The formation and regional characteristics of Fujian folk dance

The formation and regional characteristics of Fujian folk dance

As an art, dance, like other arts, is the expression of human social life and thoughts and feelings. At the same time, dance has its own unique forms of expression and aesthetic characteristics, and has its own track of continuous improvement. Below, I searched and sorted out the formation and regional characteristics of Fujian folk dance for everyone. Welcome to read, I hope you like it! For more information, please continue to pay attention to our fresh graduates training network!

Fujian is located on the southeast coast? Breakthrough? Therefore, there are many kinds of folk dances in Bamin with rich connotations, which are restricted and influenced by many factors such as local natural environment, social politics, economy, culture and folk customs, and have completely different styles and characteristics. China has a vast territory and many ethnic groups. The colorful dances of different ethnic groups and regions have created a colorful situation in the Chinese national dance garden. Due to the interaction between society and life in art, dances of different nationalities and regions are constantly restricted and influenced by local natural environment, social politics, economic culture and folk customs, and have completely different styles and characteristics, which are the individual characteristics of regional dances.

First, the formation and development of Fujian folk dance

Fujian is located on the southeast coast. Fujian and Vietnam? So this county is called. Land of singing and dancing? With its good reputation and unique geographical and historical conditions, many China dance cultures gather here. In the past, Fujian people used to take singing and dancing as the content of festive activities. Dress and down jacket? According to the article, during the reign of Tang Dezong (780-805), Fuzhou Observer had dozens of female singers and dancers for the entertainment of officials. Since then, Chen Xia, a native of Hui 'an, wrote the poem "Colorful Feathers", and Zhan Dunren of the Five Dynasties wrote the poem "Quanzhou Song and Dance", and there are records about song and dance in the records of various state capitals. The colorful ball dance, which spread in Jinjiang, Nan 'an, Tong 'an and other towns in the south of our province, is said to have begun in the court of the Tang Dynasty and gradually formed after it was introduced into the people. Spread in northern Fujian? Bamboo forest knife flower? , vividly reflects the people's working life scene. Local farmers have to bring their own firewood knives and bamboo poles when they go out to work. At first, I just beat them at random to relieve boredom. Sometimes they sing folk songs, change the rhythm, sing and dance and entertain themselves. After continuous processing and revision, it has become a middle school dance that shows the local people's interest in labor; Spread in Zhangzhou and Longhai? Drum umbrella? (also known as Flower Drum Array), it is the Minnan people who beat drums to celebrate the smooth return of the Qijia Army. Qi Jiguang was very moved when he saw people beating drums in the hot sun (he said it was in the rain). He ordered soldiers and maids to hold umbrellas to protect drummers from the cold. As the team walked, this kind of beating and jumping scene was formed.

After the founding of New China, dancers in our province have done a lot of work in collecting, sorting out and improving Fujian folk dances, and achieved gratifying results. First, mass dance activities are widely popularized and developed year by year. For example, Dance of Lights and Drum Umbrella have been inherited and carried forward. Stage dancing is also fruitful. For example, Butterfly Dance of Tea Picking, adapted from Fujian Tea Picking Lamp, won the second prize of group dance at the 4th World Youth Students' Peace and Friendship Festival on 1953. After the 1980s, a large number of outstanding local folk dance works emerged, such as "Three Old People Clap Chest Dance" with different styles; Nine-level lotus lanterns, which integrate Confucianism, Taoism and religion, as well as the bell knife dance, fragrant flower dance and dragon umbrella dance of the She nationality, constitute a colorful amorous feelings painting with a blend of religion and folk customs. After long-term creative practice and continuous accumulation and pursuit, we have not only gradually formed our own dance creation and performance groups, but also gradually formed the distinctive personality characteristics of Fujian regional dance.

Second, the regional characteristics of Fujian folk dance

The formation of dance characteristics and styles is influenced by the environment to some extent. Different environments have different dance styles. Different natural conditions lead to different ways of life and production, thus forming differences in people's personalities, which also determines different ways of expressing people's thoughts, thus forming regional dances with different styles.

Fujian is located on the southeast coast, bordering Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Guangdong, with a coastline of 3,324 kilometers, bordering the East China Sea and the South China Sea in the east and mountainous territory, which forms multiple natural barriers between Fujian and inland provinces. There is a special geographical environment here, which provides a unique geographical condition for Fujian to preserve the ancient national dance culture.

The climate in southern Fujian of our province is hot. In summer, most workers have the habit of being shirtless. Women enjoy the cool at home or at the door, wearing vests and coats. Minnan people generally like tea, and in their spare time, they run on a pot in groups of three or five in the fields, courtyards and under the shade of trees? Kung fu tea? Take turns making tea and relax cross-legged. This is a typical image of Minnan people who are gentle, optimistic, open-minded and humorous. As the saying goes:? Dance like a human? The breast-beating dance in southern Fujian has also historically accumulated the specific social life content in southern Fujian. Its dance style can not be separated from the geographical environment and customs of southern Fujian, and it can appreciate the light, humorous and hearty personality characteristics of southern Fujian people. Chest dance? Eight rings? The main movements are clapping hands, patting chest, patting ribs and patting legs to make eight tones. With the rhythmic lateral shaking of the body, the relaxed neck is driven to swing from side to side naturally like a pendulum, making the dance free and easy, showing a smart, light and humorous personality.

Fujian Hakka dance "Dragon and Phoenix Lantern" is popular in Hongfang, Longyan, Kanshi and Gaobi in Yongding County. Hakka people live in Bingzhou, Sizhou, Yuzhou and other places. After many migrations, they finally came to Longyan, Shanghang, Yongding and Changting in Fujian. Dragon and phoenix lanterns are an ancient Hakka custom, which has a history of 700 to 800 years. After entering Fujian, it has been passed down from generation to generation and has never changed. Popular songs and dances in Longyan area? Tea picking lamp? Also called? Picking tea and flapping butterflies? . According to legend, in the past, tea girls went up the mountain to pick tea, and they often gathered on the mountain when they were resting? Chaliao? Singing tea songs, accompanied by tea picking and butterfly dancing, has gradually diversified movements and varied formations over time. It is used in festive occasions and has become an indispensable part of New Year celebrations? . ? Tea picking lamp? Our dance steps are elegant, flexible and rhythmic. The formation changes of up and down time in dance are closely related to the geographical environment of mountainous hills in western Fujian.

"Jujube pear pendulum" is an ancient dance, which is popular in Putian and Xianyou counties. It is a necessary ritual for empress Mazu to go to the Yuan Dynasty. ? Mei Zhoulin's daughter, because witches can know people's fortune, navigators have prayers? What temples are there in coastal counties? (Song? Huang's Fairy Tale) Fengting Zhuzhaitang was built in the Yuan Dynasty and lasted for two years. According to Zhu's genealogy, In Lingyingtang, the founder of Taiyi advocated to build a memorial service for Tian Fei, and to offer sacrifices at four o'clock. Every time he goes to Shangyuan, he travels in China to ensure peace? . From the above two records about Mazu Empress, we can know that the "jujube pear pendulum" has been circulating for at least 600 years. This kind of dance has long been extinct in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, but in Fujian? Living among people? This has to be attributed to the geographical advantages brought by mountains.

To sum up, Fujian folk dances have distinct regional characteristics, and their respective styles are also influenced by their living environment to some extent, with typical characteristics. The natural environment and social environment are the conditions and foundations for the emergence of various cultures, which determine the rich connotation and diverse styles of culture.

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