Lisu Dance

Introduction to the types of Lisu dance

Lisu dance is performed lively and varied, enthusiastic and unrestrained. The following is the introduction of the types of Lisu dance that I have organized, welcome to read!

Bird and Beast Dance

The Bird and Beast Dance is a dance that expresses the playfulness of birds, beasts, fish and insects. Reflecting the people hunted and captured deer, bears, monkeys, rabbits to the people tamed hunting, chickens, goats, horses, the boiling 'kingdom, a bird flying fish jumping, chickens jumping goat fighting, full of life, full of vitality and exceptionally lively world. Most of the bird and animal dance is a solo form, the dancer holds a lute and plays his own dance.

The Crow Drinking Water describes a crow at the water's edge, stretching his head to the left to look, no one, and then stretching his head to the right to see, still safe and sound. So buried his head to drink water once, twice, drink enough feet jumping, joyfully dance, vivid image, dance action realistic, can be repeated from the beginning.

"King Bird Dance", "chicken grub", "Fish Dance", "parrot pecking" and other more than 20 kinds of dance content, are due to the Lisu people living in the mountain canyon, where there are tigers, monkeys, bears, snakes and other birds and beasts, coupled with the totem worship of the many, which has given birth to a rich bird and animal dance.

Pipa Dance

The Pipa Dance is a favorite dance of the masses for self-indulgence and marriage. As long as the plucked string instrument "Pipa" is played, everyone from children to the elderly will dance. The dance is led by a string player, and people dance in a circle. The dance includes simulated dances that express production and daily life, as well as lyrical dances. In addition, the Pair Dance, which is known as the "Zougouzou" on the occasion of a wedding, is one of the group dances for self-indulgence. Led by a male leader who holds a Lisu pipa and a female leader who plays the "wicker" or "bamboo flute," the dance is performed by swaying the waist and hips, making the long skirts swing from side to side.

Jumping Jar

"Jumping Jar" is a collective song and dance, in the past, as long as a jump up to jump for a few days, the shortest also have to jump overnight. Often in the hall and the dam turn the fire, boiling water wine, singing and dancing, by the elders or prestigious people and other people and. At the end, the group dancers sing an octave higher.

"Jumping Jar" is divided into New Year's Day, engagement Jar, marriage Jar, visiting friends and relatives Jar, cutting mountains Jar, cutting seed summer, do birthday Jar, split Jar, funeral Jar, haunted harvest Jar. Every year, the traditional knife pole festival climbing knife pole, under the sea of fire before also jumping Jar, singing words although different, but the tune is basically the same, the dance action is also similar.

Pot Zhuang Dance

"Pot Zhuang Dance" is the Yi, Lisu favorite dance. "Potzhuang" is named for the dance that was originally danced around a fire pit. Yunnan's two ethnic groups jump pot Zhuang is the most distinctive, the New Year's festivals are jumping. There is no limit to the number of people who can dance in the pot, and there is no need for accompaniment.

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