opening, by each sinking, by each front" is similar to the Taoist thought of yin and yang feeling each other, living together and resisting each other. Up and down, left and right, movement, speed ... these are yin and yang, and these dynamic rhythms and rhythms coexist, which embodies the characteristics of travel and circulation of classical dance movements. If it is accurately summed up in one word, it is "round trip".

"Traveling around" is a special philosophical aesthetic. Whether it is the trend of pushing the boat in one go or the contrarian trend of reverse inheritance, it embodies the philosophical essence of China's traditional culture: "Whether there is mutual strength, it is difficult to complement each other, the length is compared, the height is inclined, and the front and back are followed." This is not only the essence of the artistic conception of China classical dance, but also the crowning touch of its vitality.

The real vitality of dance lies in the process of movement. We often use running water, flying while flying, twists and turns, swaying, prancing and other words to evaluate China classical dance. In fact, these visual descriptions are inseparable from the spatial beauty of "circle" and the flowing beauty of "tour".

In China's traditional cultural aesthetics, "circle" is an all-encompassing, tortuous and colorful image. It not only plays a guiding role, but also has a certain symbolic significance, which to a great extent reflects the way of thinking of China people, which is inclusive, harmonious but different, and pursues unity.

As the core of the whole China classical dance movement, "Cloud Shoulder Turning Waist" is a very important element in body rhyme training. Only by mastering its profound aesthetic connotation and cultural information and infiltrating understanding into the development of the whole movement and situation can we grasp the "form, spirit, strength and rhyme" of dance and open the mysterious door of classical dance.