Dance in primitive religion and folk activities); Labor customs and dancing.
In the long process of spread and evolution, Chinese folk dance has formed a very complex multi-functional cross-chaos phenomenon, and its attributes often show a diversified trend. Therefore, the following classification and introduction are based on the main attributes of dance, so as to highlight its cultural connotation more appropriately.
Festival custom dance
Drum and Yangko —— Shandong Volume
Widely spread in Shandong Province, Shanghe, Huimin, Fanling, Lingfa, Xixin, Jiuxi, Yi and other counties and cities. Performed in the Spring Festival and major festivals every year.
The function of drum yangko is called umbrella, drum, stick and flower. The first three are named after hand-held props, and the "flower" is a female role. The umbrella is hard-working, round and stretched, tall and powerful; Drum movements are ups and downs, rough and dignified;
Great actions are quick, lively and clean; The movements of flowers are both powerful and light and elegant.
Drum yangko has a long history. According to historical records, it has been circulated at least during Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty.
South Korea's Farm Music Dance-Jilin Volume
"Nongle Dance" is popular in Korean-inhabited areas in northeast China, and it is a representative dance deeply loved by Korean people. Mainly at the beginning of the new year and when celebrating the harvest. It is also used in other festivals. Dance is characterized by "dancing tambourines" and "swinging elephant hats". Tambourine dancers have rich movements, and the dance is full of energy, such as riding and archery. The thrower of the elephant hat turns the ribbon shaft at the top of the elephant hat with the neck as the axis, and the ribbon with the longest length of 12 meter flies around the dancer like a wheel, which is dazzling. Generally, there are about 60 peasant dance teams. During the activity, the peasant flag with the words "Farmers are the foundation of the world" was held high, which reflected the purpose of agricultural dance based on agriculture and taking agriculture as fun.
"Hat Dance" of Hani Nationality —— Yunnan Volume
Hat Dance is popular in Jinghong County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. It is a seasonal and customary dance performed by V Ni people, a branch of Hani nationality, at Swing Festival, Bamboo Shooting Market and Rice Seed Festival. When jumping, men and women turn in circles, and the number is unlimited. Men change formations with women while accompanying percussion. The dance is dominated by women, who hold unique hats, stretch forward and paddle, hover overhead, their knees tremble and jump flexibly. The whole dance is free and lively.
Lion Dance-Guangdong Volume
Lion dance is one of the lion dance varieties, which is mainly spread in southern China, Guangdong and other places, as well as overseas Chinese communities. Dancing in festivals or celebrations is a symbol of national prosperity and people's safety. Peace and good luck.
Lion dance has a unique style and a delicate and vivid performance. The highlight of his performance is "picking green"-
People tie green vegetables with red envelopes (rewards). Put it on the ground (ground blue) or hang it on a high place (sky blue) for lion dancers to pick. And set up various obstacles to test the wisdom and kung fu of the performers. Although some young people are difficult to pick up, talented lion dancers can finally get the "green" in their hands, which has aroused deafening applause and warm applause from the audience.
Yangko on stilts-Liaoning volume
Stilts yangko is widely distributed in northern China, which is one of its excellent varieties and one of the most popular programs in temple fairs and Spring Festival activities. The local people have horns (suona) ringing and itch all over; The gongs and drums rang. Jumped with joy. "The love of folk songs can be seen.
There are many roles in the stilt yangko in southern Liaoning. There are mainly "head stilts", "second stilts", "fisherman", "old woman" and life, Dan Chou. The performance forms include "street tour", "elephant costume", "big venue" and "small venue". "Street dance" is a group dance performed when walking in the street; "Statue" means "there is an image in the flat", which is a group modeling form to perform the pyramid-shaped ocean. "Dachang" is a group dance performed at the venue, and the atmosphere is hot and warm; "Little Field" is rich in plot, with the love between men and women as the performance content. The performance is full of fun and life, and it is the most popular among people.
Xinjiang Dance-Uygur Volume
The dance is lively and beautiful, the pace is light and dexterous, and the use of various parts of the body is more detailed, especially the changes of wrists and dancing postures are extremely rich.
The dance style in Xinjiang has a strong western style. From today's Xinjiang dance, you can see the movements of raising eyebrows, shaking your head and neck, clapping your hands and snapping your fingers. In addition, holding one's head high and standing on one's waist is also the basic form of Xinjiang dance, which can show the graceful body lines of women. It is common for men and women to perform in pairs. Women dance beautifully and stretch, while men dance with great energy.