Introduction to square dance:
It is the largest system in dance art, named after gathering in the square. It integrates self-entertainment and performance, with group dance as the main performance form and fitness as the main purpose. Including Jiamusi dance, dam dance, sailor dance and so on.
Square dance is a rhythmic dance that residents spontaneously perform in squares, dams and other open spaces for the purpose of fitness, usually accompanied by high-decibel and rhythmic music.
Square dance is spontaneously organized by the masses in public places. Most of the participants are middle-aged and elderly people, most of whom are aunts. Square dance is a dance created by non-professional dancers and belongs to the general public. Because of different nationalities, regions and groups, the dance forms of square dance are also different.
Dance features:
The square dance is not performed in the theater, and the stage curtain of the theater performance separates the audience from the actors; Divided into stage performance area and audience appreciation area, so that the audience and actors are separated. Square dance is performed in the audience. At least three actors perform directly in front of the audience, and the actors and the audience can communicate directly.
Classification of square dance:
1, original ecology
Mainly distributed in rural areas, mainly in the form of Han performances, generally appearing on the fifteenth day of the first month, with spontaneous performances by the masses as the main body, referring only to Han people. Ethnic minorities will be reflected in all aspects of life. There are many kinds of dances in Han Square, which is the main body of China Square Dance.
The original ecological square dance is a cultural treasure of China, with the longest history and the richest cultural connotation, and it is also the basis for creating dances. Shuozhou kicks drums and yangko at the Square Art Festival.
Step 2 process dance
This is an innovative square dance based on the original ecological dance. The history of this kind of square dance is very short, and it has been more than 60 years since Yan 'an New Yangko Movement. But this kind of square dance not only retains the essence of the original ecology, but also gives the dance a new sense of the times. It can be synchronized with contemporary culture and become a work of art easily accepted by the people.
This is also the most difficult square dance, because the old and the new are not well integrated, and it is difficult to create, but there are many fine products. For example, Yuncheng "Gao Tai Flower Drum" appeared in Shaanxi Square Culture and Art Festival; Shi Sheng Huazhang in Liulin County; Phoenix Yangko in Yuanzhang, Xinzhou; Jiangzhou's "encouragement" and so on.