The teacher asked us to write my understanding and views on China's dance.

China's folk dance has a long history and is very rich. Generally speaking, it can be divided into Han folk dance and minority folk dance. National folk dance is a kind of dance form that spreads among the people, is restricted by folk culture, improvises but has a relatively stable style, and takes self-entertainment as its main function. Folk dances in different regions, countries and nationalities are influenced by living environment, customs, lifestyle, national character, cultural traditions, religious beliefs and other factors, as well as the physiological conditions such as the age and gender of performers, and there are obvious differences in performance skills and styles. Folk dance has the characteristics of simplicity, various forms, rich content and vivid image. It has always been an indispensable source of material for classical dance, palace dance and professional dance creation in various countries.

Due to the differences in social structure, economic types and modes of production of various ethnic groups in China, folk dance has been passed down for thousands of years in a specific time and space and in a specific group. "Specific time and space" mostly includes religious ceremonies, ancestor worship, annual party, productive labor, weddings and funerals, love affairs and other folk affairs. "Specific groups" refer to the border ethnic minorities. Most of them like to express their feelings of joy, anger, sadness and joy with their own folk songs and dances, that is, they also want to sing and dance when they are resting at work or gathering with relatives and friends in their daily lives. Folk songs and dances are an important part of their spiritual life. China dancers sort out the original dance, extract a large number of action materials that can be used independently from the pure folk dance style and dynamics, and "elementarize" them into morphemes that can use words and sentences. Obviously, this process will inevitably lead to different results. Folk dance has been dismembered, but its function has been expanded. Although it seems far away from "folk customs", it is closer to the stage.