When did the Myanmar Ayung Dance originate?

The Aying Dance originated in the Ava Dynasty, and was originally a kind of song and dance performance from the court. The word "ayeng" means "graceful and elegant" in Burmese. A Ying dance spread in the folk, after a long period of evolution, the formation of a women's solo dance, with men to amuse the rap dance. It has no fixed plot, is free, short and concise, and is performed in a variety of forms. It is the most common form of artistic performance in Myanmar folk rituals and marriages.

According to "A Brief Introduction to Traditional Dance in Southeast Asia", Burmese traditional dance is a new form of dance derived from the classical drama, the Lama drama, and the ayin theater. The Aying theater has developed from the "court sitting and singing Aying" to contemporary times, and has added four or five men's raps, interspersed with women's beautiful dances. The dancers sing and rap in parallel, and need to master the traditional dance from the basic to the skillful technique. This is a very popular art form among the Burmese, and during festivals, people often watch it for many hours without wanting to leave. Yangon Television often features the "Ayeyin Opera" in its prime-time song and dance programs every night. Many university students and famous movie actresses are good at performing "Aying".

With the fall of the Burmese dynasty in the 18th century, the arts declined, and a number of artisans went into exile. The Aying dance was also popularized. After the end of the Second World War, the stage of the ayeng dance used scenic film, lighting, gorgeous costumes; playing instrumental music, Myanmar music and Western music; five to six actresses, both male and female roles in the play, clowns, two or three people; the repertoire is a number of short comedies of their own, or in the storyline through the performance of the dance, the role of the action expression, or the performance of some of the classical drama of the fragments. Sometimes they also perform popular songs and modern dances. The troupe is small and flexible, and can be staged anywhere. By the 1960s, there were more than half a dozen such troupes in the country, which is why the Aying dance has spread and flourished in Myanmar.

The music used in the Ayung Dance is a classic, and the most distinctive feature of Burmese dance music is its musical instruments and instrumental music. The most important national musical instrument of Myanmar is the Bowed Harp (Sangkor in Burmese), which is a unique bowed harp in Myanmar and was called Fengshou Khonghou during the Tang Dynasty in China. The shape of the bowed harp is very beautiful, the golden leaf at the top of the curved neck is a symbol of the linden leaf, and its *** sounding body is carved from a piece of wood, shaped like a boat, covered with a piece of red deerskin, surrounded by golden wavy patterns, together with the red bands and spangles fluttering around the neck of the harp, which make the instrument look very elegant and refined. It is an indispensable instrument in traditional dances. Because of the variety of musical instruments in Burmese dance, the rhythm of the dance changes according to the rhythm of the instrument, and also has a very distinctive style characteristics.