folk dance

The most prominent feature of Chinese folk dance is its folk nature. From the perspective of dance function, we divide folk dances of all ethnic groups into five categories, namely: seasonal and customary dances; Life custom dance (such as self-entertainment, social mate selection, fitness competition, performing arts, etc.). ); Etiquette and custom dance (such as dancing in ceremonial activities such as birth ceremony, adult ceremony, wedding ceremony, birthday ceremony, funeral ceremony, sacrifice ceremony and military ceremony); Belief in custom dances (such as Taoism, Buddhism, Islam,

Dance in primitive religion and folk activities); Labor customs and dancing.

In the long process of spread and evolution, Chinese folk dance has formed a very complex multi-functional cross-chaos phenomenon, and its attributes often show a diversified trend. Therefore, the following classification and introduction are based on the main attributes of dance, so as to highlight its cultural connotation more appropriately.

Festival custom dance

Drum and Yangko —— Shandong Volume

Widely spread in Shandong Province, Shanghe, Huimin, Fanling, Lingfa, Xixin, Jiuxi, Yi and other counties and cities. Performed in the Spring Festival and major festivals every year.

The role of drum yangko is called umbrella, drum, stick and flower. The first three are named after hand-held props, and the flowers are female horns. The umbrella is hard-working, round and stretched, tall and powerful; Drum movements are ups and downs, rough and dignified;

Great actions are quick, lively and clean; The movements of flowers are both powerful and light and elegant.

Drum yangko has a long history. According to historical records, it has been circulated at least during Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty.

Korean agricultural music and dance-Jilin volume

Nongle Dance is popular in the Korean-inhabited areas in northeast China, and it is a representative dance deeply loved by the Korean people. Mainly at the beginning of the new year and when celebrating the harvest. It is also used in other festivals. Dance is characterized by hand encouragement and elephant hat swinging. Tambourine dancers have rich movements, and the dance is full of energy, such as riding and archery. The thrower of the elephant hat turns the ribbon shaft at the top of the elephant hat with the neck as the axis, and the ribbon with the longest length of 12 meter flies around the dancer like a wheel, which is dazzling. Generally, there are about 60 peasant dance teams. During the activity, the farmers' flag with the words "farmers are the best in the world" was held high, which reflected the purpose of taking agriculture as the foundation and taking agriculture as fun.

Hani Hat Dance-Yunnan Volume

Hat dance is popular in Jinghong County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. It is a seasonal and customary dance performed by V Ni people, a branch of Hani nationality, at Swing Festival, Bamboo Shooting Market and Rice Seed Festival. When jumping, men and women turn in circles, and the number is unlimited. Men change formations with women while accompanying percussion. The dance is dominated by women, who hold unique hats, stretch forward and paddle, hover overhead, their knees tremble and jump flexibly. The whole dance is free and lively.

Lion Dance-Guangdong Volume

Lion dance is one of the lion dance varieties, which is mainly spread in southern China, Guangdong and other places, as well as overseas Chinese communities. Dancing in festivals or celebrations is a symbol of national prosperity and people's safety. Peace and good luck.

Lion dance has a unique style and a delicate and vivid performance. The highlight of its performance is picking green-

People tie green vegetables with red envelopes (rewards). Put it on the ground (ground blue) or hang it on a high place (sky blue) for lion dancers to pick. And set up various obstacles to test the wisdom and kung fu of the performers. Although some young people have difficulty in connecting, talented lion dancers can finally connect, which has aroused deafening applause and warm applause from the audience.

Yangko on stilts-Liaoning volume

Stilts yangko is widely distributed in northern China, which is one of its excellent varieties and one of the most popular programs in temple fairs and Spring Festival activities. The local people have a trumpet (suona), which tickles all over; The gongs and drums rang. Jumped with joy. The love of folk songs can be seen.

There are many roles in the stilt yangko in southern Liaoning. There are mainly stilts, stilts, fishermen, old women and life, Dan and ugliness. There are street tours, statues, large venues and small venues. Street trip is a group dance performed when walking on the street; Statue symbolizes peace and image, and it is a group modeling form to perform pyramids. The stadium is a group dance performed on the venue, and the atmosphere is hot and warm; The small field is full of plots, with the love between men and women as the main line. The performance is full of fun and life, and it is most loved by the people.

Xinjiang Dance-Uygur Volume

The dance is lively and beautiful, the pace is light and dexterous, and the use of various parts of the body is more detailed, especially the changes of wrists and dancing postures are extremely rich.

The dance style in Xinjiang has a strong western style. From today's Xinjiang dance, we can see movements such as raising eyebrows, moving eyes, shaking our heads and necks, clapping our hands and snapping our fingers. In addition, holding one's head high and standing on one's waist is also the basic form of Xinjiang dance, which can show the graceful body lines of women. It is common for men and women to perform in pairs. Women dance beautifully and stretch, while men dance with great energy.