Elephant-foot drum dance is a kind of self-entertainment dance for men, which is named after the dancer's elephant-foot drum. The elephant foot drum is hollowed out with mango or kapok trunk, covered with cowhide and shaped like an elephant foot. Drums are of different lengths, about 1.7 meters for the elderly, about 1 meter for the middle-aged and elderly, and about .7 meters for the short ones. Achang people mainly dance the elephant foot drum dance, that is, the elephant foot drum is about 1 meter long. Achang people will definitely perform elephant foot drum dance on the street in the middle of September of the lunar calendar. Elephant-foot drum dance is mostly performed by the drummer and the cymbal, and the number is not limited.
Those who knock the cymbals should always jump diagonally with those who beat the elephant's foot drum, with their feet jumping back, forth, left and right, and their bodies falling like waves, and their legs should be closed at once. In the process of jumping, each person takes a big step forward obliquely, then goes back and squats down, one step back and one squat for three times in a row. When squatting down for the third time, the drum body is thrown outward, and the drum tail is swept over the back and head of the knocker (this requires the dancer to show clever and quick movements, otherwise the drum tail will hurt people). Throw it back along the left foot, and the tail of the drum bends forward with the drummer as much as possible and throws it in front of the drummer when crouching, until it touches the ground and presses it, and immediately separates back and forth before touching the ground, much like a peacock spreading its wings; Then jump up quickly and look sideways at each other. At this time, the joyful mood reached a climax, and the cymbals were beating continuously, while the Achang man dancing with branches gave a shout of joy. Oh? Yes! ? The onlookers burst into laughter. In the laughter, the white elephant's nose swung more frequently. When Achang people dance, they are characterized by jumping and swinging drums, which are vigorous and simple, lively and cheerful. The elephant foot drum is usually punched, with one beat and one blow.