Mongolian dance features and characteristic movements are as follows:
1. Dance styles are rich and varied: Mongolian dance includes a variety of forms such as Square Dance, Headmaster's Dance, Backstrap Dance, and Relatives' Dance, etc., and each of these forms has its own unique style and characteristics.
2. Magnificent movements and postures: Mongolian dance focuses on showing strength and vitality, and the dancers usually show their chests lifted, firm steps and large arm and leg movements. The dancers are upright and full of confidence and boldness between dances.
3. Elegant and smooth movements: Although Mongolian dance emphasizes strength and vitality, it also maintains elegance and smooth rhythm while displaying these qualities. The dancers' movements should not only be powerful, but also flexible and skillful.
4. Expressing the culture and life of the grassland: Mongolian dance shows the vastness of the grassland, the life of the herdsmen and the emotion of the pastoral songs through dance movements and performance episodes. Elements such as imitating horses running, horseback riding and archery, cattle herding, etc. often appear in the dance, making the audience feel the strong grassland flavor.
5, the application of costumes and props: Mongolian dance costumes and props are also one of its characteristics. Dancers usually wear traditional Mongolian costumes, such as robes, boots, etc., and also use traditional musical instruments, such as the horse-head fiddle and Mongolian drums, to add to the atmosphere and visual effect of the dance.
Benefits of Mongolian dance
1, enhance physical strength and coordination: Mongolian dance movements are diverse, requiring dancers to carry out large-scale body movement and flexible pace, through the dance can exercise the body's strength, flexibility and coordination.
2. Enhance mental health: Dancing is a pleasurable activity that can release stress and relieve anxiety and depression. Mongolian dance incorporates strong national characteristics and cultural elements, participation in which can enhance the sense of identity and pride in traditional culture and enhance mental health.
3, enhance social communication: Mongolian dance usually requires more than one person to cooperate, which can promote teamwork and social communication. By learning and performing the dance with others***, friendship can be established and communication and understanding between each other can be strengthened.
4, to maintain physical and mental vitality: dancing Mongolian dance requires the participation and activity of the whole body, which can enhance the cardiorespiratory function and improve the body's endurance and flexibility. Regular dancing can help to maintain physical and mental vigor and health.
5. Inherit and promote culture: Mongolian dance is an important part of Mongolian national culture, and this cultural heritage can be inherited and promoted through dancing. At the same time, dancing is also a kind of learning and understanding of traditional culture, which helps to deepen the knowledge and respect for Mongolian culture.