Kick drum rice-planting song is a traditional folk dance circulating in Shuozhou, Shanxi Province, especially in Shocheng District, Pinglu District, the most prevalent and widely spread. It is characterized by rough, strong, steady and interesting art. Won the general public's favorite.
Kick drum rice-planting song performance form has a large field, small field and street field three. The size of the field is mainly based on the number of performers and the form of the program. The large field is generally more popular in the mountainous areas, the number of participants should not be less than 16 people, and can be up to 64 people or more.
When performing, two kick drums are often used to lead the way, and after each kick drum, a pull flower follows. Formation sometimes into a "one" long serpentine formation, or two columns side by side, or four columns against the line, or interspersed with a variety of formations. The front of the small field is called Shanzi, the back of the field is called stalls, and the end is called down hair.
Crossing the street field is in the size of the field before the performance, through the streets and alleys, while walking and performing, there is propaganda and the role of convening people. Each of the three forms has its own characteristics, usually cross.
The kick drum's step is big and robust, the performance is robust and unrestrained; the step of pulling flowers is small and trembling, the performance is curly and soft. Dance against the hand-to-hand field similar to the martial arts sparring, the big field of red-hot lively, momentum, intricate formations. Smaller performers need to have excellent kung fu and certain skills.
The music of the kicking drum rice-planting song is based on drums, gongs and hairpin, accompanied by suona and trombone, which plays a large and small victory and the general's order of the song, which is vast and exuberant, and shows the momentum of the Seychelles.