Jumping pills, also known as "winning pills" or "flying pills", is a game in which acrobats skillfully throw and play with pill bells by hand. The performer quickly threw several marbles with both hands, one in his hand and several in the air. At that time, I was able to throw nine marbles. There are also those who throw swords, which are called "jumping swords". Those with high skills can throw seven swords. This kind of acrobatics has been passed down to this day and has become an integral part of hand skills.

Step 2 hold the rope

Rope art is one of the ancient acrobatics in China. Commonly known as walking rope. China's rope skills were introduced from the western regions. The relic of Tianzhu people is not only a master of magic, but also a master of rope technique. In the book "Le Jin Zhi", there is a record of the skill of playing rope with relics.

The record said: "The Emperor of the Later Han Dynasty was congratulated by the DPRK, and the relics came from the west and played in front of the temple, with two big ropes and two stigmas separated by dozens of feet. The two advocated that women dance, walk on ropes, and cut their shoulders when they meet. " It can be seen that at that time, the relic was also trained to "advocate women" to dance and dance on the rope. But this is nothing more than an acrobatic performance, which is not surprising.

Step 3 play the lion

According to the whole dance method, the traditional ground lion in China spent nearly an hour performing the whole story, just like a stage play, from the time when the lion came out of the hole and cooperated with the cute action of the big-headed lion. Often seen lion dance performances are often only part of the whole set of performances. As for the combination, it depends on the intelligence of the lion dancer.

Traditional lions include: basic dance, lion beating, crossing the bridge, picking green, lion awakening and so on.

Step 4 shake diabolo

Diabolo was originally a courtyard game, but after processing, it became competitive and became a traditional acrobatic project. Divided into biaxial and uniaxial; The shaft, wheel and wheel surface are made of wood, and the rim is made of bamboo. The bamboo box is hollow, with whistle holes, rotating and sounding, and the waist of the central column is thin, which can be rotated by rope winding.

The player holds two small bamboo poles two feet long in each hand, and the top of each bamboo pole is tied with a cotton rope about five feet long. One hand and the other hand send it around the spool once or twice, shaking it constantly, and ringing when accelerating rotation.

When shaking, the posture is changeable, the rope turns over, and the actions such as winding, swinging, throwing and crossing the bridge are called "chicken on the shelf", "fairy jump", "flying all over the sky" and "twisting". It is also useful to replace diabolo with utensils such as pot cover and wine bottle.

Step 5 play with cans

Playing with jars is an acrobatic performance of various skills. There is a place on the top of the juggling jar where the hair is smooth and not long, which is a sign of hard training, while the more superb juggling jar actors only have long hair when they feel spiritualized.

A vaudeville that combines simple arts and crafts with physical skills. "Playing the jar" and "Spinning the disc" combine China's porcelain painting art with acrobatics. Flower beds and color plates painted with dragon and phoenix patterns are flying up and down, and their postures are really like those of Cai Fengfei and Youlong.