The origins and history of the English song and dance

English song and dance of the origin and origin: English song of the origin of different opinions, there are several ways of saying, there is a water Margin, Nuo said, the origin of Nuo said, from Shandong by Putian and then into the tide said, outside the river theater said, said, practicing martial arts, said, said the ancient Nuo dance evolved.

Ying song and dance is a Han square emotional dance, Shantou City, Chaoyang District, Chaonan District, Jieyang City, Huilai County, Shantou City, Lufeng City, Chaozhou City, Chaoan District, is the most prevalent area of the Ying song and dance. According to the oral tradition of folk artists and the introduction of some supporting information, Chaoyang English song originated in the Ming Dynasty.

Chaoyang Ying Ge is a continuation of the Han folk square dance and Nuo cultural form, in the continuation of certain changes to the Ming Dynasty absorbed the northern drums of rice-planting songs, gradually evolved into Ying Ge dance, became a unique form of expression of folk dance art in the Chaoyang area.

Chaoyang Yingge can be roughly divided into slow Yingge, middle-board Yingge and fast-board Yingge according to the rhythmic division of the dance, and the complete performance program is generally divided into three parts, namely, "the front shed", "the middle shed" and "the back shed". The complete performance program is generally divided into "front studio", "middle studio" and "back studio".

Dance Characteristics

The Chaoyang Ying Song integrates theater, dance and martial arts, and has a masculine spirit. It has formed some different genres of styles in practice, which can be roughly categorized into three types according to the rhythmic board of the dance, namely, the slow-boarding Ying Ge, the middle-boarding Ying Ge and the fast-boarding Ying Ge. Slow Ying Ge has a slower rhythm, the dance stick used is longer than other schools, and its basic dance method is three mallets or four mallets to form a group of movements, slow in the momentum, momentum in the gas, heavy and simple and stretching and beautiful.

The rhythm of the English song is slightly faster than that of the slow English song, and the basic dance method is to play five mallets and seven mallets to form a group of movements, and also to play eight mallets, ten mallets, eleven mallets and thirteen mallets to form a group of movements. Its drums and gongs are obviously different from the slow English song, the former drums have a pause in the middle and elongated, the latter is a continuous knocking point.