Korean Fan Dance
Korean Fan Dance is a product of folk witchcraft, and its origin and formation are closely connected with witchcraft activities. In the late fifteenth century, some folk wandering artists formed a mass organization to make a living by selling their art, and in order to survive, they used to perform various kinds of performances in the rural yards and yards in front of the houses, called ? Song and Dance Hundred Operas?
Introduction
Fan dance is a product of folk witchcraft, its origin, formation and witchcraft activities have a close relationship. In the late fifteenth century, some folk wandering artists formed a mass organization to sell their art for a living, in order to survive, often in rural yards and yards in front of the house for a variety of performances, known as ? Song and Dance Hundred Theater?
Quite similar to the Chinese Han Dynasty's Hundred Opera performances, these performances often contain fan dance. Therefore, the fan dance performance gradually separated from witchcraft, and became a customary dance of social life. It is rumored that the fan dance originated from traditional witchcraft customs and later developed into a form of performative dance. Ancient Korean people, when they worshiped the god Tanjun and prayed for the blessing of heaven, they had to use the old woman, also known as ? Witchman. The purpose of performing witchcraft is to communicate with the gods, to pray for the wishes of the people, and to transmit the will of the gods. At first, they danced with a spear in their hands, but later they changed to a fan, usually holding a fan in their right hand and a bell in their left hand, and made various movements, which is probably the prototype of the fan dance. The fan dance developed into a religious ritual dance around the beginning of the Joseon Dynasty. Woo-dance? At that time, the dancers held a fan in the left hand and a bell in the right hand, and it developed into a group dance. Unlike the fan dance of the witches, the witch dance is solemn and neat.
Specifics
According to legend, the fan dance originated from the traditional witch customs, and later developed into a performative form of dance. Ancient Koreans, when sacrificing to the gods Tanjun, praying for heavenly blessings on the ceremony, must use the old adult woman, also known as ? Witchman. The purpose of performing witchcraft is to communicate with the gods, to pray for the wishes of the people, and to transmit the will of the gods. In the witch, initially holding a spear and dance, and then changed to a fan, usually the right hand holding a fan, the left hand holding a bell, making a variety of movements, which is probably the prototype of the fan dance.
The fan dance developed into a ritual dance around the beginning of the Joseon Dynasty. It was the first dance of the Joseon Dynasty, and the dancers held the bell in their left hand. Unlike the fan dance of witches, the witch dance is solemn and neat.
The fan dance was later incorporated into other dances of the Joseon people, forming the Shidanggae fan dance. In this dance, the dancer covers his face with a fan, runs out in a horizontal line, comes to the center of the performance venue, turns around a few times, and then throws the fan together to salute the audience. Thereafter, the dance movements change from slow to fast, and in the quick-step stage the dance movements change a lot, enthusiastically, often running in a big circle. Finally, the dancers salute the audience and leave the stage. This kind of fan dance belongs to the folk artists' dance, which is not the same place and purpose as the fan dance performed by witches. However, the Shrine Card Fan Dance evolved from the Witchman's Fan Dance, and later there was also a double fan dance form.
Traditionally, fan dance dancers are usually women. The movement is graceful and generous, and the dancing fan and the fan modeling are organically integrated, giving people a beautiful and elegant feeling in the soothing rhythm, and appearing cheerful and lively in the brisk rhythm.
Source
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture's fan dance is the end of the nineteenth century, with the migration of the Korean people and the introduction of a number of changes in the process of circulation. Nowadays, the fan dance is usually performed by women who express their inner joy by dancing the fan. The movement is generous, dancing fan and fan modeling organically integrated, in the soothing rhythm gives a person a beautiful and elegant feeling, in the brisk rhythm appears cheerful and lively. There are three main fan dance movements, namely, opening the fan, closing the fan and shaking the fan, relying on wrist movements. Although there are only three kinds of movements, but there are thousands of variations? The fans in the hands of the actors are used to mimic objects, so the expressive power is very rich. Dancing fan and fan modeling organic integration, in the soothing ` rhythm to give people a beautiful and elegant feeling.
The fan dance expresses the unique rhythm of the Korean people, the inner emotions, the curvilinear rhythm, and the free and easy performance. Dancers can use the fan in their hands to form a variety of patterns and shapes with the constant changes in the formation, giving people the enjoyment of beauty, with high aesthetic value. Fan dance is not only an ancient dance, but also widely spread among the masses. Fan dance is not only famous in Yanbian, but also all over the country has become the middle-aged and old people enjoy the performance and exercise. Major parks and community activities in the square, no matter how hot or cold, every morning there are many old people dancing with a red fan. In addition to the Yanbian region and the Korean minority areas, fan dance traces throughout the country, everywhere.
History
The fan dance of the Korean people originated from folklore activities. Among the Koreans, the myth of Tangun has been passed down. Tangun is regarded as the ancestral god of the Korean people.
A Goryeo monk, Ikran, wrote the book, "The Legacy of the Three Kingdoms? Jiyi" recorded the origin of Tangun. He was the son of a heavenly god, who came to the throne in the 50th year of Emperor Yao's reign, 2333 BC, and established the kingdom of Joseon with Pyongyang as its capital, reigning for 1,500 years. He later retired to Asda as a mountain god and lived to be 1,908 years old. Tangun was the founding monarch of ancient Joseon. For the Joseon people since then, the deity worshipped has been Tangun. The ancient Joseon people, in the ritual of sacrificing to the deity Tangun and praying for the blessing of heaven, must use an old woman, also known as ? Woojin. The purpose of performing witchcraft is to communicate with the gods, to pray for the wishes of the people, and to convey the will of the gods. In the witch, initially holding a spear and dance, and then changed to a fan, usually the right hand holding a fan, the left hand holding a bell, making a variety of movements, wild and disorderly, which is probably the prototype of the fan dance.
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