What are the types of folk dance

What are the dance types of folk dance

The folk dances of each region of China in circulation, although there are certain formats and norms, but also have the tradition of improvisation. The following is my compilation of the types of folk dance, I hope it will help you!

Giving Fish Dance

Giving Fish Dance is a primitive fishing and hunting dance in the "picking up officials" activities. A costumed primitive person holds a wooden stick with a pickled fish in it and dances a martial arts primitive dance at someone who is watching. This person must come into the field with the primitive man with the dance, both sides dance to the feet, head posture, gestures together, "primitive man" clip of pickled fish just fall into each other's mouth until. At this time, the "primitive man" goes to clip the fish to give with another person what are the characteristics of folk dance. If the two sides are not in the same pace, a fish-giving dance will take a long time to end, therefore. The majority of young men in many Dong villages will dance this martial arts dance.

Lion Dance

It is a dance activity held by the Dong people during the Spring Festival, which is mainly divided into three forms: the celebration dance, the theater lion dance and the green lion dance. The Celebration Dance is a lion dance team that dances from door to door on festival days. When the lion arrives at the door of a house, the owner of the house greets it with firecrackers held up by bamboo poles. The lion then dances in front of the door. The master gives the money in red envelopes, and the lions hold it in their mouths. The lion then gives thanks. He bows to the ground and takes three steps back to say goodbye. The lion then goes to another house to celebrate. Red Lion Dance is a large scene of the lion and monkey play dance, because the lion model of the head for the red and named, by two people were dancing lion head and body, simulating the lion tumbling and jumping and other postures and joy, anger, sadness and other demeanor. Dance with the lion with the hustle and bustle of many acting monkeys, they jumped around the lion, sometimes the lion suddenly annoyed, a bite bite a small monkey, the big monkeys rushed to the rescue, pulling the small monkey tail, the rest of the monkeys one after another dragging the former's tail into a long string of lifelong dragged back ....... The red lion dance is a warm scene, rich in the flavor of life. The Green Lion Dance is essentially a large-scale strenuous martial arts performance competition. It is named for the green head of the model lion danced by the lion dance team. The green-headed lion symbolizes the male lion. Because the male lions are aggressive, there are lion snatching teams at all times during the performance to snatch the lion's head. Because of this, lion dancers with ordinary martial arts skills do not dare to go out and perform with a green lion's head. Green lion performance in the field, its four sides are strong and powerful play God Generals holding knives, guns, swords and halberds and other eighteen kinds of weapons, set up a gossip formation each have to dance, and always ready to cope with a sudden attack to protect the lion, this lion dance competition has been rare to see people perform today.

Fan dance

Popular in the Korean folk dance. It is said to have been passed down for nearly a thousand years, initially as a single or two-person dance, but later evolved into a group dance. With the fan as a prop, the main action of the "living Yang dance" and "West honey dance" two. The dancers, accompanied by music with a soothing rhythm, rise and dance with the fans in their hands to form a beautiful pattern, presenting a strong national character. Fan dance, also known as "Bai Peng (xian) dance", is also a folk dance of the Hani people, popular in the Hani area on the south bank of the Red River in Yunnan. It is said to be related to the commemoration of the White Peng, which local people believe symbolizes peace and freedom. It is a collective dance of one god, with dancers wearing white clothes and holding feather fans in both hands, waving the fans during the dance, imitating the flying posture of the white duck, with beautiful and soft movements, rich in local and ethnic characteristics.

Dragon Lantern Dance

It is a celebration held in the first month. The dragon dancer's footsteps are consistent, the gestures are harmonized, and the dragon dancer's movements coincide with those of the dragon, so that the dragon danced by the dragon follows the dragon's treasure to carry out a variety of movements, to celebrate in front of each house

Asi jumping to the moon

It is also known as "Asi jumping to the moon" or "jumping to the moon". It is popular in Mile, Yunnan, Lunan, Huxi and other Yi areas. Legend has it that a long time ago, a big fire broke out in the place where the Ashiki people lived, and the fire burned for nine days and nine nights. The fire burned for nine days and nine nights, but the fire was not extinguished. The ground was so hot from the fire that the fire fighters kept switching their feet or jumping on one foot to continue fighting, and finally the fire was extinguished. In order to celebrate the victory, they played the sanxian (three-stringed instrument) and the flute, and danced by switching their feet, imitating the way they did when they fought the fire. This is the dance that has been passed down to this day. "A Tiny Moon Dance". The name "jumping to the moon" was given by the Han Chinese, and what are the characteristics of the folk dance "jumping" of the Ahsho people. It has now become a major form of social and recreational activity for young men and women. On the nights of the Spring Festival, Torch Festival and National Day, young men and women gather in the pine forests or on the lawns, where the men play sanshin and moon zither of different sizes and bamboo flutes, and the women **** dance with them. The girls hold hands and form a circle, swinging from side to side, clapping their hands in rhythm, and dancing in a circle. The main action is to jump three steps and stop for two beats, raise their feet forward, clap their hands at the same time and jump around in place. The dance is robust, rhythmic, foot-striking, melodious, and full of enthusiasm and joyful atmosphere.

Peacock Dance

One of the folk dance forms of the Dai people, has a long history

Popular in the Dai region of Yunnan Province. The Dai people take the peacock as a symbol of good luck and express their good wishes by dancing the peacock dance. The folk peacock dance is relatively simple, usually performed by one or two people, accompanied by elephant foot drums and zinc gongs. The performers are disguised as peacocks, and the dance movements are mostly imitations and embellishments of the peacock's movements, which are vigorous, beautiful, delicate and elegant. After the liberation of processing and improvement, clothing has also been improved, and added many new movements, through the soft undulation of the knee, the body and arm colorful three bends in the shape, soft and rigid rhythm of the action, the agile use of the calf, coupled with the lifting of the breath, stomach, chest, and the head, the eyes of the clever coordination, so that the dance is more beautiful.