The essentials of Mongolian dance movements

Dancers hold chopsticks in their right hand, hitting hands, legs, shoulders, feet and other parts from time to time, and sometimes hitting the ground (or table). With the flip of the wrist, sometimes the shoulders are provoked lively, sometimes the legs jump flexibly, sometimes turn left and lean forward, and sometimes turn right and lean forward. Its shoulder movements are rhythmic and have a special charm, which combines pleasure, elegance and agility.

Although the action is simple, it pleases the audience with skill, so it has a certain performance nature. Chopsticks dance, popular among the people in Xing 'an League, includes both men's solo and men's and women's group dances. In the form of performance, from holding chopsticks with one hand to holding chopsticks with two hands, the dance vocabulary of shoulders, waist and legs is also richer. Therefore, the dance is cheerful, bright and novel, which vividly shows the Mongolian national character of enthusiasm, cheerfulness, boldness and heroism.

Extended data

Mongolian Dance The folk dances in Mongolian inhabited areas in China, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jilin Province and Heilongjiang Province. Mongolian dance culture is closely related to their hunting and nomadic life.

The primitive dance forms of Mongolian ancestors are vividly and truly manifested in Yinshan rock paintings and Wulanchabu rock paintings carved in Neolithic Age and Bronze Age. In ancient times, Mongolian people had many dances that imitated fierce animals, such as "Bai Haiqing" (white eagle) dance, bear dance, lion dance and deer dance. As an independent form, most of these dances have been lost, but they are still reflected in shaman dance.