What kinds of folk dances are there?

Folk dance is a dance form created and widely spread by people of all ethnic groups in long-term social practice. Generally speaking, it is the unity of self-entertainment and performance, dance and singing. With distinctive national style and local characteristics, it is an important foundation for professional performance dance creation. So what kinds of folk dances are there? The following is the related content of folk dance that I have compiled. Let's have a look.

First, tap the song.

Tapping is a form of mass song and dance in ancient China. It is more than when people hold hands, step on the ground and sing and dance at holiday parties. Some places have been passed down to this day.

Second, yangko

Yangge is a form of Han folk dance. Mainly popular in northern China, it is often performed at festivals and gatherings. According to different regions and styles, it can be divided into northern Shaanxi Yangko, northeastern Yangko and Hebei Yangko. Generally, dancers dress up as various figures and dance with colorful silks, handkerchiefs, fans and other props. The form is cheerful and enthusiastic, and the life is strong. In some places, stilts, dry boats, flower drums and other folk song and dance forms are also collectively called "yangko".

Third, waist encouragement.

Waist drum dance is a form of Han folk dance. Performing at festivals and gatherings. Originally popular in northern China, Ansai and other places are most famous for waist drums. Dancers hang oval drums around their waists, beating and dancing with drumsticks in each hand. Strong and rough rhythm, bold and powerful movements. Later, it became popular in many areas.

Four. Flower drum lamp

Flower drum lantern is one of the forms of Han folk dance. Popular in Huaihe and Huaibei areas of Anhui Province. The male horn is called "drum shelf", with rough and generous movements and humorous somersault skills; The female horn is called "Orchid", with free and easy movements, beautiful and colorful, cheerful and warm. Performing at festivals and gatherings. Many of them are processed into performance dances reserved by professional art groups.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) lion dance

Lion dance is one of the forms of Han folk dance. It is popular in China. It has a long history and was recorded in the Han Dynasty. Generally, two people co-star in a big lion, and one plays Doby, a samurai with colored balls. There are two kinds of performances: "Shi Wen" and "Lion Dance". More percussion accompaniment. After processing and improvement, many difficult movements were adopted, which became an artistic dance form combining dance and acrobatics.

Six, dragon dance

Dragon dancing is also called "Dragon Lantern". One of the forms of Han folk dance. It is popular in China. It has a long history and was recorded in the Han Dynasty. The shape of "dragon" is different, but the cross section is singular. A person dances with colored balls to attract dragons. The form is warm and festive. Usually accompanied by gongs and drums, firecrackers are set off when dancing.

Seven, lanterns

Lantern is one of the forms of Han folk dance. Popular in southwest China and other areas. Most of them are cheerful songs and dances. The way of jumping varies from place to place. For example, Yunnan Lantern has its own special style with its swaying body.

Eight, Diane dance

Diane dance is one of Mongolian folk song and dance forms. The dancer took a towel in each hand and danced while singing. The action is warm and unrestrained, with a strong sense of rhythm. Often used in festivals and parties.

Nine, Reba

Reba is a comprehensive performing art form in which Tibetan people mainly sing and dance. During the performance, men hold bronze bells and women hold tambourines, singing and dancing, with strong and distinct rhythm and rough and enthusiastic movements, and acrobatic skills are added from time to time. Some people call the' artists' engaged in this kind of performance' Reba'.

X. senham

Sainaim was originally the name of Uygur ancient dance music. One of Uygur folk song and dance forms. Popular in vast areas of Xinjiang. Free in form and flexible in action. Often improvise songs and dances after festivals or labor.

Eleven, pole dancing

Pole dancing is one of the folk dances of Zhuang nationality. Popular in Guangxi. Dancers are even, tapping each other with shoulder poles, playing all kinds of rhythmic sounds, singing and dancing. Action is often manifested in agricultural labor.

Twelve, Lusheng dance

Lusheng dance is one of the forms of Miao folk dance. Popular in southwest and south-central Miao areas. Characterized by dancing while playing lusheng. Often accompanied by performance and competition.

Thirteen, an Xi jumps over the moon.

