What nationality does peacock dance belong to?

Peacock dance belongs to the Dai nationality.

Peacock dance is the most famous traditional performing dance among the Dai folk dances in China. Peacock dance is located in Ruili, Luxi, Xishuangbanna, Mengding, Mengda, Jinggu, Cangyuan and other Dai inhabited areas in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, among which peacock dance (Dai language "Galoyong") in Ruili City, western Yunnan Province is the most representative.

In the annual Dai folk festivals such as "Water Splashing Festival", "Closing Festival", "Opening Festival" and "Grab a Place", as long as it is a happy place, the Dai people will gather together, beat gongs and drums and dance the graceful "peacock dance", showing a festive atmosphere of bumper harvest and a beautiful scene of national unity in the song and dance.

Brief introduction of Dai nationality:

Dai (Thai: Or? , also known as the Thai and Shan ethnic groups, is one of the cross-border ethnic groups in China, distributed in China, Indian, Vietnamese, Cambodian and other countries.

The Dai people in China mainly live in Yunnan Province, and the national language is Dai (Thai), and peacocks and elephants are regarded as mascots. Dai people like to live by the water, love cleanliness, often take a bath, and women like to wash their hair, so they have the reputation of "water nation". According to the distribution area, Dai people call themselves Dai Lu, Dai Na, Dai Ya, Dai Zhan and Dai Duan.

Xishuangbanna and other places call themselves "Dai Lu", Dehong and other places call themselves "Dai Na", Xinping and Yuanjiang in the middle and upper reaches of the Red River call themselves "Dai Ya", Ruili, Longchuan and Gengma border areas call themselves "Dai tension", and Mangjing and Mangna in Lancang are branches of Dai tension. Han people call Dai Lu Shui Dai, Dai Na Handai and Dai Ya Huayaodai.