What is Ansai waist drum?

Ansai waist drum is a traditional dance circulating in Ansai District, Yan 'an City, Shaanxi Province, and it is one of the national intangible cultural heritages.

Ansai waist drum has a long history, but the specific time of its formation is difficult to verify. Alarm with drums, cheering with drums, emergency rescue with drums and appreciation with drums are all functions of Ansai waist drum.

Ansai waist drum is divided into two types: penny drum and snare drum drum. The drum is mainly twisted and tapped with heavy twisting. Give priority to martial arts and drums, with heavy beating and light twisting. Ansai waist drum is an integral part of the Yellow River culture, and it is the embodiment of men's bravery, tiger strength and bull strength in northern Shaanxi, with national style and regional characteristics.

Dance characteristics of Ansai waist drum

1, artistic features

After more than 2,000 years' evolution, Ansai waist drum has formed the artistic features of vigorous and passionate, bold and majestic, profound and solemn, powerful, smooth and elegant. ?

2. Form of performance

The performance of Ansai waist drum is more free and flexible. The number of performers can be more or less, from a few to a dozen, to hundreds or thousands. Because the number of performers is not limited, the performance form is more flexible. Generally speaking, Ansai waist drum has two performance forms, one is venue drum and the other is road drum.