"Da body dance" has been introduced for more than ten years, after the test of time and age, this strain of art rooted in the rich soil of national folk culture has been favored by the people of various ethnic groups, can be said to be deep-rooted, vivid. "Da body dance" spread throughout the size of the Liangshan Mountains, Yunnan-Gui Plateau and the motherland of the north and south of the earth, but also to Asia and Europe and the United States in many countries, far-reaching influence, has won a very wide range of reputation. "Dasi Dance" has won the best dance hibiscus award in the "China Square Dance" competition, and has also won many awards in many domestic competitions, known as "China's social dance". Dance experts and guests at home and abroad called it "a good song and dance style, unity, friendship, civilized dance, with high promotional value". Mr. Jia Zuoguang, a famous dancer in China, said: "Dasi Dance is simple, beautiful, robust and bold, with a strong national style and a strong atmosphere of the times, reflecting the spirit of the Yi people, is a dance of unity and friendship, and is a beautiful embodiment of the International Dance, which is the social dance of China.
In order to protect, inherit and promote the intangible cultural heritage, in order to make the "da body dance" this from the deepest mountains of the national art wonders for a long time, generations of dissemination, but also in order to meet the majority of the "da body dance" enthusiasts desire. With the support of Liangshan Prefecture Government, our old-timer Bamoerha once again took the lead in organizing, planning and arranging with the relevant departments and experts, and using DVD/VCD/CD media, re-publishing this set of teaching films integrating "Dasi Dance" and "Youth Dasi Dance" with a new design and modern production.
Here I would like to express my heartfelt respect and deep gratitude to all the people and friends of all nationalities who love, care, support and spread the Yi culture!
This is the preface.
Qumu Shiha
May 2005
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