Is Ansai Waist Drum a Folk Art?

Ansai waist drum is a traditional folk dance in Ansai District, Yan 'an City, Shaanxi Province. Ansai waist drum can be performed by several people or thousands of people together, which is magnificent and delicate, and is called the first drum in the world. From 65438 to 0996, Ansai District of Yan 'an City was named as the hometown of waist and drum in China by the Ministry of Culture.

The unique charm of Ansai waist drum image soars in the yellow land, which shows the simple and bold character of farmers in the northwest loess plateau and their unique artistic personality. In Beijing, the capital of China, Hongkong and China, it has attracted the attention of the whole world.

Bold and rough movements and vigorous dancing fully reflect the simple, brave and powerful character of the people in the northern Shaanxi Plateau. Ansai waist drum is an integral part of the Yellow River culture, and it is the embodiment of the bravery, tiger strength and bull strength of the men in northern Shaanxi, with great national style and regional characteristics.

Style characteristics of Ansai waist drum

1, express the dancer's heart through the change of dynamic rhythm. Dancers can't help shaking their heads and shoulders slightly when beating drums, so that inner feelings and external movements can be organically combined to achieve harmony and freedom.

2. Dancers have a strong sense of drumming. Whether it's an upper play, a lower play or a waist play, you should open the drum with both hands. However, although ruthless but not barbaric, it looks tall and straight, and there is still a delicate feeling in its fierce power;

3. When kicking and jumping, whether it is a big kick, a small kick or a kicking action, there must be strong energy. The rhythm is cheerful and difficult, which represents Ansai's rough, bold and vigorous style.

4. Drumming and turning around is the key to Ansai's waist drum performance. When doing squat kick in dance, there must be a turn, and this turn must be very fierce. Especially when doing a set of action combinations of jumping, landing, turning and starting at the same time, it is necessary to use fast and fierce power to complete the change and convergence of actions in a fixed beat;

5. The dynamic law is complex and the jumping range is large. With the acceleration of the performance rhythm, the dance steps began to kick and jump in a complicated way, and the range of body swinging from side to side increased. For example, when doing such actions as "looking up with a horse stance just look", "turning around" and "looking up with a horse stance just look", the dancer lunges backward twice, then strides forward with his left leg and forcefully pushes his right leg to the ground, showing a state of tenacious struggle.