Folk dances all over Shaanxi are of many kinds and forms, and the famous ones are as follows:
One, Ansai waist drum
Waist drums are common activities in folk dances, and they have been unceasingly practiced throughout the ages. To date, the Shaanxi people ask, especially in northern Shaanxi, young men and women have spare time, their waist diagonally across the belt, tied on the drum, each hand holding a small wooden stick, in front and behind the left and right, and there are gongs, hairpin knocking with the, "Boom a chow-chow" sound crisp and clear, exceptionally pleasing to the ear. Shaanxi schools, groups, every holiday, youth organizations perform waist drums, is the most attractive to the audience to appreciate the purpose, and Ansai waist drums in northern Shaanxi, is a unique leader.
Ansei is located in the border fortress, ancient times for the soldiers to fight. According to legend, the watchman found the enemy, that is, with the waist drum alarm. Later, it was gradually transformed into a form of entertainment by the alarm tool. Ansai waist drum in the Ming and Qing dynasties after hundreds of years, especially in recent decades, gradually formed a set of unique performance style, its movements bold and robust, drums strong, powerful, with the momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers. Its dance movements are "cross step", "flat side stirrups", "double leg stirrups", "triangular formation", "Four Square Formation", "Wild Horse Separating Mane", "White Tiger Swinging Tail", "Green Dragon Swinging Tail", "Phoenix Spreading Wings" and other patterns and programs. In the annual festival, festivals, gatherings, the waist drum is the most conspicuous dance. 1951 in Beijing Tiananmen Square performance, the audience gathered, applauded; in 1952 in Budapest, "the world youth and student gala competition", was awarded a special commendation; the film "yellow earth", a large-scale television series "Yellow River" have video; In 1986, it won the Grand Prize of the National Folk Music and Dance Competition; and in 1988, it was honored at the opening ceremony of the National Farmers' Games.
Two, Luochuan crappy drum
Luochuan folk dance in northern Shaanxi, crappy drum, unique. According to legend, by the Qin and Han when the sergeant drill development. This kind of jumping and jumping while playing drums has taken root in folklore and has been passed down from generation to generation. Performance, the drummer head wearing warrior scarf, on the tie hero flower, wearing a war suit, the back of the flag, leg tie cloud pattern war skirt, tie leg strap, foot boots, chest horizontal hanging two feet wide drums, while jumping side hit, fierce fierce, the team is changing, time and again, neat and orderly. 1989 September 27, "World Tourism Day" celebrations held in Xi'an opening ceremony, Luochuan, the city of Luochuan. On September 27, 1989, the opening ceremony of the World Tourism Day celebration was held in Xi'an, and the wonderful performance of the Luochuan drums was warmly welcomed by the Chinese and foreign audiences.
Three, the cow pull drum
Shanxi Xianyang City, the "cow pull drum", for the folk drums in the unique project.
"Cattle pulling drums" performance, two cows dressed in red, each pulling a car, on the set of drums, drummers back to the front, facing the back of the hundreds of gongs and drummers, knocking the side of the command drums, falling sound, echo matching the sound of gongs and drums echoed through the cloudy skies, drummers dressed in colorful costumes, wearing a white scarf on the head, waist colorful sash, before and after echoing the tacit understanding of the cooperation. The drummers are all dressed in colorful costumes, wearing white scarves on their heads and colorful belts around their waists. Whenever a large-scale celebration or festival, "cattle pulling drums" for the must-perform programs, so that the audience to have a good time. Fourth, the dragon drum
"Dragon drum" is a unique Shaanxi folk activities. It is popular in Qianxian Wangcun Township area, with its rough and bold, complete and beautiful colors and performances, become famous in the province and abroad folk percussion art activities.
According to legend, a eunuch named Liang Mei from Dawang Village in Ming Dynasty, returned to his hometown in the twenty-first year of the Wanli reign of Emperor Shenzong (1593), and organized many kinds of recreational activities, among which the "JiaoLong Turning Drums" was taught and practiced by him personally. Over the centuries, this traditional program, rooted in the folk, perfected in the folk, has never failed. Every year on the thirteenth day of the first month, the village of Dawang gongs and drums team, from the streets while playing the side line, and finally gathered in front of the village east of the "Temple of the Three Righteousness", the pair of ringing and playing, lively and extraordinary.
"Jiaolong turn drums" band generally have six gongs, seven drums, fourteen cymbals, another two people play the trombone, a conductor, **** 30 people. Musical instruments decorated with "dragon" pattern of the drums, often jumping, spinning and other symbols of "dragon and tiger" dance movements, so the name "dragon drums".
The specific method of playing, sitting drum, drums, two kinds. When playing the sitting drum, the drum is in the front row, the gong is inserted during the period, the cymbal is in the back row, and the number is on both sides of the row; when playing the rotating drum, the drum is arranged in the shape of a plum blossom, and the cymbal, the gong and the number are standing in the back row in the shape of a bow. The whole music is divided into three sections: first, the trombone leads the sound, and then the gongs and drums respond to it, if the "dragon" swings its head and gradually reveals the water surface, so it is called "the dragon emerges from the sea"; the second section is "the tide", and those who beat the drums dance the drums according to the beat, and at this time, the drummer will dance the drums according to the beat. The second section is "tide", the drummer dances the drums according to the beat, when this time, people are jumping and rotating, the drum whacks and cymbals are flipping up and down, the band is like the moon, and the "JiaoLong" dances wildly, so it is called "JiaoLong Turns Its Back"; in the third section, the tempo is gradually slowing down, and the sound of the music is calm and peaceful, so it is called "JiaoLong Enters the Palace". The third section, with a slower tempo and calmer sound, is called "The Dragon Entering the Palace". "Jiaolong turn drums" tone high-pitched roughness, rhythm intense tension, with uplifting, inspiring upward spirit, performance Qianxian County Folklore exciting boldness, and other folk drumming "wind churning snow", "ten kinds of scenery", "lightning cymbal" compared to a unique style.
