The Hezhang Yi people’s horse racing and bell dance, toast dance, buckwheat harvest dance, azalea picking dance, Yueqin dance and other dances are colorful, and the Miao people’s Lusheng dance is spectacular; the national costumes are exquisite, bright and bright. Eye-catching.
Bell Dance
The bell dance of the Hezhang Yi people is commonly known as jumping feet. It is called "Kenhebei" in Yi language, which means the farewell dance of the spirit body. This is a traditional folk dance performed by the Yi people in sacrificial halls. Hezhang's "Bell Dance of the Yi Nationality" has the distinctive feature of singing and dancing. The dancers sing first and then dance, alternating with singing and dancing. Through sacrificial activities, we dance the croup and sing sacrificial songs to fulfill the filial piety of our descendants, pay homage to the deceased and comfort the living. The content represented is the traditional production and life scenes of the Yi people. After artistic treatment, the content is healthy and the style is simple. Since the Yi people have the custom of singing and dancing at weddings and funerals, and the bell dance is widely popular among the masses, it can be passed down from generation to generation and remains intact in its original state.
Toast Dance
Toast Dance, called "Blind Tooth" in Yi language, is performed after the death of an old man who has more than five daughters-in-law or nephews-in-law, to show respect for the deceased and to show respect to guests and guests. Blessings and comfort from relatives, a man from the host family and his daughters-in-law (nephews-in-law) danced in the house with the content of toasting. The dancers are well-dressed and solemn in appearance.
Lusheng Dance
Lusheng Dance, also known as "Stepping on the Lusheng", "Stepping on the Song Hall", etc., is named after using the Lusheng as a dance accompaniment and self-proclaimed dance. It is popular in the Miao, Dong, Buyi, Shui, Gelao, Zhuang, Yao and other ethnic minority areas in Guizhou, Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan and other places. It is the favorite and most widely distributed folk dance of the southern ethnic minorities. Analysis of the unearthed bronze reed music and dance figurines of the Western Han Dynasty shows that reed dance has a history of at least two thousand years. Lusheng dance is mostly performed at festive occasions such as New Year's Day, gatherings, and celebrations. There are three main types: self-entertainment, competition, and etiquette.
Lusheng dance is the most representative and favorite folk dance of the Miao people. Lusheng dance can basically be divided into three categories: mass Lusheng dance, performance Lusheng dance and customary Lusheng dance.
Miao Great Migration Dance
The Great Migration Dance is called "Gogadi Gaqie" in Miao language, which means "looking for a place to live." This dance is spread among the Dahua Miao branch of Hezhang, Guizhou, China, and is distributed in Keke, Hezhen, Dezhuo and other towns in the county. It has been passed down spontaneously among the Miao people from generation to generation.
The Miao Great Migration Dance uses epic dance dynamics to narrate the suffering process of the Miao people's Great Migration, and artistically reproduces the historical picture of the Miao Great Migration. The atmosphere of this dance is majestic, the dance steps are calm and solemn, the movements are light and simple, the dance music is joyful and lively, and the reed music is accompanied by ancient songs, recalling the long journey of the Miao ancestors who fought bravely and fought hard to finally find their ideal home.