What are the Dai folk dances

Dai folk dances: Peacock Dance, Butterfly Dance, Elephant Foot Drum Dance, Boxing Dance.

The Peacock Dance: The Peacock Dance is the oldest and most representative dance of the Dai people, which is mainly performed on the Dai New Year's Day, the Water Festival, and the Open Door Festival, or on festive days. The performers imitate the movements of peacocks, such as spreading their wings, jumping and opening their screens, showing the beauty and spirit of peacocks.

The Butterfly Dance: The Dai language is called "Jar Yan", popular in Gengma County, Mengding and Dehong Dai Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Ruili County area. It is said that the Butterfly Dance was created for the purpose of creating a unique style of dance during the race. During the performance, the dancers tie the butterfly-shaped props on their bodies to imitate the form of butterflies, and their movements and drum beats are similar to those of the small peacock dance.

Elephant's Foot Drum Dance: The Dai language is known as the "light state", which is popular in Ruili, Longchuan and Gengma, Menghai and other places in the state of Dehong folk dance. Elephant's foot drum with wild elephant's leg skin covered drum body, then covered with a layer of yellow cowhide or sheepskin, drum body on one side of the metal ring, used to fix the drum body, the circle under the rope, when used in the dancer's waist.

Fist Dance: The fist dance is an ancient and characteristic dance form of the Dai people, which is performed in the New Year's Eve and in the days of building new houses and wedding celebrations. In addition, the Dai folk dance also has "Yilaha", "Jiaman", "Malu Dance", "Wax Dance", "Fish Dance" and "Fish Dance". "Fish Dance", "Heron Dance", "Garland Dance", etc. These dances have their own characteristics and styles. Each of these dances has its own characteristics and styles, both bold and robust, and light and soft, **** the same show the rich and colorful culture and art of the Dai people.

Benefits of dancing

1, promote blood circulation: dancing is also a kind of exercise, when the human body in the dance, the body's blood vessels will be dilated, with the rhythm of the dance to speed up, more blood and oxygen will be transported to all parts of the body, to promote the body's blood circulation.

2, improve memory: general often dance people will be more active thinking, because dancing can eliminate brain fatigue, so that the brain is in a state of excitement, long-term dancing on the human reaction ability and human memory has obvious improvement.

3, enhance the body's immunity: dancing can promote the body's metabolic function, can make the cell renewal speed up, so that the cells can fully absorb oxygen, enhance cell activity, and then enhance the body's immunity.