1. Folk Dance
The Miao folk dance includes the Lusheng dance, copper drum dance, wooden drum dance, Xiangxi drum dance, bench dance and ancient scoop dance, etc. Especially, the Lusheng dance is the most widely spread. The Miao people love Lusheng and are known as the "Lusheng Nation".
2. Dance Rhythm
Every festival, people dance under the accompaniment of lusheng, copper drum and wooden drum, with the rhythmic specialties, striking the drum center, drum edge and drumstick to form three different sound effects to form phrases, and dancing under different rhythmic changes. The drums are strong and powerful, and the rhythm is handled slowly but unremittingly, quickly but not chaotically.
3, dance posture
Dance posture, rhythm, and from time to time appeared along the side of the hand flinging, swinging hips, not only reflects the light and lively style of the Miao dance, but also show off the beautiful costumes of the nation's dance, drums, and the method of holding the Lusheng, giving people the beauty of the artistic enjoyment.
4, the basic hand shape?
Natural palm shape: the four fingers are naturally together, the tiger's mouth is naturally open, and the palm is relaxed. ? Palm shape: four fingers together, tiger's mouth naturally open, five fingers flat. Empty fist: empty fist.
5. Rhythms
Upward movement, downward movement. (During the process, the upper body takes the waist as the axis and falls back, the hips are closed in front, the waist is shy in front and the hips are puckered in the back, and the movement is rough and unrestrained, reflecting the character of the tough and unyielding national character).
6, basic hand position: ?
Pressing the skirt hand: press the palm diagonally down by the side of the body with both hands, with the fingertips slightly upturned.
Flowering hand:
1, double-flowering: both hands beside the body diagonally upward palms.
2. Single blossom: double blossom with one hand and skirt-pressing hand with the other.
Pressing the bell hand: both hands elbows up, the tips of the hands in front of the abdomen opposite each other. Bow-shaped hand: one hand sinks the elbow and bends the arm beside the body, the other hand frames the elbow and bends the arm beside the body, and holds the fist in the air.
Source:Baidu Encyclopedia - Miao Dance