Peacock dance means a dance of the Dai people.
Classification of peacock dance:
1. Single dance
Single peacock dance is developed from the peacock dance and is mostly performed by men. The content has a certain teacher-instructor relationship. Dancers need to undergo long-term professional training, have superb performance skills, and have a certain influence among the local people. Dancers usually add personal development and innovation in later studies to form a unique personal artistic style.
2. Couple Dance
Early performances of the Couple Peacock Dance were mostly made up of paper peacock frames, dressed as two male and female peacocks dancing opposite each other. Nowadays, two artists, one male and one female, with similar technical levels perform together. The content is mostly about the process of a pair of male and female peacocks getting acquainted, falling in love, and falling in love, expressing the Dai people's pursuit of free love and their hope for a better life.
3. Collective peacock dance
There are two common forms of collective peacock dance: one is that the more famous local peacock dancer acts as the lead dancer and organizes and leads other participating dancers to dance. , often used in traditional folk festivals and weddings. The other is that the local cultural department selects and centrally trains some backbones with dance foundation to perform in specific ethnic festivals.
Dance characteristics of peacock dance:
1. Musical characteristics
The early peacock dance was performed when local Buddhist activities were held. At first, it was without musical accompaniment. The dance has an elegant and solemn atmosphere, forming the unique characteristics of Dai peacock dance.
2. Modeling Features
The three bends are the most important modeling features in peacock dance. They are formed by the dancers bending their head, waist, hips and knees at different angles. A special S-shaped curve. Bianshun is influenced by the farming activities of the Dai people, and its performance in dance is that the hands and feet come out of the same side. Peacock dance combines "three bends" and "one smooth side" to form a unique dance posture.
3. Rhythm characteristics
Peacock dance is completed through the cooperation of hands, legs and waist. It is flexible, elegant and full of passion. The stretching of the body and the ups and downs of breathing are unified, integrating External actions are combined with internal emotions. From a time domain perspective, the frequency of dance changes with the change of rhythm; from a spatial perspective, the movement range of the steps is small, showing a smooth, soothing and serene movement.