I, Introduction:
It is the most prestigious traditional performance dance in China's Dai folk dance, spread in the Dehong Dai Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province, Ruili, Luxi and Xishuangbanna, Mengding, Munda, Jinggu, Cangyuan and other Dai inhabited areas, which is the most representative of the Peacock Dance of the city of Ruili, western Yunnan (Dai language for the "Gala Yong"), said that more than a thousand years ago, the Dai leader called Ma Li Jie number to imitate the beautiful posture and learn to dance, and then processed and molded by successive generations of folk artists, which has been passed down to the next generation of folk artisans. ) is the most representative, according to legend, more than a thousand years ago, the Dai leader called Ma Li Jie number of imitation of the peacock's beautiful posture and learn to dance, and then processed by successive generations of folk artists molding, passed down to form the peacock dance.
Two, in detail:
1, category analysis
Because the peacock dance has a different legend and popular area, so its characteristics have certain aspects are different. Roughly knee all have volts flexible and slower, hand movements softer, three bends in the shape of soft lines, commonly used arching shoulders, soft shoulders, arching chest to strengthen its superior
beauty, the inner feeling, the drum is slower and lighter.
1) Male Peacock Dance
This is a kind of peacock dance that expresses women. In folklore, it is mostly performed by men. This kind of dance, knee undulation is more rigid, hand movement is flexible, hand movement is flexible and stretching, small feet are more powerful, three curved modeling pike angle is more obvious, the movement is larger and very fit. The enlarged soft shoulders, arched shoulders and broken shaking shoulders strengthen the rigid and stretching character of the dance. The drums are powerful and thick, with distinctive beats and rich rhythms.
2) Small Peacock Dance
Expressed in the dance of the small peacock, this dance, the knee is often used to rapid small tremor, as well as no undulation of the short step, the calf appears to be very light and flexible, the main leg is often used to crouch down the ground to jump so that the dance is very lively. The hand movements are light and sensitive, and the three curves are small and delicate. The continuous small shrugs are often used to make this dance light, lively and enthusiastic. The drum beat is fast and light.
The Dai people are very familiar with and understand the life characteristics of the peacock. Therefore, the peacock dance has a more fixed program. For example, at the beginning of the Peacock Dance, the peacock flies out of its nest and sensitively explores the surrounding area, and when it finds no threat around it, it walks down the hill peacefully and dances on the lawn, and then pushes aside the grass and branches to look for the spring water (or to look for food). When it finds water, it happily shines its shadow, drinks and bathes at the water's edge, shakes off the water droplets on its own body in a dashing manner, spreads its glorious wings (open screen), compares its beauty with all things, and flies in a free and happy way, etc. This is the general program of the peacock dance. This is the general program of peacock dance.
Because there are many legends of peacock dance, the performers choreograph the dance according to the folklore, some focus on copying the peacock's behavior, and some show the peacock's various inner activities. In addition, the Dai people are divided into different branches, so although the peacock dance has a more unified performance program, but it is not a pattern, not set in stone.
2, dance characteristics:
The Dai people take the peacock as a symbol of their own national spirit, and the peacock dance is a representative dance of the Dai people. As a result of the elaborate creation of folk artists over the generations, peacock dances with different characteristics and genres have been formed. Many villages of the Dai people have people who are good at peacock dance.
The Peacock Dance has a strict program and requirements, with standardized status charts and footwork, and each action is accompanied by corresponding drums. Peacock dance content, mostly for the performance of the peacock running down the mountain, walking in the forest, drinking water, chasing and playing, dragging the wings, sun wings, show warping, shaking warping, bright wings, pointing to the water, stomping branches, resting branches, open screen, flying and so on. Feelings inherent implicit, rich dance vocabulary, dance rich in sculpture, dance moves more to keep in a semi-squatting posture on the even trembling, the body and every joint of the arm are bent, forming a unique three bends in the dance posture shape, hand shape and hand movements are also more, the same dance and pace, different hand shapes or hand movements, there is a different sense of beauty and mood. Green Peacock
The peacock dance movement is beautiful and elegant, flexible inner and light and agile. There are several characteristics:
One of them is expressed in the soft undulation of the knees. This is the Dai folk dance *** with the same characteristics, but also the characteristics of the peacock dance, in the process of changing movements, the knee is always with toughness of the undulation, but this undulation is not a mechanical average of the undulation, but with the inner and outer changes in feelings and changes. For example, the main leg is slightly faster when standing upright and slightly slower during the squatting period; it is with toughness in the undulation of the knee slightly straight and half-squatting. In this way, make the peacock dance seems very beautiful inner.
Secondly, the peacock dance is also characterized by the use of the arm, wrist and fingers soft and tough, the above three parts of the action is soft but not flabby, with tough inner strength. The movements of the above three parts are soft but not flabby, with strong inner strength. The changes of each dance posture on the hands are soft and tough. The rhythm of such movements expresses the peacock's gentle, kind and steady character perfectly. Blue Peacock
Thirdly, the characteristics of the peacock dance are also fully expressed through the quickness and agility of the movements of the lower legs and the flexible use of the eyes.
Fourth, the peacock dance with the performer's body parts to form a beautiful and elegant three bends modeling. Such as: the right five side of the wrist standing palm hand, plus pick up the left hook foot side tuck leg, that bend the knee, elbow, lift the wrist, send out the crotch, slightly bent waist, slightly down the head, etc., this unique curved pattern, reproducing the peacock's slender physique. The peacock dance's three curves are slightly different from other folk dances. Generally the direction of the crotch that is sent out is opposite to that of the tilted upper body, and the off part is mostly used in the direction of smooth inversion, i.e., inverted to the direction of the tilted upper body.
The vocabulary of peacock dance is also very rich. Imitating the peacock's every move, there are really a thousand ways. Such as hand movements: five wrist hand, four spread palm standing palm hand, a seven palm hand, and so on. Hand gestures available palm, peacock hand style, leg style, mouth half fist style, fan-shaped hand style. The movements of the feet are tiptoe, undulating step, short step, point step, tonneau step, and a lot of lifting the front, the side, the back of the legs and other beautiful and elegant dance posture. The shoulders are often used in conjunction with the hands and feet, such as soft shoulders, spelling shoulders, arching shoulders, broken shaking shoulders, shrugging shoulders and so on. The rich dance vocabulary depicts the peacock's liveliness, spirituality and beauty.