Productive Labor Dance in She Dance

She nationality has created many traditional dances reflecting productive labor, among which the famous ones are "Hunting Step Dance" and "Planting Bamboo Dance". Hunting tap dance (also called tap dance). This dance is performed by four men, who are dressed in the traditional costumes of She nationality. The rhythm of the whole dance is constantly changing with the sound of gongs and drums from beginning to end, which shows the scene of the brave struggle between the ancestors of She nationality and wild animals when hunting, and is full of life breath. Bamboo planting dance is a dance that reflects the process of planting bamboo and making paper with bamboo in She nationality. The performers sang and danced according to the percussion rhythm of gong, drum and cymbal. The dance steps are mainly "small jump" and "step squat", and the hands and feet keep turning along the rhythm of left and right advance and retreat. Light and clear movements. The lyrics describe the whole process of planting bamboo, chopping bamboo, soaking bamboo, pulping and papermaking, and each link reflects the hardships and joy of the She people.