Pendulum Dance is the favorite dance of Lahu women, which mainly expresses various interests in production labor and life, and according to statistics, there are 81 dance routines. Pendulum dance is divided into two categories: footwork type and hand swinging type. The former is dominated by lower limb movements, and the latter is dominated by arm and shoulder movements. It can be accompanied by elephant foot drums, gongs, etc., or by harmonica alone.
The Lahu beat song is an ancient dance that is closely related to the Lusheng dance and has formed its own system. The dancers form a circle in the yard or on the flat ground, stomping their feet to the rhythm of musical instruments, dancing, and singing while dancing. Singing exceptionally rich, there are improvisation and singing; there are flirting and teasing; there are guessing and shooting fans; there is the performance of production life; there are myths and legends and traditional stories. 1986, the United States International Folk Art Organization had this folk self-indulgent song and dance as one of the most popular "global top ten folk dance".