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Which nationality is chopsticks dance?

Chopsticks dance is Mongolian.

"Chopsticks Dance" is popular in Ordos, and single men perform more occasions than festive occasions. Dancers hold a pair of chopsticks with one hand or both hands, and shake their shoulders quickly with the flexibility of their legs and the left-right swing of their bodies. Flap your hands, shoulders, waist, legs and other parts with chopsticks loosely and smoothly, and then move forward and backward in circles or in a straight line. The dance is free and easy, and the chopsticks are dexterous and changeable. Dance and shout for help at orgasm.

Chopsticks dance is famous for its shoulder movements and is generally performed by men. Dancers hold chopsticks in their right hand, hitting hands, legs, shoulders, feet and other parts from time to time, and sometimes hitting the ground (or table). With the flip of the wrist, sometimes the shoulders are provoked lively, sometimes the legs jump flexibly, sometimes turn left and lean forward, and sometimes turn right and lean forward. Its shoulder movements are rhythmic and have a special charm, which combines pleasure, elegance and agility.

Although the action is simple, it pleases the audience with skill, so it has a certain performance nature. Chopsticks dance, popular among the people in Xing 'an League, includes both men's solo and men's and women's group dances. In the form of performance, from holding chopsticks with one hand to holding chopsticks with two hands, the dance vocabulary of shoulders, waist and legs is also richer. Therefore, the dance is cheerful, bright and novel, which vividly shows the Mongolian national character of enthusiasm, cheerfulness, boldness and heroism.