The historical origin of cup and bowl dance
Its formation is closely related to the play of "Dou La" in the Yuan Dynasty. "Old News of the Past Dynasties" notes: "In the Yuan Dynasty, there was a play of "Dou La". As for songs, the pipa, huqin, and zither can all be played by one person and danced with a lantern on his head." This shows that it has a long history. Lu Ciyun of the Qing Dynasty once described this in his work "Man Ting Fang": "The dancers are dancing in a solemn manner, with two urns divided on the top, and a lamp burning on the top. There is a tingzhu in the mouth, and the beats are audible. The drum is restored. The returning wind is rolling snow and shaking the crimson flowers, so it is shocking. The scenery is extremely sad, beautiful, artistic and sincere, and the four people are overwhelmed with emotion." His gentle and graceful skills are evident.
It is adapted, processed and created based on the folk dance "cup and bowl dance", as well as "top bowl dance" and "wine cup dance" popular in the Yikezhao League of Inner Mongolia. The original folk dance was an impromptu dance performed by herdsmen during banquets, greetings, and drunkenness. In the adapted "Cup and Bowl Dance", the performers are dressed in Ordos women's costumes, with three to four porcelain bowls on their heads, and a pair of porcelain wine cups in each hand. When dancing, the head is steady, the upper body is dignified, and the bowl and head seem to be one. , hitting the wine cup with both hands, swinging the wrists and arms, the movements are strong and soft, free and graceful. The difficult technical movements of dance, such as continuous and rapid "flat turns" and "shaking shoulders", demonstrate the technical level of the dancers. This dance vividly depicts the dignified, passionate, soft and bold character of Mongolian women. Characteristics of the Cup and Bowl Dance
The Cup and Bowl Dance is limited by the location (Mongolian yurt) and props (lamps and bowls). It basically involves kneeling, sitting, and standing in place. It mainly uses the movements of the hands, wrists, arms and shoulders, lifting, pulling and rubbing, as well as bending forward and backward with the waist as the axis. Those with superb skills can also hold a lighted lamp in each hand and run quickly while circling like a shooting star. At this time, the flame of the lamp is erratic and swaying, and the dance is light and smooth, full of unique charm.
Dance reflects the hardworking, simple, pure, lively character and joyful mood of Mongolian women. Now it has developed into a group dance and is deeply loved by the people. Cup and bowl dance movements
The performer holds two wine cups stacked together in one hand, with the thumb holding the bottom of the cup, the middle finger holding the inside of the previous cup, and the inner sides of the index finger and ring finger holding the previous cup. On the outer edge of the wine cup, when two wine cups are hit, use the upper cup to hit the lower cup, making a crisp and pleasant sound. With the sound of silver bells in the cups and bowls, the dancers slowly stand up, stretch their arms, bend and retract them, wrap them around their chests, move forward and back, or walk in circles. The cup and bowl dance is characterized by a lot of shoulder movements. The Mongolian people who live in the prairie have to move their shoulders during the day when riding horses, roping horses, shearing sheep, milking cows, wrestling and other movements. Therefore, the movements that form the cup and bowl dance are mostly upper body.