Characteristics of Dai Peacock Dance
Characteristics of Dai Peacock Dance, peacock dance, is the most famous traditional performance dance among the Dai folk dances in my country, and is popular among the Dai people in Dehong, Yunnan Province Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, then, you know the characteristics of Dai peacock dance, let’s take a look. Characteristics of Dai Peacock Dance 1
First, it is reflected in the flexible ups and downs of the knees. This is a unique characteristic of Dai folk dance, and also a characteristic of peacock dance. During the ever-changing movements, the knees always rise and fall with resilience, but this rise and fall is not a mechanical average rise, but a random rise and fall. It changes with changes in inner and outer feelings.
For example, when the main leg is straight, it is slightly faster, but when squatting, it is slightly slower; when the knee is slightly straight and the ups and downs of the half-squat, it is tough. In this way, the peacock dance looks very beautiful and intrinsic.
Secondly, the characteristics of peacock dance are also expressed through the use of softness and toughness of the arms, hands, bowls, and fingers. The movements of the above three parts are soft but not soft, and have strong and tough inner strength. The changes in each dance posture on the hands are soft and tough. This kind of movement rhythm perfectly expresses the peacock's gentle, kind and steady character.
Thirdly, the characteristics of peacock dance are also fully demonstrated through the fast and agile movements of the lower legs and the flexible use of the eyes.
Fourth, peacock dance uses various parts of the performer's body to form a graceful and elegant three-curve shape. For example: the five figures on the right side raise their wrists and hold their hands, add the left hook and tuck the legs beside the feet, the bent knees, elbows, raised wrists, extended hips, slightly bent waist, and slightly tilted head This unique curved pattern reproduces the graceful figure of the peacock. The three-turn shape of peacock dance is slightly different from other folk dances. Generally, the direction of the raised crotch is opposite to that of the tilted upper body. The hip part is usually tilted downward, that is, tilted in the direction of the tilted upper body.
In the past, the peacock dance was performed by men. During the dance, they wore masks with steeple helmets and a male and a female mask. In recent years, peacock dance has no longer worn masks and props when performing on the stage, instead using long skirts painted with peacock patterns, which allows the performers to shape the image of the peacock more freely and flexibly, greatly improving the traditional artistic expression. .
Because peacock dance has different legends and popular areas, its characteristics are different in some aspects. Generally speaking, the knees are flexible and slow, the movements of the hands are softer, the three-curved shape lines are soft, and spandrels, soft shoulders, and arched breasts are often used to enhance its graceful and inner feeling. The drum beats are slow and light.
Male peacock dance. This is a peacock dance that expresses women. Among the people, it is mostly performed by men. In this type of dance, the knee movements are relatively rigid, the hand movements are flexible, the hand movements are flexible, straight and stretched, the small feet are stronger, the three-bend shape has obvious angles, and the movements are large and toned. The enlarged soft shoulders, spandrels, and shivering shoulders enhance the toughness and stretch of the dance. The drum beats are powerful and thick, the beat is distinct, and the rhythm is extremely rich.
Little peacock dance. It is reflected in the dance of the little peacock. In this dance, the knees often use quick trembling and short steps without ups and downs. The lower legs appear very light and flexible. The main leg often squats and performs small jumps, making the dance very lively. The movements of the hand are light and sensitive, and the three curves are small and exquisite. Continuous small shrugs are often used to make this dance lively, lively and enthusiastic. The drum beats are fast and light.
Since there are many legends about peacock dance, the performers choreographed their own dances based on folklore. Some focused on imitating the peacock's movements, while others expressed the various inner activities of the peacock. In addition, the Dai people are divided into different branches, so although the peacock dance has a relatively unified performance program, it is not a model or static.
The movements of peacock dance are graceful, flexible, inner and light and agile. It has the following characteristics:
The Dai people are a nation with a long history and splendid culture. They originate from the Baiyue ethnic group in the coastal areas of ancient China.
They mainly live in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Gengma, Menglian, Jinggu, Xinping and other places in Yunnan Province, with a current population of 1,075,128 people. Most of the Dai people live near the water and have their own language and writing. They combine with foreign culture to form Dai culture with their own national characteristics. The Dai area has a humid climate, beautiful scenery, and rich products. There are more than 20,000 kinds of plants growing there. There are about 5,000 species of tropical higher plants alone, accounting for one-sixth of the country's total. This is not only a plant kingdom, but also a natural zoo with more than 200 species of rare birds and animals.
