The basic form of meridian phase in classical dance

The so-called "meridian phase" is actually the opposite of the unity of opposites in dance (in terms of orientation, the child is north and the afternoon is south; In terms of time, it is late at night and noon is noon. That is to say, in dance and sculpture, students' faces and bodies should form a certain angle, that is, they should cross each other to form opposition. This contradiction between head and body is the so-called "meridian phase".

Meridian is embodied in some basic requirements, such as "head facing the body side, body facing the head side", followed by "head facing back, head facing back". The eyes move with the head, and the eyes move from three lines-left chest, right chest and chest. Otherwise, the audience can only see half of the face, and their posture is not good, and their figure is not good, so there is this restriction of "not leaving the three lines".

A cloud hand, motionless and stiff. If it wants to move well, it must be like the wind blowing trees. With the opening and closing of the cloud hand, the upper body naturally twists a few times, which makes it look lively.

China classical dance pays attention to the meridians of "two axes and three sides", that is, the neck axis and the waist axis. The head, chest and waist are not on the same plane of motion, but are dislocated from each other, forming a beautiful form from different angles.

For example, the most basic "D" step of standing posture has always been regarded as a typical classical dance, which is different from the human body shape in "Meridian Liuzhu". The left foot is in front of the T-step, with the head and toes facing 8 o'clock and the body facing 2 o'clock. The position of the body and the direction of the head cooperate with each other to form a distinct and three-dimensional shape with a specific classical charm.

Extended data

China's classical dance was founded in 1950s and was once called "traditional opera dance" by some people.

It is a mixture of drama and dance, that is to say, it has not completely evolved from drama, so it is called drama, which removes the most important singing and reading in drama; Say it is a dance, it still maintains the original state of the opera in quantity.

Most of the dance movements handed down are preserved in China traditional operas and dances. Some dance postures and shapes are preserved in China's grotto murals, sculptures, stone reliefs, brick reliefs and terracotta figures, as well as paintings and decorative dance images on various unearthed cultural relics. There are also a lot of detailed descriptions of past dance images in China literature and history materials.

Since 1950s, China dancers have made great achievements in the research, arrangement, reproduction and development of China classical dance.

A set of China classical dance teaching materials has been established, and a large number of dance and drama works with China classical dance style have been created, which have formed the aesthetic characteristics of delicate and mellow, combining rigidity and softness, blending scenes and combining skills, as well as the perfect harmony and high unity of essence, qi, spirit and hand, eyes, body, method and step.

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