The Phoenix Dance (Dance Phoenix in Zhuang) is a kind of Zhuang folk dance in Hengxian County, which is popular in the Zhuang areas around Lingzhu, Taowei, and Liujing. It is performed in two general forms. One is a single phoenix dance, such as "Flower Phoenix Dance", "Phoenix Dance", "Phoenix Dance", etc., which is performed by one or two people wearing phoenix props and costumes. Phoenix crown strung with beads, crystal bright flash, long hanging phoenix tail colorful, feet also wear shoes and socks with feathers, the performance, sometimes stopping to crow, shaking wings, lick the feathers, and sometimes bathing, drinking water, wings flying, the image of amusing. Another form is to dance with other beasts, such as dancing with lions and unicorns, "three through the flowers", dancing with the immortal horse "color horse color phoenix dance" and so on, the performers are dressed in bird and animal costumes, interspersed with each other to dance, these dances are performed during the Spring Festival door-to-door New Year's Eve performance, or in the square. The dance is performed door-to-door during the Chinese New Year, or in the square.
Now circulating in Jingxi, Debaosi County, "dry each dance", performed by a person playing dry each bird, wearing an atmosphere with feathers inserted in the costume, one hand manipulation of the bird's two wings, so that the upper and lower dance, as if flying, one hand manipulation of the bird's head, so that the answer to the sound, signaling to the people to congratulate the new year. There is also a man who plays the role of an old man, waving a horsewhip and singing along with him to emphasize the festive atmosphere and wish people good luck. It is a female and a male performance team.
The female for the phoenix, the male for the phoenix, are tied with bamboo and become, with rice paper mounted frames, painted with colorful colors, but also with feather decoration, the form of chicken, lifelike. Phoenix dance by a man and a woman to take charge, the female dance phoenix, male dance phoenix. Phoenix spread wings, set in the actor's crotch, with colorful ribbons hanging on the actor's shoulders.
The front of the phoenix, but also by a man and a woman holding a colorful fan as the role of the lead phoenix, behind the two suona and gongs and drums, accompanied by traditional and simple musical accompaniment, the actors are wearing colorful clothing with Zhuang characteristics, tied on the turban to the marching cross-dance step-based, dance side line, it is very good to see.
The Phoenix Dance is a symbol of the Zhuang people's good fortune, so the local Zhuang people celebrate festivals such as the Spring Festival, Song Wei, marriage, harvest are invited to the Phoenix Dance, in order to pray for the whole family's peace and good fortune.