The Dai people are very familiar with and understand the living characteristics of peacocks. Therefore, peacock dance has a relatively fixed formula. For example, the beginning of the peacock dance usually shows the peacock flying out of the nest and exploring the surroundings sensitively. When it finds that there is no threat around it, it walks down the hillside peacefully, dances on the lawn, and then pushes aside the grass and branches to look for spring water. (or looking for food). When it finds water, it happily looks at its own shadow, drinks, and takes a bath at the water's edge. It shakes off the water drops on its body in a cool manner, spreads its dazzling wings (open its tail), compares its beauty with all things, and lives happily and freely. Fly, etc. This is the general formula of peacock dance.
The peacock is one of the most representative animals in the Dai area. Peacock dance is also one of the most representative dances of the Dai people. Due to climate and natural conditions, there are more peacocks in Dai areas. The Dai people have long had the habit of raising peacocks. The Dai people believe that the peacock is beautiful, kind and wise, and is a symbol of good fortune, and they have reverence for it. The Dai people often regard the peacock as a symbol of their national spirit, and dance peacock dance to express their wishes and ideals and praise a beautiful life. In the peacock dance in Ruili County and Mengding County, Gengma County, there are many professional artists who make a living by dancing peacock dance. They imitate peacocks: flying down the mountain, walking in the forest, drinking from springs and playing in water, chasing and playing, dragging their wings, shaking Wings, spread wings, climb branches, rest branches, open tail, fly...etc. Dance with colorful dance moves and sculptural dance shapes. Their dances have strict routines and requirements, fixed steps and status, and even each movement has a fixed drum accompaniment. Characteristics of the Dai Peacock Dance 2
The Dai Peacock Dance is the most famous traditional performance dance among the Dai folk dances in my country. It is popular in Ruili, Luxi, Xishuangbanna, Mengzhou and Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. Ding, Mengda, Jinggu, Cangyuan and other Dai inhabited areas, among which the peacock dance ("Galuoyong" in Dai language) in Ruili City in western Yunnan is the most representative. According to legend, more than a thousand years ago, Dai leader Zhao Malijiesu learned to dance by imitating the graceful posture of a peacock. It was later shaped by generations of folk artists and passed down to form the peacock dance.
The Dai people have a long history. Since the 1st century AD, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty developed the southwest, they have maintained economic and cultural exchanges with the mainland. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the leaders of the Dai people sent envoys to Luoyang many times to lead performers of music, dance, magic, and acrobatics. It can be seen that the music and dance culture of the Dai people has reached a very high level as early as two thousand years ago.
In the eyes of the Dai people, the "holy bird" peacock is a symbol of happiness and good luck. Not only do many people raise peacocks in their homes, but they also regard peacocks as a symbol of kindness, wisdom, beauty, luck, and happiness. Among the various types of Dai dances, peacock dance is the most beloved and familiar to people, and it is also one of the dances with the greatest changes and development. The traditional folk peacock dance of the Dai people has a long history and has been included in religious rituals. Peacock dance is the favorite folk dance of the Dai people. In the dam area where the Dai people live together, there are "Pull" (festivals) almost every month, and there are songs and dances every year. During Dai people's annual "Water-Splashing Festival", "Close-Door Festival", "Open-Door Festival", "Open-Door Festival" and other folk festivals, as long as it is a fun place, the Dai people will gather together, ring the big gong, and play Elephant foot drums and graceful "Peacock Dance" were performed. The songs and dances presented a festive atmosphere of harvest and a beautiful scene of national unity.
Peacock dance has a wide mass appeal and a long history. As early as more than a thousand years ago, many beautiful legends about peacock dance have been circulated among the Dai people. The story of Zhaoshutun and Nanmunona is one of them.
The peacock dance performed by the people during "catching dance", festivals and various festive days are all based on various legends.
The movements of peacock dance are graceful, flexible, inner and light and agile. The vocabulary of peacock dance is also very rich. Every move of the peacock is imitated, and there are really various forms. For example, the movements on the hands include: five wrist-raising hands, four palm-standing hands, seventeen palm-pressing hands, and so on. The gestures can be palm position, peacock hand position, leg position, half-mouthed fist position, fan-shaped hand position, etc. The movements of the feet include tiptoes, ups and downs, short steps, point steps, staggered steps, as well as many beautiful and elegant dance postures such as lifting the legs forward, sideways, and bending backwards. The shoulders are often used in conjunction with the hands and feet to use soft shoulders, shoulder joints, shoulder spandrels, broken shoulder shakes, shoulder shrugs, etc. The rich dance vocabulary depicts the liveliness, intelligence and beauty of the peacock.
