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What are the characteristics of Mongolian dance, Mongolian dance and Diane dance?

We often say that Mongolians are a versatile people, and Diane dance is an original grassland dance, and it is also a dance that spreads among Mongolians. Diane dance is also a dance form used by ancient people to pray for the protection of the gods. So, do you know anything about Diane dance?

Brief introduction of Diane dance

Diane Dance is a shaman dance that originated in Kulun Banner at the southern tip of Horqin Grassland in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and is used to treat diseases. It contains the meaning of praying for the protection of gods, exorcising demons and eliminating disasters, and then gradually evolved into a national folk dance to express joy.

In traditional dance, there are several procedures: preparation, beginning, * * * and ending, all of which are presided over by Bo. With the development of history and social progress, the superstitious Diane dance no longer exists in Xing 'an area, but has been handed down as a folk song and dance. In Horqin area, people dance Diane at festivals, harvest celebrations, weddings and welcome banquets.

Diane dance is usually held during festivals or leisure time. One person led the singing and everyone answered, and hundreds of men, women and children sang and danced. Diane's dance is self-entertaining, with distinctive national characteristics and rich flavor of life. Relaxed, easy to learn, the lyrics are edited and sung, which is full of appeal. Men, women and children can enter the venue and dance happily, without any restrictions on time and place. As long as you swing the towel and step according to its musical rhythm, you can correspond to the lead singer.

The content of Diane's dance

According to legend, Diane dance is a mysterious folk dance, which is used to treat diseases. It has a history of more than 400 years. Now it has become a Mongolian fitness dance.

Traditional Diane dance is usually accompanied by songs, and singing is the main feature of Diane dance. From an artistic point of view, Diane's dance is a folk song and dance form with singing as the main part and dance as the auxiliary part. Its music tunes have a unique style and strong appeal, which is convenient for singers to express different emotions according to different situations.

The lyrics of Diane's dance are not fixed except for the beginning and the end, but are basically fixed due to the needs of the ceremony. In this way, those singers who are quick-witted and good at rhetoric can express their feelings with humorous lyrics, or praise, or ridicule, or laugh and curse, not sticking to one pattern.

Diane's dance moves slowly and blends in with the rhythm. When jumping * * *, people are full of vigor and magnificent posture. "Tread", "stomp", "throw towel" and custom encirclement are the basic steps commonly used in Diane dance. During the development of Diane's dance, Mongolians have joined a large number of folk songs, Haolaibao and congratulations. Dance and songs, dance and rap are organically combined into one, gradually forming dozens of tracks.

Characteristics of Diane's dance

Diane dance has developed from a superstitious shamanism dance to a folk dance. At New Year's Day, weddings and welcome banquets, people dance Diane.

Diane's dance is simple and rhythmic. Common actions include putting the wire in place or gently moving sideways; Lean forward, stand up after throwing the silk, and then "kick" forward; Run in circles and throw silk; Do a "sucking leg jump" step continuously, throwing silk on both sides.

Diane dance is characterized by hand movements. People can jump from dusk to dawn every autumn harvest season. For seven consecutive days, even twenty-one days, the longest is forty-nine days. The number of dancers varies from at least a dozen to hundreds. The traditional Diane dance has no accompaniment. Patients just follow singers and men who are good at Diane dancing. Later, more people took part in the Diane dance, the lyrics and tunes were enriched, a duet appeared, and a large number of folk songs were added.

Nowadays, the music style of Diane Dance is unique and appealing, and the lyrics are uncertain. It is entirely up to the singer to express different emotions with the scene and mood at that time.

With the development of Diane dance, it has gradually become the most popular carnival dance in Mongolian religious ceremonies and Nadam celebrations, and it has also become a symbol of Mongolian culture.