Brief introduction of Miao golden pheasant dance

"Golden Rooster Dance" is also a traditional sacrificial dance performed by middle-aged and above Miao women in Tongguping, with bronze drums and reeds. This dance fully embodies the Miao people's worship and yearning for the totem of birds since ancient times. They are wearing silver ornaments, black coats and colored belts around their waists. Silver medals and colorful fringed dresses hang at both ends like golden pheasant gorgeous feathers, and the hips are padded to imitate the cocky tail feathers of golden pheasant. They danced around the circle one by one, and the dance was very slow. In the forward or backward dance steps, they imitate the golden pheasant to "pace", "rotate" and "fly" frequently, so that the ribbon at the waist fluctuates with the change of action, bringing people's hearts back to ancient times.

The Golden Rooster Dance, which symbolizes the Phoenix, fully embodies the pious and solemn scene of Miao women praying for national prosperity and colorful life.

The Golden Rooster Dance originated from the Golden Rooster Miao nationality. On the stage, accompanied by the lusheng of eight Miao boys, 24 Miao girls dressed in golden pheasant changed their feet into graceful postures according to the rhythm of lusheng tunes, and their hands naturally swung slightly outward at their sides. In addition, the golden pheasant silver ornaments on their heads are eager to fly, the silver horn crowns are shaking little by little, the flowers on their legs are fluttering and swaying, and the "feathers" at the feet of the miniskirt are also fluttering. In the graceful dance, the dancers walk lightly, just like a golden rooster frolicking for food. Every step, the dancer's knees naturally vibrate forward at the same time, with more movements in the lower limbs and less movements in the upper limbs, and her hands naturally let go to both sides and sway leisurely.

Golden Rooster Dance originated in Paidiao Town, Danzhai County, and spread in Miao villages with a radius of more than 50 square kilometers and a population of more than 20,000. Known as the "Golden Rooster Dance in the World". Legend has it that during the migration of the local Miao people, it was the golden pheasant that helped the ancestors find the last place to live, and it was also the golden pheasant that brought the seeds of rice and millet and created flying songs for the ancestors, so the golden pheasant became their lucky star. After the Miao ancestors settled in Danzhai, they cultivated fields and hunted to satisfy their hunger. Therefore, the Miao compatriots here hold a grand blowing sheng moon-jumping activity in a grand festival every year, beating gongs and drums, dancing golden pheasants, and letting the scorpions fight, so as to commemorate their ancestors and golden pheasants.

According to legend, when Miao ancestors migrated, there were only three things: buffalo, millet seed and lusheng. After they settled down, they didn't bring any field seeds. While hunting, they opened up wasteland, danced with golden pheasants, picked wild fruits and fished shrimps to satisfy their hunger. An old man caught a golden pheasant and left his bag beside the ash pile in front of the hut when he was cleaning it up. Unexpectedly, Xiaomi grew up. The next year, he burned millet as a seed and planted a slope of millet, saving the lives of Miao ancestors. So, in order to be grateful, they dress themselves up by imitating the beautiful headdress of golden pheasant, and imitate the courtship and expression dance of golden pheasant in Lusheng dance. The original function of Golden Rooster Dance is related to ancestor worship, which plays an important role in the whole process of drum worship. The repertoire played by Lu Sheng is strictly customized, and its repertoire conveys ancient Miao information, such as Mother Butterfly. Golden Rooster Dance builds a bridge of love for young men and women in real life, and allows young men and women to dance to show their love in large-scale ethnic activities such as "Eating New Year Festival".