The peacock dance is not accompanied by musical melody. Although the accompaniment only includes percussion instruments such as kick drums, gongs, and cymbals, it is not monotonous. The drum beats of the elephant foot drum are extremely rich and the sound is ever-changing. Performers usually need to choose a good drummer to accompany them. In this way, colorful and exciting drumbeats can be played. At the same time, it can flexibly and skillfully change the drum beats according to the performer's dance movements and emotional changes. Although the gongs arranged in order of size on the wooden frame only play a single rhythm, they can also follow the rhythm of the performer's dance movements, but also change with the mood of the performance and the changes of dance movements. Slow.
When the three musical instruments of the elephant foot drum, gong, and cymbal are played in harmony, they can not only hit gentle and lyrical drum beats, but also play exciting and vigorous drum beats. . It can also produce lively and vigorous drum beats. The drum beats inspired the performers' passion, and at the same time, the performers' exquisite performing arts infected the drummers. When the performer jumps to the climax, the onlookers will be led by one person (can be a drummer or a young man in the audience) to cheer: "I, I" or "Water, water". At this time, there was a joyous scene with hundreds of responses.
The peacock dance style is light and graceful, with delicate emotional expression and graceful dance posture. It is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Dai people and has high aesthetic value. It is not only performed alone in important and lively national festivals, but is also often integrated into the group dance "Gaguang". Peacock dance has the significance of maintaining national unity, and its representativeness makes it the dance with the most cultural identity of the Dai people. Characteristics of Dai Peacock Dance 3
When Yang Liping is mentioned, we will think of her graceful and beautiful peacock dance. Teacher Yang Liping has brought the Dai peacock dance to its extreme, making people unable to watch it for a long time. Forget it, then what is the beauty of Dai dance? Let’s talk about it below.
Dai dance originated in Yunnan. Thanks to the efforts of many veteran artists, a large number of rich and detailed Dai dance styles have been well preserved and passed down, and many excellent Dai dance teaching materials and dance works have been produced. Dai dance is an ancient folk dance of the Dai people and is also the favorite dance of the Dai people. There are many types of Dai dances, with various forms, wide popularity, and each has its own characteristics. In Yunnan, the hometown of singing and dancing, the folk retain a large number of original Dai dance styles for entertainment, performance, sacrifice and so on. The Dai dance in Shanghai, nourished by Jiangnan culture and modern urban culture, has formed a unique style that is gentle and delicate, classically elegant and rich and changeable.
The basic feature of Dai folk dance is to imitate common local animals, and then improve and artisticize it. There are many stories about animals and plants spread among the Dai people. Most of them start with explaining the relationship between humans and animals and plants. They use anthropomorphic techniques to map human social life on animals and plants, so that animals and plants have certain thoughts and emotions of humans. Express the harmonious relationship between humans, animals and plants. In addition to the famous peacock dance at home and abroad, there are also folk dances that imitate animals such as white elephant dance, red deer dance, clam dance, monkey dance, butterfly dance, and dragonfly dance.
Among them, peacock dance is the most loved and familiar folk dance, and it is also one of the folk dances with the greatest changes and development. In the dam area where the Dai people live together, there is a "pendulum" (festival) almost every month, and there are songs and dances every year.
During Dai people's annual "Water Splashing Festival", "Close-Door Festival", "Open-Door Festival" and other folk festivals, as long as there is a joyful place, the Dai people will gather together, beat the gong, play the elephant foot drum, and dance. The beautiful peacock dance, singing and dancing present a festive atmosphere of harvest and a beautiful scene of national unity.
Dai dance is a sub-ecological dance, which generally refers to dances that are performed in some tourist attractions, folk ecological parks, and ethnic customs parks through the re-creation of dances on the basis of retaining the original ecological nature. The Dai people are hard-working and brave, gentle and kind-hearted, polite and gentle, and intelligent. Their character is like water, sometimes like a trickle, gentle and delicate; sometimes like a big river, rapid and surging. The secondary ecological Dai dance fully reflects this colorful "water" national character.
In the Dai dance in the sub-ecology, the meaning of life and the pursuit of life expressed by each movement combination are all eye-catching with the gracefulness, softness and stretch of Dai dance. The strong human body movements and emotions make the audience deeply affected by the dance artist, thus arousing people's praise and yearning for sincere emotions. Looking at the graceful, soft and stretched movements, the dancers express people's emotions, ideals, and wishes, depicting people's spiritual world; they express love, labor, and life, and display people's inner vitality through dance images. The yearning for a better life is transformed into dance, so the Dai dance in the sub-ecology has alluring aesthetic power and infectious power, and it is easier to arouse the emotional resonance of the audience as appreciators.