Mongolian dance is characterized by fast rhythm, passionate and unique style.
Types of Mongolian Dance:
1, top bowl dance
Top light, top bowl dance movements are not fixed sets, master the basic movements and hit the cup, chopsticks, after the law, the dancers improvised on the spot, the more exciting the mood, the more colorful the movements, changes in the dance, and fully demonstrates the skills of the dancers, wisdom, and the richness of the folk dance, flexible, changeable characteristics.
2. Chopstick Dance
The Chopstick Dance is characterized by shoulder movements and is usually performed by men. The dancers hold chopsticks in their right hands and hit their hands, legs, shoulders, feet and other parts of the body from time to time, and sometimes they also hit the ground (or the stage). With the flipping of the wrist, sometimes the shoulder shrugs lively, sometimes the leg jumps flexibly, sometimes the dancer turns to the left and sometimes to the right. The shoulder movements have a sense of rhythm and a special flavor, combining cheerfulness, grace and athleticism. Although the movement is simple, it pleases the audience with its skill, so it has a certain performance nature.
3. Andai Dance
The traditional Mongolian folk song and dance. It is the evolution and development of the ancient forms of collective dance such as "Tap Song and Deng Feet", "Dance with Arms", and "Dance around the Tree". The performance form of the An Dynasty, dozens of people in the courtyard, hundreds of people, in a large circle, the circle by two song and dance dancers to the song and dance, the crowd echoed foot-stomping, fluttering lapels dancing and singing, the formation of a warm, joyful scene. After the liberation of the majority of dance workers through the collection, collation, adaptation, innovation, so that the ancient Ande development to reflect the life, the performance of the times of the new art form. There are basically two forms: one is a self-indulgent collective dance in the square, and the other is a performative one on the stage.
4, cups dance
Circulating in Ordos a kind of dance. On the occasion of festivals, celebrations and banquets, when people are full of wine and food, they pick up the wine cups on the table and dance to express their joy. Each hand holds two cups, striking out various fast, slow, broken, shaking and other sounds, with the music of the hands dancing with the cups to strike a variety of rhythms. The head can be on top of a bowl or a lamp. The dance is dignified and simple, and the flavor is steady and strong, just and soft.