What are the essentials of Chopstick Dance?

"Chopstick Dance", originally a wedding, festive feast, in the stringed music and vocal accompaniment, performed by male artists in a single dance, the performer holds a chopstick in his right hand, with which he strikes the palms of his hands, shoulders, waist, legs, etc., striking at the same time the shoulders around shrugs, wrist flexible flip, striking sound light, rhythmic, and enthusiastic. The sound of beating is light and brittle, the rhythm is distinctive and the mood is enthusiastic. Later, the end of the chopsticks with a small rope, and decorated with red silk, then became a beautiful props, one-handed or two-handed performance, thus enhancing the expressive power of the widely spread, and become a frequently staged stage programs.　It is one of the representative traditional folk dances of the people of Ikechao League. The performer holds a chopstick in each hand, holds the thin end of the chopstick and strikes the thick end of the chopstick. The movements include striking the chopsticks with both hands crossed in front of the chest, and also striking the shoulders; striking the chopsticks with both hands crossed in front of the abdomen; striking the chopsticks with both hands in front of the chest, then striking the shoulders with one hand and crossing the legs with the other; striking the shoulders with one hand and striking the ground with the other in a circle in a squatting turn; striking the chopsticks with both hands in front of the chest and striking the legs with the other hand and striking the chopsticks with both hands in front of the chest and striking the shoulders with the other hand and then striking the chopsticks with both hands crossed, etc. The footwork can be flat, walking in and out, or a bit of ground walking in and out, or a variety of turning and jumping movements as the dancer improvises. The slow dance is steady and deep, while the fast dance is graceful and vigorous. When the mood is high, the chopsticks fly around the body and hit various parts of the body in various movements, making the scene easy and warm. Chopstick dance condenses the Mongolian people's love of life and beautify the wisdom of life, is a part of the Mongolian people's spiritual life.