What are the differences and similarities between Chinese and Western classical dance

What are the differences and similarities between Chinese and Western classical dance

Due to the influence of regional culture, there are differences between Chinese classical dance and Western ballet, but there are also similarities. Here is my search for you to organize the Chinese and Western classical dance what are the differences and similarities related to content, welcome to read, I hope you like!

China's five thousand years of rich cultural heritage, since ancient times, there are songs and dances have been passed down, with its beautiful melody, soft dance, let a person relaxed and happy. China's Han classical dance, since the ancient times have been passed down, the dance movements, most of which are preserved in the opera dance, some dance posture and modeling, preserved in our country is extremely rich in grotto murals, sculpture, portrait stone, portrait brick, terracotta figurines, as well as a variety of unearthed artifacts on the paintings, decorations, dance image of the modeling of the subtle and rounded, just and soft. The ancient times, in the feudal tradition of thought and isolation from the world, a flavor of its own.

Compared to China's long history, European classical dance is not as deep and long, but its growth is rapid, and gradually formed its unique characteristics. European classical dance, generally referred to ballet. European classical dance drama collectively known as ballet, is a European classical dance as the main means of expression, integrated music, drama, stage art and other art forms of dance varieties. Because of its performance technology, an important feature is that actresses should wear special pointe shoes and dance on the ground with the toes, so it is also commonly known as "pointe dance".

First, Chinese classical dance and ballet in the origin of the similarities and differences

(a) Classical dance and ballet in the origin of the similar

Classical dance is in the national folk dance on the basis of traditional dance, through successive generations of professional workers refinement, finishing, processing, creating, and after a long period of artistic practice test. After a long period of artistic practice test, handed down is considered to have a certain exemplary significance and classical style characteristics of the dance. This is true for both China and the West. Generally speaking, classical dance has a rigorous program, standardized movements and more advanced skills.

(2) The difference between classical Chinese dance and ballet in terms of background and development

Classical Chinese dance was founded in the 1950s, and was once called "opera dance" by some people. It is a mixture between opera and dance, that is to say, it has not completely metamorphosed from the opera. Calling it opera, it has removed the most important singing and recitation in opera; saying that it is a dance, it still maintains a large number of the original state of the opera. Classical Chinese dance, the name of this dance, is Mr. Ouyang Yuqian first proposed in 1950, after the dance community agreed and widely circulated, and finally be determined.

Classical Chinese dance, from its origin, is a revival of ancient dance, a revival of opera dance, and a revival of thousands of years of Chinese dance tradition.

Classical Chinese dance has an extremely long history. Its' origins can be traced back to ancient Chinese court dances or folk dances of more distant times.

In contrast to classical Chinese dance, ballet is rumored to have first originated in Italy, and was formed in France and introduced to Russia in the eighteenth century. At the end of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth century to become an independent and complete art form, the creation of the pointe dance technique, the development of a variety of aerial jumps and spinning techniques, and produced a complete set of training methods, and gradually formed with different styles and characteristics of the Italian school, the French school and the Russian school and so on.

Ballet, translated from the French have three meanings, one is a form of stage dance, that is, European classical dance, commonly known as ballet. Second, dance theater, initially referred to European classical dance as the main means of expression. Third, in the modern choreography of dance works, there is a considerable part of the story content, there is no plot, the choreographer used European classical dance or modern dance, or a combination of the two, used to show some kind of emotion, mood, or performance of the author of a musical work of understanding, etc., which is also known as ballet.

The profundity of Chinese classical dance and the rapid development of ballet constitute two major contrasts between Chinese and Western classical dance, creating a wealth of material for our aesthetics.

Three, Chinese classical dance and ballet focus on different aspects

Classical dance focuses on essence and ballet focuses on a temperament.

A mature folk dancer on the stage to show the action of the aesthetic value and artistic charm, because of the embodiment of the "shape, God, strength, rhythm" of the high degree of integration, which is the important means of expression of the body rhyme of classical Chinese dance. As the basic movement elements of body rhythm, "form, spirit, strength and rhythm" highly summarize all the connotations of body rhythm. Shape, i.e., external movement, includes posture and the line of movement connected with its action. God, i.e., the spirit, the mind, is the dominant part of the dominant role. Jin, or force, contains the artistic treatment of the relationship between lightness, weight, slowness, strength, weakness, length, rigidity and flexibility. Law, that is, the law of movement itself. The relationship between these four elements of movement is to achieve the unity of form and spirit, inside and outside, through Jin and Ruling. The law is "the heart and the mind, the mind and the qi, the qi and the force, the force and the form". This is a brilliant generalization and refinement.

The feeling of classical dance is similar to that of ballet, which is mainly elongated and upward, but the only difference is that ballet is a bit hard, while classical dance advocates softness.

Fourth, the difference between classical Chinese dance and ballet in terms of technique

Classical dance is mainly jumping flip, ballet is mainly jumping and pointe.

