What does string dance music refer to?

It refers to the instrumental music that dancers play with strings at the same time as they dance the String Dance. Mainly popular in Yunnan Province, Yi, Nu, Lisu and other ethnic groups. The term "strings" is a broad generalization of the Yi four-stringed and three-stringed, Nu pipa, Lisu pipa and three-stringed instruments, which are sometimes referred to as "strings". These instruments are both dance instruments and musical instruments in the related dances, so their dances can be collectively referred to as "string dances", and their music can be collectively referred to as "string dances". The four-stringed dance music and three-stringed dance music of the Yi nationality, the pipa dance music of the Nu nationality, and the pipa dance music of the Lisu nationality are the more representative varieties of the stringed dance music. Yi four-string dance music in Yunnan is widely circulated, different styles around, the instrument used four-string also known as "Yueqin", the shape and the Chinese instrument Yueqin similar. For example, the Chuxiong Yi four-string dance music has the common repertoire of "Xie Li Xie Luo", "Chek Sha", "three-step string", etc., and it is mostly played in monotone with a cheerful and lively rhythm, and a piece of music can be repeated with the dance action by changing the tempo and the speed of the music. The Nu pipa dance music is spread along the Nu River in Gongshan, Bijiang, Fugong and other counties. The instrument used is the pipa, called "Dabia" in Nu, with four strings. Because the Nu pipa dance imitates the gestures of production and labor and animal images, its dance music is often adapted to the content of the dance performance and is divided into "dancing tune", "production tune" and "imitation tune". Three categories. Commonly used tunes are "Friendship Tune", "Painted Eyebrows Tune", "Dance Song" and so on. The Lisu Pipa Dance Song and the Three-string Dance Song are circulated in the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province and the Lisu settlements in Baoshan and Dehong. The Lisu pipa of Nujiang Prefecture is called "Qibu'e" in Lisu and has four strings. The classification of its dance music is similar to that of the Nu pipa, and commonly used pieces such as "Dance", "Chopping Firewood", "Bird Calling", and "Crow Drinking Water". The Lisu Sanxian of Baoshan area, also known as "its Bu'e" in Lisu (flower Lisu) language, has a short dance structure, neat beat and lively mood. Commonly used repertoire, such as the "three-string dance", "its Buue tune" and so on.