Luozuo
Luozuo, also known as "Luosuo", is another circle dance popular among the Nisu people, a branch of the Yi ethnic group on the south bank of the Honghe River in Yunnan Province. The tune is joyful and jumping, the rhythm is clear and strong, and it is accompanied by dance movements such as fast hand waving, staggering steps, and foot tapping. It is especially loved by young people.
Sanxian Dance
Sanxian Dance, also known as Da Sanxian and Moon Dance, is a self-entertainment dance loved by the Axi and Sani people, a branch of the Yi ethnic group in central Yunnan Province. "Dancing the Sanxian", accompanied by large, medium and small sanxian and bamboo flutes of high, medium and low tones, is an indispensable dance during the "Torch Festival". ?
Pilt Dance
Pelt Dance is a unique dance form of the Yi people in Liangshan area of ??Sichuan Province. The dancers use felts as props to imitate the postures of eagles and bears by stretching, closing, swinging and rotating their arms. This dance has now become a representative performance dance of the Yi people.
Extended information
Singing and dancing are an important part of the life of the Yi people. Their forms are rich and colorful, and most of them imitate the movements during production and labor. Ancient dances include "cock fighting" and "sheep fighting" that imitate animal images, "hairpin dancing" and "sword dance" that symbolize war, and "big drum" to celebrate harvest, etc.
When the Yi people celebrate the New Year, you can see the dance forms "Bamboo Horse" and "Stilts" originating from the Central Plains culture. The modern Yi people's "Stilts" retains and develops its acrobatic characteristics. When the Yi people hold rituals to worship their ancestors and pray for a good harvest, they can see "wooden drums", "copper drums", "sheepskin drums", etc.
These dances are performed by the wizards "Bi Mo" and "Su Ye". While beating the drums, they quickly swing their shoulders, chest, and hips as the main dance vocabulary. In addition, dances such as "Tiao Palace" and "Tiao Qijia" performed during the "Tiao Gong Festival" still retain traces of ancient hunting and inter-tribal wars, as well as sacrificial rituals and dance scenes of warriors going out, fighting, and triumphant. This is a way to commemorate and praise ancient heroes.