Classical Chinese dance is generally characterized by elastic rhythm and the combination of point and line in technique. Embodied in the rhythm of the attached point (stretch - rush) or cut (rush - stretch) or two ends of the stretch in the middle of the rush, or two ends of the rush in the middle of the stretch, or tightly playing slow to do, or slow playing tight to do, and so on. Therefore, the inner rhythm of the action formed, such as the soft, static, slow and urgent, put and take, stuttering and staccato, point and line combination, thus generating our specific rhythmic characteristics and sense of rhythm. The rotation technique in the basic training of Classical Chinese Dance is mainly characterized by the twisting and tilting form of the dance structure, which is still very different from the rotation in the basic training of ballet. The rotations in the basic training of ballet are straight, and most of them are based on the frontal plane for three-dimensional composition and image shaping, therefore, the movements are long and stretchy with a strong sense of extension. The bouncing in the basic training of Chinese classical dance requires lightness and drift in the method of exertion, and requires the combination of loose and tight in the process of movement, concentration of force, and fast speed in the process, paying attention to the "force in the root, force in the tip" and "inch strength". In terms of bouncing, the characteristics of our nation are becoming more and more obvious, and the difficulty is getting bigger and bigger. Ballet is technically an important feature of the actress to wear special pointe shoes to dance with the tip of the toes, therefore, ballet focuses on jumping and pointe.

The main difference between classical Chinese dance and ballet can be clearly seen from the above points. In the development of dance art now, these two dances to each other as a mirror, complement each other, each other's progress, for us in the appreciation of dance there are a lot of materials that can be learned from. Such a magnificent treasure is really worth pursuing all our lives.

Expansion: Characteristics and Techniques of Classical Dance

(1) Characteristics of Spinning

1. The spinning technique in the basic training of Chinese classical dance is characterized by the twisting and tilting of the dance structure, and it is still very different from that in the basic training of ballet. The rotation in ballet basic training is still very different. The rotations in ballet basic training are straight, and most of them are three-dimensional compositions and shaping images on the basis of frontal plane, therefore, the movements are long and stretching, with a strong sense of extension. The body's drive, the arm's drive, the cross drive are very important, the rotation depends on the coordination of the whole body.

The rotation in the basic training of classical Chinese dance, in addition to the straight body rotation, a big feature is the body shape in the twisting and tilting rotating dance posture modeling, especially "tilting" on the balance of the center of gravity on the turn, it is in the upper and lower body into the meridian phase on the basis of the three-dimensional composition of the shape of the image. Therefore, the action shows the slenderness of the graceful turn, the continuation of the rapid belt in the air, as well as the changes in the shape of the rotating screw, such as the reverse tucking legs back to the chest turn, backward side turn.

2, the waist with the characteristics of the turn, the formation of Chinese classical dance training in the base of the turn of the turn of the "law" of a variety of ways, and more generally in the process of moving up the "law". Such as the big tuck step turn, sweep the hall to explore the sea turn.

3, Chinese classical dance basic training in folk dance posture turn "body law" is very strong, part of the folk dance posture turn, it can be said that the body law to be continued and exaggerated.

4. The mobility and complexity of the folk dance turn is relatively strong, with large spatial changes, such as the turn from the bottom to the top or the turn from the top to the bottom, as well as the composite and flow characteristics of various dance postures in the process of the turn.

The development of folk dance is just the beginning, there is still a lot of room, there are good prospects.

(2) Characteristics of the turn

The turn is a unique national skill. It is incomparable to any other country and any other nation in its variety of styles and wonderful changes.

Turning over is a unique technique in the basic training of Chinese classical dance, which is a turning over with the waist as the axis and the body tilted at the horizontal line. The movement runs through the forms of twisting, tilting, pitching and side lifting from the beginning to the end.

1. Strong ethnicity.

This skill form of turning over fully embodies the aesthetic characteristics of classical dance and the characteristics of movement, and it is also the closest combination of bodywork. Therefore, it has a strong national character.

2. Strong image.

Turning over in the spatial movement has a distinctive image, such as the "sea turn over", "limp turn over" and other large-scale slow turn over, in the space of the arc of the movement of the continuous and rounded, as if the waves undulating; "point step turn over The "point step somersault" is agile and fast, as fast as lightning; the continuous "string somersault" is like a wheel rolling, with a strong visualization.

3, expressive.

Turn over with a variety of different speeds and rhythms, different connections, different characters, producing different artistic sensory effects, so that you can show a variety of different feelings and moods, such as slow continuous turn over, showing a lingering feeling; fast turn over, showing clean or light and playful; rapid and powerful performance of martial arts and robust.

In recent years, the somersault has a new development, the structure of the form is rich, strengthened mobility and composite, strengthened contrast, in addition to the character of rigid and soft, sharp and slow, size, speed and slow contrast, as a Chinese classical dance training in the basic training skills training content and means of expression, it can be a further development, to better show the national identity of our people.

(C) the characteristics of the bounce

Classical Chinese dance in the basic training of the bounce, in the method of exertion requires light, floating, requiring the movement process of the combination of loose and tight, the force should be concentrated, the process of the speed of the fast, pay attention to the "force in the root, exertion in the tip," pay attention to the "inch power", and pay attention to the "inch power", the "inch power". The "inch power".

In bouncing, the characteristics of our nation are becoming more and more obvious and difficult.

1, the original national skills to new and strengthen the difficulty.

2. Strengthening the "stance" nature: the ground stance movement to the air development. In the process of jumping, it shows twisting, tilting, turning, flashing, spreading, prancing and moving.

3. The horizontal turn in the air has a new development, which shows the characteristics of our national skills and the strengthening of skills.

4. The contrast between high and low, ups and downs, and contrast is another characteristic of the Chinese classical dance bouncing.

5. Because of the explosive power of the bouncing technique, it provides and creates conditions for the development of the complexity of the bouncing technique, and in recent years there has been a substantial development in the compound technique of bouncing.

6, in the air to change the orientation is also a feature of classical dance jump.

7, the combination of jumping and martial arts skills.

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