How to learn Northeast Yangge Combination
In the Chinese nation's profound art and culture, folk dance is an important and indispensable part. Here is my detailed introduction to learn the Northeast Yangge combination, welcome to read!
First, the learning mode of Northeast Yangge
The learning of folk dance is a gradual process, from a single movement to the combination, from the decomposition of the hands and feet to the hands and feet with the hands and feet, from a single combination to a high-level integrated combination, from the training of the significance of the slow conversion can be seen to learn a good folk dance is urgent. It is not possible. The learning of Northeast Yangge is also a long process. The Northeast Yangge is taught in a regimented way, with different training purposes for in-depth study. Starting from the head and foot coordination of "jumping and kicking combination" to the final skillful and performing combination, we have gone through the learning of footwork, breathing, body, head, hand and other aspects. For example: flower kicking combination, butterfly fluttering combination, feeder combination, small erratic step combination, don't step combination and so on. Each level has different tasks. When it comes to learning higher level combinations, performativity takes over. Teachers often emphasize the feeling of movement in teaching. In folk dances, you don't have to do difficult tumbling and spinning, but you must have the flavor of each ethnic group, and only when you have the right feeling can you reflect the beauty of folk dances. Therefore, in Northeast Yangge, the comprehensive performative combination also becomes the most difficult high-level combination.
(A) Beginners' instruction
Northeast Yangge plays an important role in folk dance, and any dancer who has been trained in a professional dance school will start with the Northeast Yangge combination in the first semester of school. Simple heel presses, hand towel flowers and body swings train the beginner's coordination skills and lay the foundation for the high-level exercises that follow. In the initial learning combinations will also involve the training of kicking combinations, which are divided into front kicking, back kicking and jumping kicking combinations. The kicking step is the root of all movements, and it is the most commonly used and common Yangge step, and also the most difficult to comprehend. It is very difficult to make good use of the "funny strength" of the kicking step, and it is the same with dancing and learning rice-planting songs; what seems simple is not necessarily well understood, and what seems easy is not necessarily well mastered. In the early stage of learning Northeast Rice-planting Song, teachers often start from the simple teaching, slowly, step by step to help students build a good foundation, so that students understand the movement essentials, characteristics and so on. In addition to the combinations mentioned above, there are also butterfly combinations, katana combinations, flower-pulling combinations, and so on. Each teacher will teach differently and adjust the combinations according to the overall quality and learning situation of the students, but the characteristics of the combinations, the music and the learning sequence of the Northeast Yangge are basically unchanged. After the first semester of basic training, the difficulty of the program began to increase, and both the footwork and the handkerchief flower also appeared in many different forms. Instead of using the kicking step as the only step, the footwork will include the e-step, the stutter step, and the trembling step. The handkerchief flower will also be added to the head-wrapping flower, broken winding flower and other movements. Therefore, in the continuous learning, the dancer's coordination and acceptance ability is improving, after continuous learning, in order to better adapt to the content of the subsequent learning.
(B) The combination of Northeast Rice-planting Song with strong sense of comprehensive training
After a long period of basic training courses, the combination of Northeast Rice-planting Song in universities or social groups is a comprehensive performance combination. Highly difficult handkerchief skills are added to fully express the style of movement, characteristics and so on. Expression, movement feeling is also a measure of a Northeast Yangge dancer good or bad standard.
Although it is difficult to learn the combination of Northeast Yangge, after systematic study, it is not impossible to dance well in the combination of Northeast Yangge. After understanding the style and characteristics of the Northeastern Yangge, the dancers will be able to learn it in a planned way, and after a long and gradual training, the dancers will be more and more interested in the Northeastern Yangge combination.
Second, the movement style and characteristics of the Northeast Yangge
The Northeast Yangge has both a fiery, spicy flavor and a steady, humorous character in its style. Yangge is also a recreational activity, in the streets, parks, squares often have middle-aged and elderly comrades in the "twist" Yangge. So we often take the word "twist" as the rhythm of Yangge. In fact, in addition to "twisting", "swinging" and "rounding" are also the motifs of the Northeast Rice-planting Song. In the Northeast, it can be said that the rice-planting song is a household name for national folk dance. The performance and movement characteristics of the Northeast Yangge are: teasing, charming, funny, playful, and wave. We often say that these are the "five words of truth" of Northeast Yangge. In the movements of Northeast Yangge, the comic, playful, and steady wave are used most often, while teasing and charming are the unique styles of women in the performance.
