What nationality does peacock dance belong to?

It is the most famous traditional performing dance among the Dai folk dances in China.

It is distributed in Ruili, Luxi, Xishuangbanna, Mengding, Mengda, Jinggu, Cangyuan and other places in Dehong Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province, among which peacock dance (Dai language "Galoyong") in Ruili City in western Yunnan is the most representative.

In the minds of the Dai people, the "bird of God" peacock is a symbol of happiness and good luck. Many people not only keep peacocks at home, but also regard peacocks as a symbol of kindness, wisdom, beauty, auspiciousness and happiness.

Among all kinds of dances of the Dai people, peacock dance is one of the most popular, familiar, changing and developing dances.

Extended data

Peacock dance's movements are graceful, elegant, flexible and agile, and have the following characteristics:

First, it is reflected in the flexible ups and downs of the knees. This is the * * * feature of Dai folk dance, and it is also the feature of peacock dance. In the process of various movements, the knee always fluctuates with toughness, but this fluctuation is not the average fluctuation of machinery, but changes with the changes of internal and external emotions.

For example, when the main leg is upright, it is slightly faster and the squat period is slightly slower; It is tough in the ups and downs of slightly straight knees and half squats. It looks beautiful in peacock dance.

Secondly, peacock dance's characteristics are also manifested through the combination of rigidity and flexibility of arms, wrists and fingers. The movements of the above three parts are soft but not soft, and they have the inherent strength of combining rigidity with softness. Every dance in the hand is soft and firm. This movement rhythm perfectly shows the peacock's docile, kind and steady character.

Thirdly, peacock dance's characteristics are fully manifested through the quick and agile calf movements and the flexible use of eyes.

Fourthly, peacock dance and all parts of the performer's body form a graceful and elegant three-way bending shape. For example, the right hand lifts the wrist upright, the left hook holds the leg, bends the knee, elbows, lifts the wrist, sends the crotch, slightly bends over, slightly crooked and so on. This unique curve pattern reproduces the elegant posture of the peacock.

Peacock dance's Three Bends is slightly different from other folk dances. Generally, the crotch is in the opposite direction to the inclined upper body, and the closed part is mostly in the upward inclined direction.

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