Basic Hand Patterns of Dai Dance
The Dai people are a people with the culture of the ancient people, and also a people who can sing and dance well, the following is the basic hand patterns of Dai Dance that I have compiled for you as a reference only, and I hope it can help you.
The basic hand shape of Dai dance
Palm type, curved palm type, crown shape (imitating the peacock head), beak type (imitating the peacock beak), paw type (imitating the peacock paw), and so on; the basic foot type is mainly the formation of the three curves of the hook taut feet; the basic hand position: "low spreading wing The basic hand positions are: "low spreading wings", "flat spreading wings", "double wings", "holding wings", "JI quality spreading wings "The dance posture is characterized by The "three curves" of the dance is modeled after the peacock perched on a tree stump, with its long tail hanging down in a natural three-curve pattern
Basic hand position of Dai Dance
A hand: the thumb is fastened back to the front side of the thigh.
Side one hand: both wrists snake back, hands should be a little curved, thumbs back to the buckle, arms slightly bent, on both sides of the thighs.
Back one hand: hands behind the hips, can not lean together, slightly apart, hands can not be too far away from the body, hands should be a little curved, thumbs to the back of the button, arms slightly bent.
Side one hand: hands on the side of the body, similar to one hand.
Extended Reading - Peacock Dance
Peacock Dance
Peacock Dance is a representative folk dance of the Dai people. Many villages of the Dai people have people who are good at dancing the peacock dance. As a result of passing from generation to generation and the elaborate creation of folk artists, the peacock dance has formed a distinctive, different schools of thought. The content of the Peacock Dance is mostly about peacocks running down the mountain, strolling in the forest, drinking water from the spring, chasing and playing, dragging the wings, basking in the sun, spreading the wings, shaking the wings, brightening the wings, pointing at the water, stomping on the branches, resting on the branches, opening the screen, flying, etc. The feelings are inherent and subtle, and the dance vocabulary is very simple. Feelings inherent implicit, dance vocabulary is rich, dance rich in sculpture, dance movements are kept in a semi-squatting posture on the even trembling, the body and every joint of the arm has a bend, forming a unique three bends in the dance posture modeling, hand shape and hand movements are also more, the same dance and footwork, different hand shape or hand movements, there are different aesthetics and mood. Peacock Dance has strict programs and requirements, standardized status charts and footwork, and each movement is accompanied by corresponding drums. In addition to imitating the various movements of peacock life, it also expresses mythological stories. The Peacock Dance of Dehong Prefecture mostly expresses that a peacock is snatched by the devil or the king in the forest, and the other one runs away to look for the scene, while the Peacock Dance of Xishuangbanna Prefecture is mostly based on the folklore "Shao Shutun and Nangmu Nona", in which the prince meets with the princess of the peacock once again. In the dances showing mythological stories, there are also appearances of golden deer, monkeys, elephants, hunters and so on.
Due to the climate and natural conditions, there are more peacocks in the Dai area. The Dai people have the habit of raising peacocks since a long time ago. The Dai people believe that the peacock is beautiful, kind and wise, and is a symbol of good luck, and harbor feelings of reverence for it. The Dai people often take the peacock as a symbol of their own national spirit, and dance the peacock dance to express their aspirations and ideals, and sing the praises of a beautiful life.
Why the Dai people like to peacock dance
The rich and beautiful Dai Township, known as the "Peacock Township". In the past, whenever the morning sun was shining or the setting sun was shining, in the sparsely populated dense forest, you could often see the beautiful and handsome peacocks dancing. Therefore, the peacock is a symbol of good luck, happiness, beauty and kindness in the hearts of the Dai people. During festivals, the Dai people gather together to watch the peacocks performed by folk artists. According to folk tales, myths and legends, as well as Buddhist scriptures and other stories compiled by the peacock dance and performance of the peacock's habits of dance.
The dance shows that the devil wants to take over the peacock as his wife, and the peacock with a human face and a bird's body, struggling to shake their beautiful feathers, emitting a brilliant light, so that the devil was blinded, and finally the peacock won the victory. It is said that the meaning of "Dai" is peace, and the Dai are a peace-loving people. Peacock is the worship of the Dai people, in a song sung: "Peacock, the most peace-loving, her heart is as bright as the moon ......" in the Peacock Dance is also a symbol of the wishes of the Dai people and aesthetic psychology. Peacock dance was originally performed by dancers with bulky peacock frame and mask, it is difficult to fully display the human body dynamics and skills.
The Origin of Peacock Dance
The beautiful legend of Peacock Dance has been circulating in many different versions in the Dai folklore more than a thousand years ago.
Legend has it that the peacock does not have a gorgeous plumage, and there is no beautiful round eye on its tail feathers, but it is loved by the people because of its docility and tameness. In the "Pang Pala", a Hinayana religious festival, the Buddha came down to speak for the sake of all sentient beings, and was surrounded by believers. A male peacock inhabiting the distant Tianzhu Mountain rushed to the temple after learning of the Buddha's descent, but was unable to approach the temple due to the large number of people, and was anxiously circling the periphery. Buddha sensed the piety of the peacock, cast a beam of Buddha's light, to shine the peacock, because the peacock is running around, the beam of Buddha's light only shines to the tail of the peacock, all of a sudden, the male peacock's tail has become colorful, full of beautiful round-eye pattern. Since then, whenever the "Pendulum Para" festival comes, the male peacock will come from Tianzhu Mountain, with its beautiful plumes and graceful dance, to offer a peacock dance for the Buddha, but also to show people the Buddha's gift of color. Since then, in order to pray for good luck and fine Buddha, people will dance the peacock dance on the days of annual festivals and celebrations to express their good wishes. This is the origin of the Dai religious festivals must have traditional peacock dance performance.
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