(A) funny, pretty, stable wave
The funny is the lower limbs with the "funny strength" of the footsteps to drive the waist movement, extending to the upper limbs and wrists. Therefore, the core of the rhythm of the Northeast Rice-planting Song is "playfulness in the comedy, twisting in the playfulness, twisting in the wave". "Stepping on the board, twisting on the waist and eyes" is the essence of Yangge. The Northeastern Yangge, which is a blend of comedy and playfulness, is embodied in the footwork, body rhythm, and wrist flexibility. Steady with waves means that the movements should be stable. Collecting is to collect, and out is to exit, and it should be clean and sharp. Wave refers to the rice-planting song to twist to live, to be playful, to be beautiful, through the combination of music and dance, "movement, static, fast, slow, point, line" in the embodiment of the "stable in the wave" style characteristics. For example, the kicking step is short and crispy, fast out and back, steady fall and slow shifting of the center of gravity. The movements of Northeast Yangge show the "funny, playful, stable wave" very well, and the coordination from head to toe is the best way to bring it into full play.
(2) rhythmic twisting, swinging, round
"Twisting" is a combination of rhythm, posture, handkerchief flower in one of the combination of movements. It is mainly embodied in the Northeast Rice-planting Song's characteristic posture of "three bends". In the action of "twisting" flexible, to do "a round two live three shake". "Pendulum" is to take the chest as the driving force, in the left and right swing with the rib force, drive the head, to average no attachment point. "Pendulum" is learned as a basic movement in "Dynamic Combination". In other words, if you can't do the "Pendulum" well, you can't dance Yangge well. "Round" is to drive the upper body with the shoulders and chest, and draw a circle with the shoulders alternately forward or backward. When doing the round shoulder movement, the body is in the shape of a figure eight. Therefore, the twisting, swinging and rounding of the upper body is an important part of the flavor of Yangge.
(C) Teasing and charming
The "teasing and charming" as the sign of expression is the characteristic of Northeast Yangge performance. Sometimes a small shoulder shaking, head shaking, head bowing, scarf dusting, foot stomping in the action shows the meaning of "embarrassed, pretending to be angry, subtle annoyance" and so on. These small movements add color to the Northeast Yangge, reflecting the amusement and charm. In the Northeast Rice-planting Song, male actors and actresses are called underdressers, while female actors and actresses are called overdressers. The male actors are mainly "teasing" and the female actors are mainly "charming", which is called "male teasing and female charming". When the female performers dance alone in the Northeast Rice-planting Song, there are also some movements and expressions that seem to cooperate with the male performers.
The Northeastern Yangge is not a one-man show, but there is a hidden male actor who is working with you.
The Northeast Rice-planting Song perfectly presents the bold, spicy and enthusiastic personality of the Northeast people. The movement embodies the style characteristics of steady with waves, waves with playful, comic and playful blend. In the performance, the "funny and charming" shows the shyness and spiciness of the Northeast girls to the fullest. The upper body is characterized by "twisting, swinging and rounding". So style is the essence of folk dance, is the main goal of the national character traits.
Third, the skills of Northeast Yangge
Skills are divided into a variety of categories, there are rotating, jumping, turning, and specific props skills. In the traditional folk art culture of rice-planting culture, there are many kinds of props. Such as rice-planting handkerchiefs, fans, drums and so on. All are the characteristic props of the rice-planting songs. In the northeast rice-planting song combination, the fan is used in a variety of ways, such as beating the fan, closing the fan, shaking the fan and so on. Fans and handkerchiefs are also used together at the same time. However, the handkerchief is the main prop in Northeast Yangge, so the technique is naturally related to the handkerchief. The handkerchief technique of Northeast Yangge is inseparable from that of Northeast Chinese Opera. The basic Yangge handkerchief techniques are: top turn, standing turn, and other compound techniques are developed on the basis of top turn and standing turn. Other compound techniques are developed on the basis of the top turn and the standing turn, such as the over-the-shoulder, over-the-waist, flat turn, and the big shot. Handkerchief techniques like these have become common in Northeast Yangge. Some of these techniques are also often connected with a double piece of flower, which makes the movement look more coherent and smooth. The handkerchief technique adds one exciting piece after another to the combination. The handkerchief technique is versatile, flexible and innovative, and it is the specialty and highlight of Northeast Yangge.