In 1956, the "dragon drum" participated in the county performance; the following year, participated in the "Shaanxi Provincial Folk Music and Dance Concert", won the collective first prize; in May 1982, participated in the Xianyang area "Qinqiao In May 1982, it took part in the "Qinqiang Concert" in Xianyang, and was honored as an excellent program; in October of the same year, it performed in the "Music Week of Five Northwest Provinces - Chang'an Concert", and was once again highly praised.
Fifth, cloud stacks
Popular in Shaanxi Province, Fufeng County, folk dance "cloud stacks", rumored to have more than 1,000 years of history, originated in the Han Dynasty, Han festival amusement, because of the small and flexible, easy to make, it is followed from generation to generation. During the performance, the young men and women involved in the ancient characters play, dressed as red and green, but in pairs, up to hundreds of people, step music, dancing. Each player, feet tied a horizontal plum blossom-shaped colored clouds, holding a torch or flower fan, broken step forward, such as the nymphs driving clouds and dance.
"Cloud stacks" is a group dance, the performance of the square, road, day and night and other circumstances. In the square performance, the number of sets of "hollow eight", "wild goose south return", "pouncing on the four doors", etc.; usual performance, according to the general dance performance. Various performances, are accompanied by gongs and drums, and with dragon lanterns, bamboo horses, lions and other social fire projects.
Sixth, running drums
Popular in Shaanxi Linyou County, "running drums", is one of the traditional Han drums.
Performance, the field set up two drums, two drummers dressed in warrior clothing, head scarf or warrior hat, dance side to the drums before the drums, drums, drums, and gongs, cymbals, hairpin with the tacit understanding, a perfect blend. Drummer drumming, from slow to fast, from slow to tight, all according to a certain beat; to the intense, not only the cymbals and hairpin beat varied, the gongs in the air to match, but also appeared in the horn shouting, a burst after a burst of sound echoing each other, the atmosphere is strong and not chaotic tone.
Seven, drums
Popular in Shaanxi, the western capital of Fengxiang, Qishan, Qianyang, Fufeng and other counties and cities of the drums, to the scene, the atmosphere is strong and famous for each.
Performance, generally selected 10 to 20 drummers, prepare 18 to 20 drums, by one of the drummer as the commander-in-chief, the drummers drums into a circle, dozens of gongs, hairpin hand ring around (with the number of musical instruments to set the people), drummers drums, gongs, hairpin hand echoing with the side of the beat while dancing, majestic and spectacular.
The drummers are mostly skillful people, their drums have a variety of playing methods, such as playing, inverted, positioning and playing, circling, etc.; gongs, hairpin hand with the beat of the gongs and hairpin points.
Fufeng County, rubbing the valley of the stone family's "drums", is a famous performance unit of the West, after the founding of the country many times to the region, the provincial capital of Xi'an performances.
Eight, cattle and tigers
"Cattle and tigers" is a folk dance entertainment. Shaanxi Zhouzhi County, Lou Guan town, dumb cypress town, Matai Township and other places of the "cattle and tigers", more famous around.
Performing, by two young men were clad in imitation of the cow imitation of the tiger's clothing cover (such as fur, generally), imitating the cow, tiger action, you fight me. Imitation of the tiger's movements, generally have "four big potential", "eight small potential", "twenty-four Ping Yang potential"; imitation of the cow movements have "looking at the moon", "the", "the", "the", "the", "the", "the", "the", "the", "the", "the" and "the". The cow's movements include "looking at the moon", "stumbling fork", "licking the back", "eating grass", "digging the ears", "shrinking fork", "licking the back", "eating grass", "digging the ears", "shrinking fork" and so on. These actions, seemingly crude, but lively, amusing.
Zhouzhi County's "cattle and tigers", after the founding of the country has been to Beijing and the provincial capital of Xi'an performances, won the first and second prizes in folk music and dance competitions, and was videotaped on TV.
Nine, Sanshan knife
Popular in Shaanxi Yulin area "Sanshan knife", is a folk dance and the combination of national art form of entertainment, in 1988 went to Moscow to participate in the International Folk Art Festival.
Performance, by seven male actors wearing steel helmets, holding a mountain-shaped sword, a variety of even hit, fighting and other knife dance, the dance is like a theater martial arts students fight, the column of the situation is unusual, beautiful and smooth, striking.
Ten, the king whip
"King whip" more popular in northern Shaanxi Yulin, Suide, Jiaxian, Wuqi area. People ask each other, this is the Ming Dynasty people praised Li Zicheng leather off exorbitant donations, not a grain of a song and dance. For a long time, by the north of Shaanxi Province spread to some counties in Guanzhong. There are many places, folk young men and women often perform at rallies, but Yulin in northern Shaanxi is the most famous.
"Overlord whip" made of cedar or better wood, painted red, tied at both ends with a small iron ring or iron key, dance, beating the body up, down, left and right parts, making different sounds, seemingly extraordinarily crisp, harmonious; in some places, the number of men and women are equal to the show, but there is no limit to the number of male youth whip, female youth With the sound of bamboo boards beating; can be a few columns, can also be a two-person marching, playing and dancing and jumping, and there are gongs and drums with.