Long drum dance is the traditional dance of which nation?
Yao and Korean.
In Yao nationality, long drums are often performed in traditional festivals, harvest celebrations, housewarming or wedding celebrations. Among the Koreans, Changgu is known as a pearl in the dance world and has always been cherished by the Korean people. The performance of the long drum is mainly soft movements such as carrying hands, stretching shoulders and walking in sparrows. The form of performance is to carry a long drum on the shoulder, hold a drum whip in the right hand, and beat the drum while jumping. Body, drum and spirit are integrated and highly coordinated.
It has a long history. During the Northern Wei Dynasty in Dunhuang (AD 386-534), there were percussion and drum music charts. Koreans are encouraged, and most of them perform for women. When dancing, the dancer puts the long drum in front of her, slaps the drum surface with her left hand and beats the drum surface with a thin bamboo whip, which is very beautiful.
Form of performance
Korean Changgu can be performed collectively or individually. Women's long drums are elegant in style, while men's long drums are lively and chic. During the performance, the main actions are carrying hands, stretching shoulders and sparrow walking. Dancers carry long drums on their shoulders and whip them in their right hands, beating while jumping. The long drum is not only a prop for dancing, but also an accompaniment instrument. The whole dance integrates performance, singing and dancing, achieving a high degree of coordination among people, drums and music.
Inherited number
Park Seung-sub, male, stationmaster of Shang Jie Cultural Station, Tumen City, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province, and the fifth generation descendant of Korean Long Drum Dance in Jilin Province.