(a) The roots of the handkerchief technique in Northeast Yangge
The top turn is the most basic handkerchief technique, which is a "folk" technique, and some old people will also add some top-turning movements when twisting the big rice-planting songs. Of course, for dance students from professional colleges, practicing the top turn is the earliest learning task. Most of the standing turns play the role of "modeling", such as in the over-the-shoulder use of the speed and smooth strength of the standing turn, making it look more beautiful. The dancer's movement will also be more coherent and smooth. It can be said that as long as you practice the standing turn well, you can learn the handkerchief technique well. Therefore, in the handkerchief technique, the top turn, standing turn is the foundation, like building a building for the back of the skills to lay the foundation, lay a good foundation.
(B) Composite handkerchief technique of Northeast Yangge
In Northeast Yangge, handkerchief is versatile and flexible, and the handkerchief technique is the best way to show "live". In the handkerchief technique of Northeast Yangge, the connecting action of double-piece flower is the representative of live. Such as over the neck, over the waist, and over the shoulder with both hands. The movements connected by the double flowers can play a coherent and smooth role. Therefore, the double katana has become an indispensable movement in the handkerchief technique of Northeast Yangge. In addition to the connecting movements of the double flowers, the skillfulness of throwing and catching is also a characteristic of the handkerchief flowers of the Northeast Yangge. The classic "Big Strike" is a visualization of Northeast women's spiciness and decisiveness. There are many kinds of throwing actions, such as the most basic is a single standing turn to throw, there are compound forms of Northeast Yangge handkerchief skills in the ground skills of the rolling back to throw, turn class skills in the flip flip throw and join the Yunli, brute, side hand flip, front bridge throw and so on.
Four, how to learn Northeast Yangge
(a) language should be clear, expressive, demonstration of standardized action
Teachers should teach action before the action of the meaning of the action or this combination, as well as the content to be expressed. Let the students understand and clearly state the essentials and characteristics of the movement. Teaching by word and example is the same characteristic of folk dance teaching, and it can also be said to be the form teaching ****. In folk dance teaching, the teacher has to give the students clear instructions in verbal transmission and form demonstration. The teacher's explanation and demonstration of each movement plays an important role in the students' future learning. Whether the teacher demonstrates a good or bad action, whether it is clear and understandable, directly affects a student's learning judgment. Like in the northeast rice-planting song combination of a kicking movement, students know is short and crisp, fast out of the fast back and other requirements, but how to do short and crisp, fast out of the fast back? This depends on a combination of teacher and explanation of the demonstration of the movement. Students will imitate in the initial learning, and slowly use the teacher to do the action of the feeling of their own, so the demonstration of action is to learn a good northeast rice-planting song is a key.
(B) diligently study, master the essentials
For a love, love of dance students, whether you are learning Northeast rice-planting songs or any other ethnic dance, you should listen carefully to the teacher's explanation, carefully observe the teacher's demonstration of the action, there is no understanding of the question to be asked, the feeling of their own can not be made out to use the body to try. Dance is different from other disciplines, it is more required that you learn the teacher to teach you on the basis of the movements, through their own speculation, try to add their own understanding of the feeling and flavor, which is often referred to as the "little Faner". Only in this way, you will progress, only out of their own flavor, will have a breakthrough and progress. Of course, if you just imitate the teacher without thinking too much, then the deeper meaning of learning to dance will be lost.
Fifth, the music of the Northeast Yangge
The music of the Northeast Yangge is diversified, each group has a specific music. Some will also sing and dance to reflect the national characteristics. The music is the only way to make the Northeast Yangge good. The strength, weakness, flexibility, and points in the music can drive the expression, breathing, eyes, and the size of the movement naturally. If you mention the music of Northeast Yangge, the first thing that comes to mind is "calling drums", and no matter what the combination is, it basically ends with "calling drums". There are many patterns of "calling drums", including three drums, five drums, seven drums and twelve drums, and in the combinations, calling drums is often an appearance or an upward and downward flinging of scarf, or a single kick step, withdrawal step, etc. The drums are made with a staccato point. Calling drum action is with pause point, the pause of each drum is also the pause of each action, and some jumps, turns and flips in classical dance are also included in calling drum action, which strengthens the expressive power of the rice-planting songs. So the music of Northeast Yangge is in many forms, with good music to learn Northeast Yangge better.
The Northeast rice-planting song is the crystallization of Manchu and Chinese culture, and is the embodiment of the Northeast people's hot and spicy, simple and strong characteristics. It is a part of the national folk dance, is a model of cultural heritage, in China's five thousand years of history, occupies an important position. The continuing development of Chinese folk dance is a product of the cultures of various ethnic groups. We should not only inherit the ancient tradition of Northeast rice-planting songs, but also with the pace of the times to make it continue to develop.
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