Artistic creation by professional and amateur dancers through observation, experience, analysis, concentration, generalization and imagination of social life, which results in the production of dance works with distinctive thematic ideas, rich emotions, complete forms and typical artistic images, which are performed by a few people on the stage or in the plaza for the enjoyment of the general public. According to its different artistic characteristics, it can be divided into the following three categories:
The first category, according to the different style characteristics of the dance to distinguish between classical dance, folk dance, modern dance and newly created dance. On the basis of traditional national and folk dances, through generations of professional workers to refine, organize, process, create, and after a long period of artistic practice of the test, the flow
passed down, is considered to have a certain exemplary significance and classical style characteristics of the dance. Generally speaking, classical dance has a rigorous program, standardized movements and relatively high skills. Many countries and nationalities in the world have their own unique styles of classical dance. Classical dance in Europe, generally refers to ballet.
China's classical dance of the Han nationality, the dance movements handed down, most of them are preserved in the opera dance; some of the dance gestures and modeling, preserved in China's extremely rich grotto murals, sculpture, portrait stone, portrait bricks, pottery figurines, as well as a variety of unearthed figures on the paintings, decorative dance image of the modeling; China's rich literary and historical materials also have a large number of specific descriptions of the past dance image. Since the early 1950s, the excavation, research, collation, reproduction and development of innovation of China's classical dance have been carried out, and a set of teaching materials for Chinese classical dance has been established, which has formed the aesthetic characteristics of delicate roundness, rigidity and softness, scenario blending, combination of skills, as well as the perfect harmony and high degree of unity of the essence, qi, spirit and hands, eyes, body, method and steps. It is unique in the world of classical dance in its twisting, tilting, curving, rounding, softening, closing, stretching, spreading, lightness, heaviness, slowness, haste, suppression, elevation, staccato and frustration, and its traditional artistic expression and characteristics.
Indian classical dance, by the Brahmaputra, Kathak, Kadakali, Manipuri, Odissi and Kuchipudi six traditional dance system. Its main artistic characteristics are, dance movements rhythmic distinctive, strong modelling, with a rich connotation of colorful dance mime hand style and delicate facial expressions. Dance choreographers and directors according to the performance of social life content and the need to shape the characters, unconventional, borrowing and absorbing various dance styles of various dance genres, a variety of dance performance means and methods of expression, eclectic for my use, thus creating a unique new style of dance different from the various dance styles that have been formed. This new style of dance, but also to express the new life of our country's contemporary subject matter as much. Such as: "war horse neighing", "cut the strings", "stepping on the smoke of the men and daughters" and so on are.
The second category, according to the characteristics of the dance expression to distinguish, can be divided into solo dance, duo dance, trio dance, group dance, group dance, song and dance, song and dance drama, dance drama and other eight kinds.
Solo dance
Also known as the single dance, is performed by a person to complete a theme of the dance. It is mostly used to directly express the thoughts and feelings of the characters and suggest the inner world of the characters. Solo dance can be divided into two categories: one is a complete structure of independent dance works. Such as: "Moonlit Night of Spring River", "Water", "Hope", "Dunhuang color sculpture", "waves" and so on. Another category is in the dance drama and large-scale dance, commonly used solo dance form to highlight the characterization and ideological feelings. The solo dance in a group dance is generally called the lead dance.
Pair dance
Performed by two people, *** with the completion of a theme of the dance. Mostly used to show the exchange of ideas and feelings between the characters and show the relationship between the characters, is a form of expression of the character dialog in the work. Can be divided into two categories: one for the structure of the complete independent dance works, such as: "Goodbye! Mom", "the little two catching up", "ah, tomorrow", "the little carrot head", etc.; the other category for the large-scale dance drama and dance in an important part. In the classical ballet in the duo, most of the use of a fixed set of programs: first male and female protagonist **** dance, followed by male and female each dance a solo, and finally together **** dance. In the men's and women's solo dances, most of them are skillful performances, and in the ensemble dances, they usually use lifting techniques.
Trio Dance
A dance performed by three people working together to accomplish a theme. Can be divided into two categories: one for the structure of the complete independent dance works; the other for large-scale dance theater and dance components. Trio dance, according to the content can be divided into the performance of a single emotion (such as: "waterfall", "festival of the golden cymbals", "fast open, fast open", dance drama "Swan Lake" in the "three swans dance") and the performance of a certain plot (such as: "Jinshan War Drums") as well as to show the characters of the dramatic conflict between the content (such as: "change") and so on three different categories. different categories.
Group dance
Any dance with more than four people can be called a group dance. It is usually mostly to express some generalized mood or to portray the image of the group. Through the dance formation, the picture of change, change and different speed, different strength, different amplitude of the development of dance movement, posture, modeling, can create a deep poetic mood, has a strong artistic infectious force. Group dances in large-scale dance dramas are often used to accentuate the artistic atmosphere, show the national style and local characteristics, and sometimes used as a solo or duo dance accompaniment, serving to shape the characters. For example: "Lotus Dance", "Peacock Dance", "Happy Long-winded", "War Horse Hissing", "Unforgettable Water Festival" and so on.
Group Dance
A relatively large-scale dance work composed of several dances. The individual dances have relative independence, but they are unified in the **** the same theme and complete artistic conception.