Introduction to the Dance of Mongolian National Characteristics
The Mongols have always been an ethnic minority that can sing and dance well. The Mongols are nomadic people, living in the grassland for a long time. The vastness of the steppe gave them a broad mind and bold Mongolian culture, Mongolian dance is also full of magnificent atmosphere. This kind of distinctive personality characteristics of the national dance often make people unforgettable. Let me introduce you to the strong Mongolian national characteristics of the dance.
First, the peace drum
The peace drum, made of donkey skin with a copper ring, round or oval, the drum skin painted mountains, water, flowers or people, decorated with pom-poms, flowers, spikes, handle small circles tied with small iron rings. More than in the abundance of festivals performed by women, divided into collective and single dance two forms of performance. When dancing, the left hand holds the drum handle horizontally, and the right hand holds a wooden stick with spikes, dancing while striking. The names of the movements include "worshiping the drum", "running away from the horse", "pulling the big saw" and "fighting battlements", "Playing Cotton Flower", "Rolling Lanterns", "Catching Birds", "Stringing Doors", "Rolling Xiu Balls "Rolling Show Balls", and so on. As the name suggests, the many and varied drumming movements are closely related to the daily lives of the working people. The body movements are generally exaggerated, and the basic dance postures are mostly tilting, leaning, tilting and sideways with the waist as the axis. The dance steps are open and powerful, elastic, mixed with jumping, turning and other skills, there are skilled people can dance at the same time play four or five drums, circling around different parts of the body, with acrobatic colors.
Second, the lamp dance, cup and bowl dance
Lamp dance, cup and bowl dance is a festival feast, friends and relatives get together to dance a kind of women's solo dance, mainly in the Ordos grasslands. This dance is limited by the location (yurt) props (lamp bowl), basically in situ kneeling, sitting, standing and dancing. It is mainly performed with hands, wrists, arms and shoulders of camphor, picking, pulling and kneading and with the waist as the axis. They mainly use their hands, wrists, arms and shoulders to perform the dance by leaning forward and backward. Skillful people, but also the hands of the lamp, while running fast for the meteor-like coiled movement, when the lamp flame fluttering and swaying, the dance is light and smooth, with a unique charm.
Three, Darigan Bayar
In the Ordos grasslands, since ancient times, there has been a kind of "inviting blessings to good luck" folk ritual, the name of the day "Darigan Bayar". Mostly held in good years or war triumph, to show gratitude, pray for happiness and peace. Sacrifice is completed, all participants will begin in the grasslands to enjoy the song and dance, often jump to more than deep. The main action is to fling arms and hit the drum, kneeling and squatting to ask for peace, twisting the body and stomping the feet, horizontal swing stroll and so on. It has a strong local flavor, and sincerely expresses the emotions and heroic spirit of the Mongolian people who live by nomadic herding.
Fourth, the religious dance Chama
"Chama" (commonly known as "jumping god" or "playing ghosts") is a product of cultural exchanges between Mongolian and Tibetan religions. Mongolia and Tibet religious and cultural exchanges. In the second half of the sixteenth century along with the Kallu school of Lamaism into, so far has a history of four hundred years. In the long process of evolution and development, it has formed its own style. It is a kind of mask dance with the content of the story of religious scriptures and traditions. A wide range of characters, different forms, there are hall dance, Mi expansion of the Buddha's dance, temple dance, dance four forms of performance, solo dance, double dance, multi-person dance, group dance, can also be interspersed with improvisational performances. The performances are programmed and standardized. The use of dance vocabulary is often divided by the personalities of the characters being performed. "Chama" dance is widely spread in Inner Mongolia, and is performed in most temples during religious festivals. The dance form is so influential that it still plays a role in the creation, performance and teaching of Mongolian dance.
V. Andai Dance
In the traditional folk dance of the Mongolian people, Andai Dance is characterized by its strong national style and healthy and active world art, which is popular among people of all ethnic groups. According to the custom, the early andai dance performance site, the center of a broken axle wheel or wooden pole (meant to suppress demons and evil things), participants in a circle, right hand holding a silk scarf or pull up the hem of the Mongolian robe, with the lead singer (lead dancer) while singing and dancing. The tunes are melodious, mellow and good at expressing emotions. The lyrics are rich in content, lively and vivid, and rich in improvisation. The main dance movements are: in situ foot swinging silk or to the side of the light move: leaning forward to shake the silk to stand up after the forward "small kick step" stride: run around the circle while shaking the silk; continuous "sucking the leg jump" step and hard to both sides of the shaking silk and so on.
Six, Chopstick Dance
"Chopstick Dance" has been passed down in the Ikezhaomeng Ertuoqqi Banner and Wujinzao Banner, more than in the occasion of the celebration of the feast by the men single performer. The dancers hold a chopstick in place with one or both hands, and shake their shoulders rapidly with the flexion and extension of the legs, and the swaying of the body from side to side. The dancers use the chopsticks to strike the hands, shoulders, waist, legs and other parts of the body in a loose and smooth manner, and then march in a circle or in a straight line. The dance posture is free and easy, and the movements of the chopsticks are dexterous and varied. At the climax, the dance is accompanied by hooting and hollering.
VII. Yukhur Dance
The dance has been passed down in the Hulunbeier League of Buryat Mongols inhabited areas, and it is performed in the form of a group dance on traditional festivals or celebratory occasions. The dance is performed by half men and half women, holding each other's hands in horizontal rows or circles, singing and dancing. The main movements of the dance are: "scrubbing and shuffling", "stomping", "running and jumping", etc. The body movements are natural and harmonious, and sometimes they are not. The body movements are natural and harmonious, sometimes swaying from side to side, sometimes leaning forward and backward. And with the song and the call of "Yukhur", the dance gradually reaches its climax. The dance is cool, smooth, with a free, stretching characteristics.
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