How many types of Chinese folk dances are there? What are they?

The most prominent feature of Chinese folk dance is its folklore. From the point of view of dance function, folk dances of various ethnic groups are divided into five categories, namely: festival custom dances; life custom dances (such as self-entertainment, socializing, choosing a spouse, physical fitness and athletic activities, performing and selling arts, etc.); ritual custom dances (such as dances performed in fertility rites, rites of passage, weddings, longevity rites, funeral rites, sacrificial rites, military rites, etc.); beliefs and customs of the dance (such as dances performed during the activities of Taoism, Buddhism, Islam,

primitive religions, folk beliefs); labor custom dances.

primitive religions, folk beliefs in the activities of the dance); labor customs dance.

Chinese folk dances, in the long process of transmission and evolution, form a very complex cross-chaotic multifunctional phenomenon, and their attributes often show a diversified situation. Therefore, the following classification is based on the main attributes of the dances in order to more appropriately highlight their cultural connotations.

Customary Dances of Festivals and Seasons

Drum Rice-planting Dance--"Shandong Volume"

It is widely spread in Shanghe, Huimin, Fanling, Lingfeng, Xixin, Jiuoxi, and Yi counties and cities in Shandong Province. It is performed during the annual Chinese New Year festival and major festivals.

The roles of the drums are called "umbrella", "drum", "stick" and "flower". The first three are named after the props held, "flower" that is, the female role. The umbrella's diligence is rounded and stretched, upright and powerful; the drum's movements are big and rough;

The stick's movements are quick and lively, clean and sharp; the flower's movements are both wind and fire powerful and light and airy.

The drum rice-planting song has a long history, and according to historical records, it has been passed down at least during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.

Korean Nongle Dance - Jilin Volume

The Nongle Dance, which has been passed down in the Korean settlements in the northeast, is a representative dance favored by the Korean people. It is mainly performed at the beginning of the New Year and at the time of harvest celebration. It is also used on other celebratory occasions. The main features of the dance are the "Tambourine Dance" and the "Elephant Hat Waving". Dance tambourine players rich in action, dance like horseback riding and archery, vibrant; flinging the elephant hat to the neck as the axis, turning the head of the elephant hat on the top of the ribbon axis, with the longest up to 12 meters of the ribbon in the dancers around the body such as a wheel-like dance, dazzling. Agricultural music dance team is generally about 60 people, activities held high with the words "farmers of the world's largest this" agricultural flag, indicating that the agricultural dance to agriculture-based, agricultural for the purpose of fun

Hawaii "hat dance" - "Yunnan Volume"

"Hat Dance" is circulated in Jinghong County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, is a branch of the Hani tribe of the people in the "Autumn Swing Festival," "Bamboo Shoots," "Rice Seed Festival," the festival of the festival dance. Customary dance. When dancing, men and women gather in a circle, the number of people is not limited. The men play music to accompany the music while the women change their formation. The dance is mainly performed by women, who hold chic hats in their hands, suddenly stretching out in front of them and suddenly circling above their heads, with their knees trembling slightly and jumping flexibly. The whole dance is free and lively.

Waking Lion Dance--"Guangdong Roll"

The Waking Lion Dance is one of the varieties of lion dances, which is mainly circulated in the south of China, such as Guangdong, as well as in overseas Chinese settlements. It is danced during every festival or celebration as a metaphor for the prosperity of the country and the people. Peace and good luck.

The Lion Dance has a unique style of movement and delicate performance, and the most exciting part of the performance is the "picking of the green"

People tie the green vegetables and the red packets (honorariums) together. They put them on the ground (ground green) or hang them on a high place (sky green) for the lion dancers to pick. Various obstacles are also set up, by which the performers' intelligence and kung fu skills are tested. Although some of them are difficult to pick, the lion dancers who are highly skilled can eventually get their hands on the "green", leading to loud cheers and applause from the audience.

Stilted Rice-planting Songs--Liaoning Volume

The stilted rice-planting songs are widely distributed in northern China, and the stilted rice-planting songs that have been passed down in the southern part of Liaoning Province are one of the best varieties of the songs, and they are one of the most popular programs at temple fairs and spring festivals. The local people say, "When the trumpet (suona) sounds, the body itches; when the gongs and drums are struck. The local people have a folk song that says, "When the trumpet (suona) sounds, your body is tickled; when the gongs and drums are struck, you will be happy. The local people have a folk song that says, "When the trumpet (suona) sounds, your body gets itchy; when the gongs and drums are struck, you get happy.

Liaonan stilt rice-planting song has many roles. There are mainly "head stilts", "two stilts", "fisherman", "old woman" and the student, Dan, ugly. The performance forms are "street trip", "frame", "big field" and "small field"." Street trip" is a group dance performed on the street; "frame elephant" means "peace has an elephant", is the performance of stacked Luohan group modeling form; "big field" is a group dance performed on the ground, the atmosphere is hot and warm; "small field" is full of episodic, mostly male and female love as the content of the performance, the performance is full of fun, rich in the flavor of life, the most popular.

Xinjiang Dance--"Uyghur Reel"

The dance is lively and graceful, with a light and dexterous pace, and the use of various parts of the body is more detailed, especially the changes in the wrist and dance posture are extremely rich.

The dance style of Xinjiang has a strong Western style. In today's Xinjiang dance, you can see the movements of raising eyebrows and moving eyes, shaking head and neck, and clapping palms and snapping fingers. In addition, holding the head high, lifting the chest and standing on the waist are also the basic shapes of Xinjiang dance, which can show the graceful lines of women's physique. Pairs of men and women are more common, with the women dancing beautifully and stretching, and the men dancing vigorously.