I. Definition and Historical and Cultural Factors of "Three Curves"
(I) Definition of "Three Curves Definition of "three bends"
"Three bends" is a representative dance posture and modeling in China's folk dances, which refers to the dance movements in which every part of the entire body is in an extremely "twisted" state. Shaping the "three bends", including the head and chest, waist and hips, hips and legs are all in the opposite direction of the S-shaped form. With the waist as the axis, the upper body with the chest and the lower body with the hips as the main force, the "three curves" appear in the dynamic, and at the same time with the head and some movements and techniques on the limbs, which will produce a variety of styles of dance modeling.
The "three curves" fully demonstrates the characteristics of Dai dance, with beautiful melody combined with graceful dance posture, which nakedly shows the simple and generous temperament of the Dai people.
In addition to using simple body language to express thoughts and meanings, the "Three Bends" also incorporates difficult body movements and techniques to convey feelings and meanings, to interpret body language at a deeper level, and to portray the image of people or objects in a more detailed way.
So, "three curves" is not only a definition of the concave and convex lines, but also in terms of the number and size of the difference, but also a metaphor for the state of the curve.
(2) Historical and cultural factors of the formation of the "three curves"
1, the legacy
The origin of the word "Dai" comes from the word "Yue" of the ancient Yue people, which is the name of the ancient Baiyue people. The Dai people are the descendants of Dianyue, one of the ancient Hundred Yue ethnic groups. Regarding the legacy of the ancient Yue people, it can be summarized as follows: "snake and bird totems, broken hair and tattoos, water and boats, nesting, rice cultivation, language, eating foreign animals, and sword casting," etc. Many of the legacies of the ancient Yue people can be summarized as follows. Many of the legacies of the ancient Yue people are still preserved in the life and aesthetics of the Dai people today.
The Dai dance has a long history of development from ancient times to the present day, and it is the result of the evolution of the long course of the national life and psychological development of the people of the Dai people from the ancient Yue people's worship of snakes and bird totems to the Dai people's worship of the peacock and the elephant today, and it is the result of the evolution of the life and psychological development of the people that the imitation of the animal's form, demeanor, and movement is one of the main components of the Dai dance.
2. Water
Water, in the Dai ethnic group, also has a different name "Mangi", the Dai people believe that "water" is holy [3], the Dai people have many festivals about water: dragon boat races, rowing boats, and the Dai most representative festival "Water Splashing Festival", the most representative festival of the Dai people. There are many festivals about water: dragon boat race, boat race, and the most representative festival of the Dai people, "Water Splashing Festival", etc. Therefore, the Dai people are also called "the people of water". They like water, love cleanliness, and the hard work in the paddy fields makes people have deeper feelings for water. Therefore, "water" created the Dai folk dance soft, slender "three bends" body style.
3. Auspicious Animal--Peacock
The natural form of the peacock is characterized by the "three curves". When the peacock is standing on a high place, hanging long tail feathers, its form is just "three curves". The Dai people love peacocks, and the gestures, hand positions and arm movements of the Dai folk dance are mostly imitations of the peacock's form, and over time the "Peacock Dance" has become the favorite dance form of the Dai people. Therefore, the "three bends" has become a typical dance shape in Dai dance, which is rich in sculptural beauty.
Second, the formation, type and characteristics of the "three bends" dynamic posture
(1) The formation of the "three bends"
The Dai people are from Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province in China, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful and the seasons are evergreen. The mountains and rivers there are beautiful and the seasons are evergreen. Living in such a wonderful natural environment has cultivated the gentle and quiet nature of the Dai people.
In this special geographical location and climatic conditions, breeding peacocks, wild elephants and other exotic birds and animals, coupled with a variety of rare and exotic plants, to the Dai people to bring a lot of magical and wonderful ideas, but also makes the Dai people have a deep affection for birds and water.
The Dai women in the subtropical climate love to wear tight short skirts, although this kind of dress shows the beauty of the female curves, but also limits their stride, so the basic steps of the Dai Dance are the hips swinging knees to keep the state of the slight squatting, the calf a lift a release, the action is basically not too much undulation, so that the dance looks elegant and beautiful. It is the combination of the Dai women's life posture directly into the art, forming the Dai dance unique "three curves" rhythmic posture.
(2) Types of "Three Curves"
Analyzing the movement trend of Dai Dance, the S-shaped body curves presented by the dance posture modeling that appears from time to time during the whole dynamic process are called "Three Curves" of body posture (static); A string of continuous action in the process of the S-shaped body curve, can be called dynamic posture "three curves".
1, body posture "three curves"
Body posture (static) "three curves" refers to the S-shaped body curves presented in the shape of a standardized action under the relative static retained in the sense of sculpture, which is the body posture (static) The "three curves", it highlights the main body of the Dai dance, better show the beauty of the "three curves".
2, dynamic "three bends"
Dynamic "three bends" refers to a series of actions in the process, the body constantly show the S-shaped posture, rapid and brief presentation of the "three bends", which is the dynamic "three bends".
The "three bends" is the dynamic "three bends", soon to retain the "three bends" curve, but also have a sense of fluidity.
Three, "three curves" in the Dai dance in the artistic expression and connotation
The Dai dance style is unique, exudes the emotion of delicate and introverted, the dance is rich in sculptural modeling is its signature feature. Every part of the body is used in the process of movement, which is extremely delicate, including the eyes, head, hands, and feet, all of which have strong expressive power, especially the use of the eyes, different eyes, the same movement, the emotions expressed are different, and play the role of the icing on the cake.
From the various dances, we can see how the dance is from the natural form, the simulation of the form through continuous beautification, processing, sublimation, from the simulation to the performance of the development of the development of the realism of the development of the writing, the development of the abstraction of the development of abstraction and the deepening of the process of generalization.
The "three bends" posture is a kind of dance modeling, with different degrees and directions of the hips, different expressions, different musical rhythms, different instrumental music, etc., all of which reflect the mood expressed in the work, or the folklore of a region and its unique dance characteristics. No matter the details of wrist lifting, sinking and foot pointing and lifting, the beauty of Dai dance can be fully reflected; no matter the static sculpture, or the dynamic dance rhythm of softness and rigidity, all of them make the "three bends" have distinctive personality characteristics in different dynamic and stylized postures and forms, which are both static stylized beauty and dynamic rhythmic beauty. The beauty of static modeling and the beauty of dynamic rhythm. From these little by little characteristics can be revealed in the pursuit of a better life and aspirations.
Nowadays, the use of "three bends" in dance has become more and more widespread, including Chinese folk dance, classical dance, ballet, modern dance, etc., all of which embody the aesthetic value of the unique dynamic and rhythmic form of "three bends". While grasping the characteristics of the "three bends" of Dai dance, we can find the essence of Dai dance. As a kind of personalized dance modeling, the "three curves" presents the body, shows the art, expresses the emotion, and contains the culture, and the master of all these is the person (dancer). Only to cultivate high-quality dancers, in order to make the "three bends" in the dance practice constantly sublimated, constantly developed, in order to make our country's dance career successor, flourishing.