The Miao language is called "Zuk niel". In Taijiang County, Guizhou Province, the Miao wooden drum dance is distributed in all the Miao villages in the county. However, due to historical limitations, some villages have been basically lost, and the more prominent surviving ones are the Anti-Row Wooden Drum Dance and the Wooden Drum Dance of Shidong and Gedong areas. These two dances are different from the production of wooden drums to the drum beat and dance movements, and each has its own characteristics. The anti-row wooden drums are thin and long, about one meter in length. On the other hand, the wooden drums of Shidong and Gedong areas are round and big, commonly known as "leather drums". The drum beat of the anti-row wooden drums is like thunder when it is in a hurry. Slow as water dripping; Shi hole, Ge Dong area drums from the beginning to the end of the rapid as fried beans, loud as a stream. When dancing the wooden drum dance, the movement is characterized by stepping on two or four beats. The movement is characterized by two or four beats, and the rhythm of the head, shoulders, waist and hips are all stabilized in a beat time control in unity, harmony and unity. The whole body movement takes the hips as the power point and throws the same side of the hand. Head, hands, feet open and close the degree of large, the whole dance action about imitation of insects, birds, fish, animals, poultry movements, changes in the movement of coarse expansion of bold, proud healthy and agile, dexterous and lively. It is really called "and have peng peng spread wings of the momentum; collect eagle protect nest of the power, leaping as apes and monkeys climb over the speed, spinning like harrier turn over the speed of the" momentum. The anti-row wooden drum dance mainly has five chapters, such as Gao Dou (turtledove) dance, Gao Dou Da (turtledove with wings) dance, Zaxia (five ancestors) dance, Zaxia (hunting) dance, etc. These five chapters respectively express the Hmong ancestor. These five chapters respectively show that the ancestors of the Miao people migrated from the east day and night, trekking mountains and rivers, cutting thorns and thorns, hunting the enemy, reclaiming the land, *** sacrificing ancestors, showing the clan love each other, unity and mutual help, not forgetting the history of the spiritual outlook. And Shi hole, Gedong area jumping wooden drums, because most of the dress, wear heavy silver (five to fifteen kilograms), so the dance hand swing, feet open, body rotating action is not big, can only be used to stroll, broken step slightly stepping, gentle movement. Dance regardless of men and women, young and old around the wooden drum or a circle or more circles, and some people dance while singing. Some of them sing and dance at the same time. When jumping in the center of the field as a drummer of the two women while beating the drum while singing: "Come and dance / do not dance drum (festival) in the past / drum (festival) a moment not to come back / it is difficult for us to have a dance." There are six chapters of the dance, including Siu Sok Fong (a dance in all directions), Siu Thu Fong (a dance in the local area), Li-Di Diao (a dance to resist invasion by a foreign enemy), Siu Kong Dot Nam (a dance in which insects and fish rotate), Siu Chong Duo [a dance of weaving], and Siu Chia Kong (a dance in which fishermen fish for prawns).
II. Lusheng Dance
The "Lusheng Dance" (known as the "Study to" in Miao) is a traditional folk dance characterized by men blowing the "Lusheng" while dancing flexibly with their lower limbs (including hips, knees and ankles). It is a traditional folk dance characterized by men playing "Lusheng" while dancing flexibly with their lower limbs (including hips, knees and ankles). It has been widely spread and popularized in all Miao areas. In particular, it is most active in the mountainous regions of southeastern and northwestern Guizhou and western Guangxi, where it has been practiced since childhood. There, people begin to learn to play and dance the lusheng from childhood. All the reedsong players and reedsong teams who excel in playing and dancing skills are highly respected and loved by the masses. In the past, whether a young man could play the reed-sheng or not, and whether he could dance the reed-sheng dance or not even became one of the important conditions for the girls to choose their spouses.
III. Bench Dance
The Bench Dance is healthy, easy to understand and learn, and can be danced in all seasons. Dancers less than three or five people, more than dozens of people, not subject to site and time constraints, jumping stool dance of the Miao women, wearing a purple lapel without buttons, under the purple pleated skirt. Shibing Miao bench dance, generally more prevalent in the first month, relatives and friends to pay a visit to the New Year, drinking, slightly drunk, the host and guests that is jumping up the bench dance to cheer. The dance is purely recreational, spectacular scenes, generous movements, warm rhythm, can be called the carnival dance of the Miao. There is another kind of bench dance, which can only be performed after the death of an old man. Men and women use benches to hit each other to make noise and dance happily. This kind of dance is more enthusiastic, fully reflecting the simple and rough character of the Miao people. The dance is both cheerful and witty. When the bench dance reaches its climax, some women will embrace each other and step on the dots, while some of them will hold wooden sticks, bamboo handles and other things, making gestures such as riding horses, jumping on the Lusheng or even making love. Some women also have two hands to lift the folded skirt corner. To the left and right of the men incited to incite to the dancers to add to the lively atmosphere. Guests do not pay attention, but also by the host on the face of the purple "seal" (called "flower cat"). The more you play, the deeper the host's love for the guest. Guests of the neck is also often hung by the owner of a string of white corn flowers, the scene of its feelings, interesting, the whole dance scene to a climax.
Ⅳ. Copper drum dance
Miao copper drum dance in the grand festivals, such as the "Gu Dirty Festival", "Miao Festival", "Lusheng Festival" activities to perform. Bronze drums set up in the center of the field, by a drummer beat, another person holding a special barrel placed behind the drums, near and far to match, in order to enhance the effect of music. There is no limit to the number of dancers, often hundreds or thousands of dancers, forming several large circles, echoing each other with the changes in the beating of the copper drums, and performing dances based on the content of daily labor and life. The beating method of the Miao copper drums generally has a fixed drum point, reading and shouting, and since the masses are very familiar with the content contained in these drum points and reading, the drums have the characteristics of "drum language". Drummers with two mallet sticks to beat the drum drums have a special reading: "dong" that the right hand to hit the drum heart, "ga" that the left hand to hit the drum edge, "the" that the two mallets hit each other. For example, the dance of "Turning the High Beans," meaning "driving away the turtledoves," shows that the farmers heard that the turtledoves had flown in and were pecking at the soybean seeds, so they rode their horses to the fields to drive away the turtledoves. There are four dance movements: driving the turtledoves at the edge of the ground, lifting the legs to drive, riding the horse to drive, clapping and turning around, squatting and shaking the waist to drive the turtledoves, etc. The dance is also known as "Pingleng Pangan". Another example is "Pingleng Panlatong Gao Dong", which means "Welcome Guest Dance" in Miao language, showing that the master welcomes the guests with a dance. It is said that this drum beat was inspired by the sound of woodpeckers pecking in the forest. When the guests arrive, the hosts and welcome guests on both sides of the road, clapping and dancing to welcome the guests into the village. There are other performance "hunting return" "children put duck" "fishing shrimp" "catch crab", and "eat bullu dirty" in the performance of the ritual "knife dance", etc., all have different drum reading and Miao drum words.