How to dance the peacock dance is introduced as follows:
The five people on the right raise their wrists and raise their palms, add the left hook and tuck their legs beside their feet, and bend their knees, elbows, The raised wrist, extended crotch, slightly bent waist, slightly tilted head, etc. This unique curved pattern reproduces the graceful figure of the peacock.
The Dai people regard the peacock as a symbol of their national spirit, and the peacock dance is the representative dance of the Dai people. Due to the careful creation of folk artists in the past dynasties, peacock dance with different characteristics and different schools has been formed. Many Dai villages have people who are good at peacock dance.
Peacock dance has strict procedures and requirements, a standardized position map and footwork, and each movement has corresponding drum accompaniment. The content of peacock dance mostly shows peacocks flying down the mountain, walking in the forest, drinking from springs and playing in water, chasing and playing, dragging wings, drying wings, spreading wings, shaking wings, shining wings, splashing water, pushing branches, breaking branches and opening tail. , fly and so on.
The emotions are implicit, the dance vocabulary is rich, and the dance postures are sculptural. The dance movements are mostly maintained in a semi-squatting posture and vibrate evenly. Each joint of the body and arms is bent, forming a unique three-way dance. There are many different hand shapes and hand movements in curved dance postures. The same dance posture and steps, but different hand shapes or hand movements, have different aesthetics and artistic conceptions.
After being refined, processed and put on the literary and artistic stage by professional literary and artistic workers, peacock dance has greatly developed and improved, and has won many awards in domestic and international performances. The peacock dance performed by famous dancers Dao Meilan and Yang Liping enjoys high reputation at home and abroad.
Dai Township is the hometown of Yeque. People regard the peacock as a symbol of happiness, good luck, beauty and love. Everyone sees and cares for peacocks, and there are many touching stories about peacocks among the people. The peacock's beautiful feathers, graceful dancing posture, and elegant posture have become the objects of study and imitation by folk artists. Kongyu dance has become an indispensable performative dance for various activities of the Dai family.
The gentleness and beauty of women add unique charm and charm to peacock dance. The content of peacock dance also includes descending mountains, walking in the forest, chasing and playing, dragging wings, shining wings, splashing water, flying, etc. The dance movements are mostly kept in a semi-squatting posture, and every joint of the body is bent, forming a unique three-bend dance posture. Peacock dance also pays great attention to the movements of the hands. The hand shape symbolizes the head and neck of the peacock. It is varied, vivid and expressive, giving people a beautiful enjoyment.