The basic method of holding the fan is as follows:
1, basic method of holding the fan: hold the tail of the fan with thumb, forefinger and middle finger, hold the fan bone with thenar to fix the fan, and tilt the ring finger and little finger.
2. Vertical fan: Hold the fan in your right hand, hold the fan bone, turn on the fan by its own gravity, and put the fan vertically on your chest or head; When opening the fan at the top of the head, the right hand should be wound around the top of the head through the front side of the body, the fan should be pulled back slightly, and the right shoulder should be opened.
3. Horizontal fan: Hold the fan in your right hand and pull it through the front of your body to the position of five hands. Fix the fan bone with your thumb, and push the fan away with your forefinger and middle finger. Turn on the fan horizontally, with the fan head down and placed beside you.
4. Fan flower: Hold the fan in the position of five hands in the right hand, palm up, and the flower face of the fan faces 1. Use your thumb, forefinger and middle finger to control the fan, and turn your wrist inward and then turn it over. When the fan turns behind him, Hua Lian still faces 1 by turning his wrist.
Fan dances that we usually see on the stage can be roughly divided into four categories:
1, Jiaozhou Yangko
2. Yunnan Lantern Festival
3. Anhui Flower Drum Lantern
4. Northeast Yangko
Most people in these four categories are familiar with Jiaozhou Yangko, which is one of the three largest Yangko in Shandong Province and was successfully selected into the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006.
Nowadays, fan dance has become a popular sport for middle-aged and elderly people. Dancers are wearing white clothes with feather fans in their hands. Their movements mostly imitate the flying posture of the silver pheasant, which is graceful and soft. Their contents are similar to those of peacock dance of the Dai nationality, showing a quiet and free life in agriculture and forestry. Fan dance is an ancient dance form, and imitation silver pheasant is a primitive animal-like dance relic, which shows that this dance has a long history.
Fan Dance Fan dance is usually used in square dance, aerobics and yangko. As for clothing, it can be decided according to music. If it is a square dance, usually comfortable clothes will do.