Guozhuang is a Tibetan folk dance. Dance during festivals or slack seasons. Men and women form a circle, singing and dancing from right to left. The "fruit table"-Guozhuang Dance, which is related to the slave society in Tibet and the early swearing activities, has gradually evolved into a circle dance form combining song and dance.
Guozhuang Dance, also known as "Guo Zhuo", "Ge Zhuang" and "Zhuo", which means circle dance in Tibetan, is one of the three major Tibetan folk dances, distributed in Qamdo, Naqu, Aba, Ganzi, Diqing, Yunnan and Tibetan inhabited areas in Qinghai and Gansu.
Pot houses are divided into "big pot houses" for large-scale religious sacrificial activities, "medium pot houses" for traditional folk festivals, and "small pot houses" for gathering relatives and friends, with different scales and functions. Others divide it into "Dazhong Pot Village" and "Lama Pot Village", Zhenguo Village and Pot Village in agricultural and pastoral areas.
When dancing, men and women usually form a semicircle hand in hand, with one leading the dance, men and women asking and answering questions, and singing repeatedly in pairs without instrumental accompaniment.
The whole dance consists of two stages: first slow and then fast. The basic movements are "cross-legged fluttering", "walking around" and "cross-legged squatting". The dancer's arm mainly changes the dance posture and the formation moves clockwise. Circles are big and small, and the pattern of "dragon wagging its tail" changes occasionally.
Pot Village-Tibetan folk dance. Dance during festivals or slack seasons. Men and women form a circle, singing and dancing from right to left. The "fruit table"-Guozhuang Dance, which is related to the slave society in Tibet and the early swearing activities, has gradually evolved into a circle dance form combining song and dance.
Yue Ji, a draft of the history of Qing Dynasty, is transliterated as "Guo Zhuang", which is called "Gezhuang" in modern times, but Wei Zang Tong Zhi means dancing around pots and piles. Overview of Tibetan Dance: In the past, there was a commercial organization called "Guozhuang" in Kangding area. This kind of firm buys local products and transports them on behalf of customers. Passing Tibetan businessmen often live in it with their overnight helpers.
In the evening, they often cook tea in the stone pot in the yard and scratch their robes. After tea, they sing and dance around the fireplace from time to time to drive away the fatigue and tiredness of the day, maintain their vigorous energy and adapt to the harsh environment.
The word "Guo Zhuang" has a long history and is the common name of "Zhuo Dance". Zhuo is a transliteration of Tibetan. According to the lyrics and folklore of Changdu Guozhuang, Zhuo Dance, an ancient folk dance form, existed as early as the Tubo period. Zhuowu was related to Tibetan slave society and street-cursing activities in the early days, and then gradually evolved into a circle dance form combining song and dance.
Guo Zhuang was transliterated in Qing Dynasty and Gezhuang in modern times. Written by Zhao Erfeng and others, The Draft of the Qing Dynasty, Volume 111, Seventy-six Music Records, records that "the emperor pacified Jinchuan, and Guo Zhuang won ten dances in a happy day. Every two people dance, wearing embroidered robes, Dai Ling, hanging beads, oblique yellow and blue belts, crossing each other. "
This description of the pot village in Tibetan areas can still be found in the pot village of Changdu Temple in the early days of liberation.
Guozhuang dance has various forms and reflects working life, so it is called "Wool Guozhuang". Reflecting the wedding ceremony is called "Qing Ji Pot Village"; There are "rabbit pot farm" (mixing and simulating the jumping action of rabbits) and "drunken pot farm" (imitating the posture of drunkards with playful actions and showing the dexterity of the body).
Guozhuang dance is vigorous and straight, which not only shows the dance but also emphasizes the expression of emotion. Dance is smooth, natural, graceful and elegant, which not only embodies the national character of Tibetan people in Tibet, but also has certain strength and running and jumping movements, with a large range of movements, and has obvious sports dance training value and exercise value.
The style of Tibetan folk sports can be reflected in the decoration of performers, the rhythm of movements, the change of dance posture during performances, etc. The fitness function of Guozhuang Dance is obvious.