What are the stylistic characteristics of Yi dance?

Yi dance is a dance circulated in the Yi region, is an important element in the life of the Yi people, its form is colorful, most of them are imitating the action of production and labor.

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Most of the Yi dances are dynamic, and the sculpture of the dance is not very strong, but the general Yi dances are characterized by the plateau dance "a smooth side" modeling, because the earliest tribes of the Yi people live on the plateau on the high mountains.

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Yi dance through the very national characteristics of the costumes and props to show and enhance the dynamic beauty of the dance, in order to highlight the unique characteristics of the national art, for example, Yi Chong fire is done with the help of torches.

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The Yi dance uses weapons as props to show the living conditions of the primitive people at that time, as well as how they resisted foreign invasion, such as the stick dance, the spear dance, the big knife dance, the hunting fork dance, the picture knife dance, etc.

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The Yi dance has a very special flavor.

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The shawls used to protect themselves from the cold have also gradually evolved into costumes and props for Yi dances, for example, Yi men and women wear shawls made of wool all year round, "擦尔瓦", and these props have greatly enriched the expression of Yi dances and strengthened the artistic infectious force of Yi dances

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