The Taiping drum made of bronze donkey skin is round or oval. The drum skin is painted with mountains, water, flowers or figures, decorated with fluffy balls and spikes of flowers, and the small circle on the handle is tied with a small iron ring. Harvest Festival is mostly performed by women, which is divided into two forms: group dance and solo dance. When dancing, the left hand holds the drum handle horizontally, and the right hand holds the stick with spikes, beating and jumping. The names of the movements are "worship the drum", "mount the horse and run", "pull the saw", "beat", "play cotton", "roll the Lantern Festival", "drive the birds" and "roll the ball" and so on. As the name implies, this varied drumming action is closely related to the daily life of working people. Body movements are generally exaggerated, and the basic dances are mostly back, leaning, leaning and sideways with the waist as the axis. The dance steps are open, powerful and flexible, mixed with skills such as jumping and turning. Some skilled people can jump four or five drums at the same time, winding and circling in different parts of the body, which is called acrobatics.
Second, lantern dance and the bowl dance.
Lantern dance and bowl dance are women's solo dances at festivals and gatherings of relatives and friends, which are mainly spread in Ordos grassland. Limited by the venue (yurt) props (lamp bowl), this dance is basically kneeling, sitting and standing in place. It is mainly borrowed from Cinnamomum camphora, which is rubbed on the hands, wrists, arms and shoulders, and bent back and forth with the waist as the axis to perform. Skilled people can also hold the lamp in their hands and make a meteor-like spiral motion while running fast. At this time, the light flame is swaying, and the dance is light and smooth, full of unique charm.
Third, Dudley Bajad
On the Ordos grassland, there has been a folk ceremony of "making money into treasure" since ancient times, which is called "Darigan Buzzard". It is held more often than in good years or war victories to express gratitude and pray for happiness and peace. After the sacrifice, all the participants began to sing and dance heartily on the grassland, often jumping deeper. The main movements are swinging arms and drumming, kneeling and squatting, twisting and stamping, and walking sideways. With a strong local flavor, it sincerely shows the feelings and heroism of the Mongolian people who live by nomadism when they are happy.