The definition of square dance:
It is also very popular in China now. The origin of square dance can be traced back to social life. It is a dance created by the people and belongs to them completely. For decades, square dance has developed continuously and has become a unique folk art, rooted in people's lives.
Square dance features:
Wide participation: the square dance is collective, with a large number of people, ranging from a dozen to hundreds. Participants have no national boundaries, no geographical differences, no gender differences, no differences between young and old, no differences between industries and occupations. In this spacious dance floor, everyone is king and everyone is a dancer.
Entertainment: Square dance is a stage for people to entertain themselves. People's participation is purely a kind of entertainment and a kind of fitness. There is no utility, and there is no need to pursue fame and fortune.
Performance: Square dance is a kind of dance art with special performance form, enthusiastic and cheerful performance content and group dance as the main body. According to different nationalities, regions and groups, the dance situation of square dance will be different.
Self-entertainment and performance: Square dance is a combination of self-entertainment and performance. It is a kind of dance art with special performance form, enthusiastic and cheerful performance content and group dance as the main body. The dance situation of square dance will be different according to different nationalities, regions and groups.
Fitness purpose: Square dance mainly aims at fitness and provides a platform for people to relax and socialize.
Not limited by the venue: Square dance is not limited by the venue. It can be carried out in squares, parks, streets, playgrounds and other places, and only needs an open space and sound system.
Square dance is its main feature, which has become a part of people's lives, improving people's physical and mental health and enriching their lives.
The origin of square dance:
Square dance originates from social life, is a dance created by the people, and belongs exclusively to the people. There are different opinions about the origin of square dance. One view is that square dance originated from ancient sacrificial activities. In ancient times, harvest time was an important festival, and people had the habit of dancing in square dance to celebrate. Another way of saying it is that square dance originated in the 1990s and is easy to learn. Xian Yi, suitable for all ages, not only keeps fit but also cultivates sentiment, and has gradually crossed the urban-rural boundaries and age boundaries.
In the long river of history, the people created and developed the square dance, which made this flower of folk art deeply rooted in the social life of the broad masses. Since 1990s, the government has established many cultural squares in cities above the county level. With the continuous progress and development of society, square culture, as a social and cultural phenomenon and an important form of square culture, has attracted more and more attention. Square dance is quietly undergoing tremendous changes. Square dance has entered the city from the countryside and has become an indispensable part of urban cultural construction.