Money stick dance is the beginning of the people in their leisure time a few people get together to play a good game, and then for the rich accompaniment of music, and add gongs and drums, erhu, flute and other ethnic musical instruments soundtrack, the development of the present can also be added to the electronic piano and a variety of other musical instruments. The tunes are generally based on simple folk melodies, mostly the Di Ba Bu Tunes, which are widely circulated in the local area. With the development, some finished songs such as "August Osmanthus Flower Fragrance" have been added in modern times. The lyrics are generally 7-word phrases, which varied before and after the liberation, and basically changed with the times, often improvised by the singers according to the local needs at that time. For example, in the past, the lyrics were: "In the first month of the lunar calendar, in February, the kite is tied up, in March, the graves are hung up at Ching Ming, in April, the rice seedlings are planted in the fields, in May, the dragon boat goes down to the river dam, in June, the fan is in the hands of the dead, in July, the dead go home, in August, the moon is seen in mid-autumn, in September, the chrysanthemums blossom, in October, snowflakes are sprinkled, the plums blossom in the winter month, in the 30th of the waxing month, the reunion is again in the year of the reunion." Now with the development of the times, the lyrics of the song at any time into the new content. Such as singing the praises of the **** Producer's Party, publicizing the earthquake relief and so on. In the performance, the number of people in the money stick dance is not limited, as long as the venue conditions permit, the more people, the stronger the atmosphere, the greater the momentum.
The Money Stick Dance uses money sticks as props. The production of money stick is generally selected about an inch thick, about three feet long gold bamboo, cross-drilled on both ends of the bamboo on the four to six not more than two inches long holes, each small holes in the wear on the copper. In the past, a bamboo pole can wear 32 coins, but now because of the scarcity of coins, usually a bamboo pole to wear 14-16 coins. Then the ends of the bamboo poles are dyed and tied with brightly colored flowers for decoration, a complete money stick is formed.
The Money Stick Dance is a folk dance in which people hold money sticks in their hands*** and participate together under the leadership of singers and musical instruments. Its technical requirements include the same pace, neat and tidy; jumping combined with accurate striking; song and dance integration, action stretch and so on. Striking parts include the head, shoulders, arms, waist, hips, soles, insteps and heels; types of striking parts of the number of times eight, ten, twelve, sixteen, nineteen, thirty-two; action names include snowflakes cover the top, the yellow dragon wrapped around the waist, the yellow warbler spreads its wings, the bitter bamboo coiled roots, and so on. The performance team requires an experienced captain in front of the team, holding the red and green flags for conducting and scheduling. In this way, with musical instruments, the leader of the singers follow the red and green flags, the money stick team by jumping and playing and singing the form of changing a variety of formations to perform.