The shoulder shaking movements in Mongolian dance include shrugging, stiff shoulders, shoulder wrapping, broken shoulder shaking, soft shoulders, and shoulder shaking. The specific method is as follows:
1. Shoulder shrug, also called smiling shoulders, refers to the movement pattern in which the shoulders are relaxed, the shoulder blades move up and down, and the arms and wrists are also moved up and down on the basis of akimbo or open. When shaking the shoulders, shake above the chest, tighten other parts, and relax the shoulders. The faster and faster the shaking, the better.
2. Hard shoulders refer to the contraction of the back and chest muscles to drive the shoulder blades forward and retracted. The arms and wrists must also cooperate with the two shoulders to swing back and forth when pushing and retracting alternately. The strength must be grasped when swinging. and speed.
3. Hard shoulder movements appear very frequently in Mongolian dance and are the basic elements of the entire shoulder movement. Hard shoulder movements, combined with leg movements and dance rhythms, can show the crisp and elegant Mongolian dance. The beauty of stiff power. Swing your shoulders left and right, but not too much, and swing your arms back and forth following the shaking of your shoulders.
4. Shoulder circling refers to taking the chest as the axis and making the shoulders move in a circle forward, backward, up and down. It can be done with one shoulder or both shoulders alternately. When doing this movement, the head and neck should be relaxed. The waist should be tilted back and forth to coordinate with the shoulder movements. At the same time, the arms and wrists should also make circular movements. The shoulder-circling movement reflects the implicit beauty of Mongolian dance.
5. Shoulder shaking refers to a movement pattern in which the shoulders are relaxed and the shoulder blades are quickly bumped in place driven by the contraction of the chest and back muscles. When doing this movement, the arms can be naturally dropped or placed on the hips, and the waist is straight. Straight, the body swings sideways with the shaking of the shoulders. The shoulder-shaking movements reflect the ups and downs of Mongolian dance.
6. Soft shoulders means that the shoulders form a coherent, arc-shaped alternating soft movement under the pull of the back and chest muscles, and the arms and wrists also slowly swing with the shoulders. The soft shoulder movements fully demonstrate the elegant, dignified, reserved and restrained beauty of Mongolian dance.
7. Shoulder throwing is divided into fast shoulder throwing and slow shoulder throwing. It means that the shoulders are thrown forward or to the left and right sides at the same time with the arms, in conjunction with the ups and downs of the waist and half squatting of the legs. , showing the upright and upward beauty of dance through fast and powerful swings.
Extended information:
Types of Mongolian folk dances:
1. Cup and bowl dance
The cup and bowl dance is generally a solo dance by women. , in the style of classical dance. The dancer holds a porcelain bowl on his head and holds two cups in his hands. Under the accompaniment of music, according to the rhythm of the collision of the cups, his arms continuously stretch and flex, and his body moves forward or backward.
2. Chopstick Dance
Chopstick dance is famous for its shoulder movements and is generally performed by men. The dancer holds chopsticks in his right hand and hits his hands, legs, shoulders, feet and other parts from time to time, and sometimes hits the ground (or table).
3. Andai Dance
Andai dance originated in the Kulun Banner at the southern end of the Horqin Grassland in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It was originally a shamanistic dance used to heal diseases.
4. Chama
Chama is a celebratory art activity organized by Tibetan Buddhism to promote Buddhism, spread teachings, prevent evil temptations, and strengthen Buddhist beliefs. .
5. Horqin's "Bo" dance
"Bo" is a wizard in shamanism, and researchers call it "shaman". The Mongols call themselves Bo. The religious sacrificial activities performed by Bo are called Xing Bo. Bo dance refers to the dance performed when playing Bo.
Baidu Encyclopedia—Mongolian folk dance