1. Nongrak Dance
The traditional folk dance, which is most characteristic of farming life, is the legacy of people gathering to drink, sing and dance for entertainment in ancient times after a good agricultural harvest. Whenever the summer harvest is busy, the farmers combine themselves, go to work in the fields in the morning, return to the village at dusk, and sing and dance on the way to work, eliminating fatigue, consoling hard work, strengthening the unity, and calling on people to love the farming life through songs and dances.
2, staff drum dance
Commonly known as the "long encouragement". Mostly women perform the single dance, but also men perform. The performer is carrying a staff drum, the right hand holds a bamboo key to beat the treble drum, the left hand with the palm beat the bass drum. The high and low tones of the drums and the many different drum beats are very distinctive. At the climax of the performance, the drums often make a continuous marching rotation.
3. Fan Dance
This is a form of dance performed with a folding fan as a prop. It originated from the ancient Korean witchcraft activities, the original witch holding a fan painted with the image of the "Three Buddhas" god as a magic device to dance. Later, folk artists changed the fan surface to flowers, and strengthened the dance movements and modeling, gradually became an independent dance form, and developed from a single fan to a double fan.
4, round drum
Shoulder drums placed on the chest beating performance of the dance form. The drum was originally an ancient musical instrument, and later developed into a round drum dance performed by beating. Both men and women can perform, women with smaller drums, mostly for single performances, beautiful dance, in the skill to play the individual's strengths. Men are mostly group dancers, with powerful and combative movements.
5. Mask Dance
The male dance performed with a mask. It is said to have been introduced from southern China and was once performed at the court. The popular masked dance combines chanting, dialogue and dance, and performs some humorous and satirical stories in separate scenes.
6. Sword Dance
This is a female dance performed with a rotating sword. The short sword is connected to a special wooden handle, and the sword can be freely rotated, so the performer flings it and makes it rotate with her wrist, making a resounding sound, which complements the beautiful dance and creates a unique atmosphere. Originally performed by men, the dance has evolved into an elegant and resilient female dance form.
7, beat dance
Also known as "hand clap dance", men perform self-indulgent dance. Dancers use the palms of their hands to hit each other, or use the palms of their hands and elbows to hit the shoulders, chest, ribs, thighs and other parts of the performance. This dance is said to have originated from the time when fishermen expressed their joy by slapping their bodies with bare shoulders on a boat during a good fishery harvest. The dance was once popular among the soldiers of the lower class.
8, improvisational dance
Performers improvised dance to the rhythm of the music in the form known as "Makchun". No certain program, regardless of men and women, young and old can participate. In the festivals, the masses gathered on the occasion, as long as the drums sound, people are free to enter the dance, improvisation, fully display their own dance skills.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Korean Dance