Axiyue Dance is one of the folk dances of Yi people. Most of them are popular among the Yi people in Yunnan who call themselves "Axi" and "Sani". Social dance of young men and women. Male dancers usually play the big three-string or flute to dance with female dancers. Cheerful rhythm. Festivals often jump into the night in the moonlight or around torches, hence the name.

Fourteen, agricultural music and dance

Nongle dance is a form of Korean folk dance. Freedom of performance. Some male dancers often tie a slender piece of paper to their heads and shake it hard to make the paper rotate around their bodies, which makes the atmosphere warm.

Fifteen. pavane

Peacock dance is a kind of Dai folk dance. Popular in Dai areas of Yunnan. Peacock is an auspicious symbol of Dai people. Dances imitate the image of peacocks with graceful movements. Some are processed into performances and dances by professional actors.

Sixteen, elegant dance

Elegant dance is a kind of dance in which ancient emperors of China offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, ancestors, and offered congratulations and banquets. Originated in the Zhou Dynasty. Processing developed in later dynasties.

Seventeen, the court dance

Palace dance refers to the dances used by the royal dignitaries in the past dynasties to celebrate, feast, entertain or sacrifice at the court. Most of them are adapted from folk dance materials. Generally, the expression is gorgeous, rigorous, exquisite and elegant, and pays attention to skills.

Eighteen, sacrificial dance

Sacrificial dance refers to the dance of offering sacrifices to gods, ghosts and ancestors. Originated from primitive religious ceremonies, it has the meaning of singing and dancing to entertain the gods. Later, it gradually became a folk dance form to entertain the gods and people. Such as the "Witch Dance" and "Six Dances" in ancient China.

Expand the artistic characteristics of folk dance

Yuan Wu Qing Ji

Relying on an object to express the yearning for a better future and symbolize good luck and happiness is the traditional aesthetic psychology and taste of the Han nationality. There are legendary beasts, sacred objects, religious utensils and supplies, and real-life utensils and crafts. In terms of artistic techniques, there are real reproduction, combination of reality and fiction, virtual freehand brushwork and so on. In form, there are props dances with anthropomorphic performances, such as dragon and phoenix's longing for good luck and wealth, and Kirin's plan to have more children and more happiness. The folding fan, the most widely used in Han folk dance, is a small and beautiful prop made of real objects, which is convenient to open and close. Through it, actors skillfully portray various characters and express delicate emotional changes in the dance by means of virtual freehand brushwork or combination of reality and reality. It can also show specific environments and plots, such as catching butterflies in the garden and letting out the wind in the spring breeze.

Singing and dancing happily

Most of the popular yangko, lantern and flower drum belong to this kind of folk dance, which is a common artistic technique in Han folk dance. There are both traditional and impromptu parts in the lyrics, such as the flower drum song in Anhui Flower Drum Lantern, which is an extremely beautiful oral literature, and in the form of alternating song and dance, song and dance can be fully exerted. Folk songs and dances trace back to their roots and are related to ancient stepping songs. The rise of drama in Song and Yuan Dynasties was also influenced by drama performance. Especially when local operas prevailed in Qing Dynasty, Han folk dances absorbed the advantages of drama, with twists and turns of plot, beautiful operas, exquisite costumes and exquisite props, which strengthened the performance and artistic effect. Folk dance is closely related to local operas. The former emphasizes dance, while the latter emphasizes drama, each with its own merits. Prop dance also has many forms of singing and dancing.

Skill refining

Various folk arts are mostly performed in praying for the New Year, offering sacrifices to ancestors, temple fairs and welcoming the gods. The performers came up with new tricks to praise them. Because artists have been constantly absorbing from local operas, acrobatics, martial arts, instrumental music and folk songs, the original form and content have been enriched, and their skills have been improved, making them a large-scale program performed in the square. For example, the Flower Drum Lantern has developed from a social performance to a performance form that integrates song, dance, technique and drama. The songs of good singers can float a mile or two with the night wind, and the somersaults of good dancers are becoming more and more peculiar, and artists have also formed their own characteristics, which are familiar and loved by the masses. The folk dance of Han nationality has been developing continuously in the refining of this skill.

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