What are the main artistic characteristics of Shan Nanchang Guozhuo dance

The original meaning of "Guozhuo" in Tibetan is "circle dance", and it is also known as "pot Zhuang" in Chinese. As a kind of special art in the traditional dance culture of the Tibetan people, it is not only loved by the Tibetan people with its magical magnificence and long-lasting charm, but also aroused the favor and appreciation of people of various nationalities and countries outside. Gocheok is one of the oldest programs of traditional dance culture of the world's existing ethnic groups.

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The waist drum used in the Zhuo Dance has two drum straps attached to its upper part, one around the performer's waist and one around the performer's thighs, and the drum is fixed vertically to the left side of the waist. During the performance, the traditional formation is basically a circle, and the performers are divided into two categories: the leader (Ah Hot) and the group dancers (Zhuo Ba). In the whole performance team in the number of dancers ranging from 2 to 6, they do not bring the waist drum, mainly to remind the action to change the order, control the rhythm speed, its action rhythmic, gesture basically the same as the group dance, but the difficulty is smaller, the leader is familiar with the whole Zhuo dance action, order, have a long performance experience as a person. Group dance performers beat the drums while dancing according to the rhythm of the drums, while the dance action of the long hair braid waved into "∞", "○" and other forms, the action of the rough and bold, strong and mighty, with a strong sense of rhythm, and many changes. Zhuo dance **** by 18 sections: 1. three steps of drums; 2. parrot; 3. An Tu Jindi; 4. Lotus rock piling; 5. lion jumping; 6. tiger and lion fighting; 7. chain set; 8. Chandan nymphs; 9. cornerstone of the wall of Sangye; 10. three strikes lying on the ground; 11. hit the drums; 12. raven line vajra step; 13. the king on the throne; 14. fortune door; 15. subjects; 16. worship offerings 17. Elephant lying on its side; 18. Nine steps of drumming. Zhuo Dance combines movement, rhythm, technique and tempo, and all aspects are coordinated and highly unified with each other, due to the difficulty to see the cleverness, and the charm is infinite.

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Legend has it that in the middle of the eighth century A.D., the thirty-seventh Tibetan King Chisong Dezan, assisted by Lotus and other Buddhist masters, built Tibet's first monastery Sangye Monastery on the north bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River, the daytime craftsmen worked hard to build the walls to the night were destroyed by the demons. In order to confuse the ghosts and gods, Master Lotus invited the seven brothers from the Dabu area to dance the Draba dance to suppress the demons, and since then the Draba dance has been prevalent in Shannan. Most of the villages in Shannan have Zhuo dance team, and later this dance form has gradually spread to other regions. This shows that Shannan Chango Zhuo dance has a history of at least 1300 years. Qing people Li Xinheng written "Jinchuan Zuoji", said the Tibetan people "common sound jump pot Zhuang Jiahui", the dance form is "men and women in a flurry, even arm treading song", "hand in hand into a circle, foot in the air ......". Potshuang dance in addition to pay homage to the Buddha and Bodhisattva temple, more is to send things to say love song of the mountains and rivers scenery, praising the hometown, pouring out love, glorify the happy life and so on. Such as the lyrics have "snowy mountains, ah, quickly flash away, the eagle to spread wings; forest, ah, quickly make way for young people to step wild dance ......" of the boldness and exuberance. Its dance posture is robust, the action is upright, both show dance and heavy emotional performance, showing the Tibetan people's fat temperament.

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In terms of the whole Tibetan area can be divided into agricultural fruit Zhuo (called "Yu Zhuo" in Tibetan) pastoral fruit Zhuo (called "Zhong Zhuo" in Tibetan), temple fruit Zhuo (Tibetan "Qu Zhuo") three kinds. Agricultural fruit Zhuo to Chamdo fruit Zhuo is the most famous. Festivals, celebrations, weddings and festivities, the dam field, courtyard, men and women get together, men with fat pants, such as eagles thick hairy legs, women off the arm robes draped over the back of a free and easy. Men and women stand on one side of each hand into a circle and sing, usually by the male lead to start singing, singing gimmicky and penetrating, dancers and the song for the "fluttering hands trembling step" along the circle. When the lyrics come to an end, the crowd roars with a "mute!" When the lyrics came to an end, all the dancers shouted "Mute!", and then accelerated the tempo, spreading their arms and twisting their waists sideways, jumping up in big steps, controlling and dancing with their sleeves, and running and jumping to change their movements. Male action range is larger, stretching arms like eagles circling and striving. Women's movements are smaller, pointing and turning like a phoenix shaking its wings and dancing lightly. Dance group from time to time issued a "dumb" calls, catalyzing the dance mood straight line rise, in the frenzied atmosphere of the end of the fun. The pastoral Guozhuo is prevalent in the Qiangtang grassland in northern Tibet, and is also widely spread in the Tibetan semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral snowy pastures. The vast grasslands of northern Tibet every New Year's celebration, marriage, welcome and send the guests of honor, are to sing and dance. Especially in the summer to be held around the annual "Yaji" festival, commonly known as the horse racing festival. During the daytime, horse racing and archery are held, yak dance is performed, hot bar dance and other activities; at night, fire is lit up and other fires are jumping Guozhuo, all night long. Typical movements of the pastoral area Guozhuo are chest double unity hand (symbolizing the rolled wool circle), footsteps jumping, front pause step according to the left and right turn over, big stride, kneeling jumping, etc., and constantly changing combinations of eye-opening and chaotic movements. Men's and women's movements are the same, but men's movements are large and unrestrained, while women's movements are smaller and more subtle in comparison. The male dance tends to take off the cloak, and both hands are stretched out to pull the sleeves tightly, jumping around the sleeve flower, thus "around the sleeve flower" has become a major feature of the herdsmen's Guozhuo dance. Temple Guozhuo, more religious festivals in the temple occasions. This religious folk song and dance, slow rhythm, solemn atmosphere, full of strong rational meaning. Its lyrics, tunes, dance and performance content, performance time and occasion are specific. The Qing Historical Manuscripts - music," said the pot is "the Secretary dance ten people, each two people dancing with each other, a suit python robes wearing plumes, hanging beads, diagonally by the yellow and blue two belts, such as the cross. A suit of blue robes, hanging beads, diagonally by the yellow and purple jade belt, cross like a cross ......". This is exactly the borrower performs the ceremonial Guozhuo dance.

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In short, Guozhuo is the Tibetan people in the snowy plateau, the limit of human existence created so far still alive in the social life of the brilliant and splendid cultural heritage. It can be said that as a unique scene in the traditional dance culture of the Tibetan people, Gojose is also unique in the forest of the world dance. Guozhuo is not only an outstanding representative of the long and splendid dance culture of the Tibetan people, but also a project with the longest history, the most representative of Tibetan sports characteristics and the most far-reaching influence in the existing national sports culture, which is an extremely valuable artistic treasure for the whole mankind. Like its mother Tibetan traditional culture, as a unique national project in the national traditional sports culture, GODZO's virtual writing expression, programmed performance means and the style of its lyrics are all close to the traditional sports of other ancient nationalities, such as the traditional sports of Han Chinese people and the Greek and Indian dance sports. Moreover, it has the strongest personality traits and national characteristics as well as folk originality, which has special research and protection value.

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The country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage, May 20, 2006, Shannan Chango Zhuo dance approved by the State Council included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.