Ansai waist drum is the most famous among the waist drums: Ansai waist drum has a long history and unique style. It integrates dance, song and martial arts, and has the characteristics of changeable formations, vigor and boldness. Today, Ansai waist drum has left the Loess Plateau, and its rugged and unrestrained image has spread throughout the country. "Waist drum" is a folk dance form widely spread in northern Shaanxi. It is especially popular in Ansai County in Yan'an area and Hengshan, Mizhi, Yulin and other places in Yulin area. It is a dance with great influence among Shaanxi folk dances. One of the species.
The waist drum in northern Shaanxi has a broad mass base and a long history of development. In some major spreading areas, almost every village has a drum troupe and every household has a drummer. And it is passed down from generation to generation and lasts for a long time. Precisely because it has been spread for a long time, has a wide scope, and has a large number of participants, although the basic form and rhythm of the dance are roughly the same, different performance styles and customs have been formed in different regions. Ansai waist drum is one of the representative ones.