What are the characteristics of folk dance?

The characteristics of folk dance are: decorative, extension, normative and performance.

Decorative. The use of props is another major feature of Chinese folk dance, often through the use of props to express feelings. Such as "handkerchief", "fan", "red silk", "drum" and so on.

Extensibility. The movements of folk dances are small and delicate, and are fascinating to watch. However, sometimes the amplitude is a little small. Especially, the movement vocabulary of "women's work" is basically limited to "small method", which sometimes gives an impression of "small-mindedness".

Normality. Folk dance movements are flexible and changeable, "potential" with the "heart" to go, and no specific "program", which is the advantage of folk dance and the existence of vitality. But at the same time, there are also some "to the point" or "almost" the situation.

Performance. Folk dances have been performed for thousands of years only for self-entertainment, not for performance. Later, after the collection and organization of artists gradually put it on the stage, and has a strong performative nature.

Expanded Information:

Folk Dance is a kind of language of body movement originated from people's life. It can also be called native dance, folk dance or international folk dance.

Traditional folk dances are often called traditional dances, and they originate from festivals or ceremonies in different places, such as the rain dance in India or Malaysia, or those related to daily life, such as the fishing dance in Hawaii and the water dance in Israel, as well as the bell drum dance in Italy, which is designed to ward off evil spirits (worms), etc.

Folk dance is a form of movement language that originates from people's daily lives.