What are the dances of Yao nationality?

Dance of Yao nationality is closely related to hunting, farming and sacrifice. At the same time, the traditional drums, songs and dances of Yao people are often integrated, that is, drums, songs and dances. There are mainly Long Drum Dance, Bronze Drum Dance and Tao Drum Dance.

(1) the encouragement of the great dragon

Mainly spread in Aoyao area of Yaoshan Lane, Jinxiu, Guangxi. There are also male drums and female drums. The waist of a male drum is thin and long, while that of a female drum is thick and short. When playing, put the mother drum across your chest, and pat the right drum surface with your right hand to make a "bang" sound; The left hand hit the edge of the left drum with a bamboo piece and made a "bang". That is, the rhythm of "bang bang"; Male drums are to be played with female drums. The male drums are high and low, the female drums are rich, and the range is wide, which can be heard far and near. When dancing, sometimes drums are drummed, sometimes men and women sing together, and sometimes drums, songs and dances are intertwined, which fully shows the artistic style of Yao drum culture.

(2) Long drums

Mainly distributed in Bapai area, Liannan, Guangdong. When dancing, hang the long drum obliquely on your chest, with the left end of the drum high and the right end low. The rhythm of the drum is often opposite to that of the big drum, that is, the beat of "bang bang" and "bang bang". When dancing, there are some difficult movements, such as dancers jumping in the air, sometimes squatting and swinging, and sometimes shaking their shoulders from side to side. There are also bragging horns and gongs and drums. The scene is cheerful and warm, showing the heroic, unrestrained, strong and brave national character of Yao nationality.

(3) Small and long drums

Mainly spread in the self-proclaimed Yao Mian area. The dance moves are colorful. There are 36 sets and 72 sets of different dance steps, and the dance steps are characterized by light dance. Mainly for the long drum players and performers. There are solo, duet or mixed dances. Dancers often don't leave the song, dance and dance. Accompanied by suona and gongs and drums.

(D) Gong dance (Tao encouraged)

Spread in Lajiayao District, Jinxiu Yaoshan, Guangxi. It is composed of several dances, such as "Dragon Girl Swimming Dance" and "Cloud Dance". Among them, "Dragon Girl Swimming Dance" is a set of dance movements that show that a girl of the Dragon King in the East China Sea is tired of life in the Dragon Palace, dressed up, went ashore to cross the bridge, traveled to the countryside and entered the village, and stood on her own feet. Dancers danced to the beautiful drums of pottery drums and performed Visha Xiao Wei. These drums are:

Drum: Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock.

Pottery Drum: Da Peng Da Peng Da.

Xiao Gong: Dang Dang Dang Dang.

(5) Bronze encouragement

Mainly spread in Bunuyao area. There is no limit to the number of participants. Among them, some played bronze drums, some echoed them with the help of Xiao Mu, some accompanied leather drums, and some held rainhats, which were constantly interspersed between bronze drums and leather drums, and the fans danced wildly. Sometimes it flies like an eagle, sometimes it climbs branches like a monkey, sometimes it turns around and sometimes it jumps like a carp. The dance is rough, powerful and lively.