The Dai dance is divided into four major categories: the hula dance, the ball dance, the lantern dance, and the dam bamboo dance.
1. Hula Dance.
The Hula Dance is one of the most distinctive traditional dances of the Dai people, famous for its beautiful, dynamic, cheerful rhythm and lively dance. It is mainly performed by women, wearing grass skirts woven with colorful fabrics and holding brightly colored tassel balls, with light and graceful movements, rich in femininity.
2, the ball dance.
The Leather Ball Dance is a traditional dance performed by Dai young men and women during the Spring Festival, with vigorous and dramatic movements. During the performance, the male and female partners throw the ball to each other, and the throwing and catching is smooth, with tacit understanding and a strong sense of rhythm. The movement and music rhythm of the ball dance is lively and interesting, with strong national characteristics.
3, Lantern Dance.
The Lantern Dance is an important part of Dai songs and dances, which is often performed on major festivals such as the Lunar New Year. During the performance, young men and women hold a pair of colorful paper lanterns and dance along with the dance music, the lanterns sway with the dance, the colors are bright and colorful, which implies the joy and blessing of people welcoming the festival.
4, Daba Bamboo Dance.
The Dam Bamboo Dance is one of the representatives of Dai labor dances, which simulates the labor scenes of the dam construction workers as the theme, and its movements are hard and powerful, full of wildness and primitive power. During the performance, young men and women hold bamboo tubes of different lengths, and under the rhythm of song and dance, they strike the ground and the bamboo tubes with great force, which highlights the industriousness and struggling spirit of the Dai people.
Benefits of Dancing:
1, promote cardiorespiratory health.
Dancing is an aerobic exercise that requires sustained labor of higher intensity, which strengthens the cardiovascular system, improves cardiorespiratory function, promotes metabolism, strengthens immunity, and reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke and other diseases. Dancing requires the participation of multiple parts of the muscles, which can effectively exercise the muscles of the whole body, help shape the body line, enhance muscle strength and endurance, thus improving the body shape.
2. Improve body posture and balance.
Dancing requires maintaining body balance and elegant movements, which can promote body coordination and sense of balance, improve body posture and physical beauty, and improve posture and walking posture in daily life. Dancing requires memorizing movements and the rhythm of dance music, which can exercise the brain to improve cognitive ability and memory, and promote the development of thinking and creativity.
3, reduce stress and anxiety.
Dancing relieves stress and anxiety, relaxes the body and brain, regulates emotions by focusing and breathing, relieves stress and anxiety, and enhances self-confidence. Dancing allows you to join dance teams, participate in activities and events, meet new people, make social networks, and embark on a journey of cultural exchange.