Video of how to hold and swing the fan of Yangge

Holding and swinging the fan in the rice-planting song video is as follows: web link

1, palm clamping fan: Hold the fan in the palm of your hand, use your fingers to tighten the fan, and then carry out the dance movements. This holding method is suitable for performing simpler and more flexible movements, such as fan rotation and waving.

2, wrist fan: the fan on the wrist, with fingers gently hold the fan, and then dance movements. This holding method is suitable for more delicate and soft movements, such as the undulation of the fan, folding and so on.

3. Holding the fan with fingers: Hold the fan gently with your fingers and then perform the dance movements. This way of holding is suitable for lighter and more graceful movements, such as the fluttering and flipping of the fan.

4, fan on the side of the body: put the fan on the side of the body, gently hold the fan bone with your fingers, and then carry out dance movements. This holding method is suitable for more generous and confident movements, such as fan swing, rotation and so on.

5, the fan on top of the head: the fan will be placed vertically on top of the head, with fingers gently press the fan bone, and then carry out dance movements. This way of holding the fan is suitable for more noble and elegant movements, such as vertical rotation and swinging of the fan.

Origin of Yangge:

Da Yangge is a kind of traditional dance with a thousand-year history, originating from Murata music in the Southern Song Dynasty. According to Wu Xilin's "New Year's Miscellaneous Songs Copy" in the Qing Dynasty, "Yangge is also the village music of the lantern night of the Southern Song Dynasty".

On the origin of the rice-planting song, there are several different folk sayings. One theory is that ancient farmers in the process of rice-planting, rice-planting and other agricultural labor, in order to alleviate the pain of face-to-face labor, so singing songs, and gradually formed the rice-planting song.

Another theory is that the rice-planting song originated in the fight against floods. In ancient times, the people on the banks of the Yellow River fought for survival against floods, and when they won, they happily picked up the flood-fighting tools as props, sang and danced, and expressed their happy feelings. As the number of participants increased, there were dance movements and dance combinations, which gradually formed the Yangge Dance.

There is also a theory that, according to the Yan'an Prefectural Records, "Spring Festival Society, commonly known as the rice-planting song," the record, it is speculated that the rice-planting song may have originated from the ritual activities.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the development of Yangge reached its peak. At that time, the art form of Yangge had matured, and the dance movements and music rhythms were more complex and rich. At the same time, the performance forms of the rice-planting songs became more diversified, including solo dances, group dances and square dances.

Da Yangge has distinctive national and local characteristics. Its dance movements are rugged, bold and full of strength and rhythm; the musical accompaniment mostly adopts traditional instruments such as gongs and drums, suona, etc., which has strong shocking and infectious power. At the same time, the performance content of the rice-planting songs is mostly related to history, culture and life, reflecting the wisdom and courage of the laboring people, as well as their yearning for and pursuit of a better life.