1. The Dai people live in the subtropical region, where the climate is warm and humid, the vegetation is lush and the natural environment is beautiful. This natural environment has an impact on the form and style of Dai dance, making it distinctly subtropical.
2. The Dai people love water, they cherish water resources and are good at using water for agricultural production and life. Water has a very important position in Dai culture and is an indispensable element of Dai folk dance. Many water-related folk dances, such as the Water Splashing Festival, show the love and gratitude of the Dai people for water.
3. In the Dai folk dance, the use of water, like the use of fire, adds luster to human civilization. The fact that the Dai people love water and are diligent in washing is one of the characteristics of water culture. When people return from work, they have to wash themselves by the water or draw water before eating. The wells in the villages are equipped with exquisite and beautiful tower-shaped well-covered buildings to keep the water source clean. This custom is a continuation of the ancient custom of purifying purification.
4. The Dai Water Festival is a yearly festival to celebrate the old and welcome the new, about ten days after the Qingming Festival, the form of which is combined with the religious activities of the Buddha Bathing Festival, but the bathing and dressing, splashing each other with water, racing dragon boats and other projects, is still the ancient style of "cleansing and purifying, and to get rid of persistent dirt. It is still the ancient style of "cleansing and purifying to get rid of persistent dirt". At the same time, it is the development of the ancient Yue people "practicing water and boat".
In short, the Dai folk dance subtropical flavor and the formation of water culture characteristics, both the impact of the natural environment, but also the role of human cultural traditions.