A. China traditional drama
B. Folk songs
C. legends
D. literature
Folk dance originated from human labor life. It is a mass dance activity created and performed by the people to show the cultural traditions, living customs and people's mental outlook of a nation or region, so it is also called "folk dance". Folk dances are mostly group dances with singing and dancing, and the dance movements are varied, each with its own national and local characteristics.
The contents of these dances include hunting life, war experience, totem belief and reproductive worship in ancient primitive society, entertainment activities of various traditional festivals in modern life, and some are permeated with the legacy of various folk customs, sacrifices and etiquette activities. Folk dance has distinctive national style and strong local characteristics. It has no national or regional boundaries and can communicate with other countries in the world, so it is the most social and international dance.
Chinese folk dance is a bright pearl in China's national art treasure house. It has a long history, a wide range of subjects, rich contents and diverse forms, and is also rare in the world. As far as its historical development and present situation are concerned, it can be divided into traditional folk dance and modern folk dance. This paper introduces these two traditional folk dances.
That is, folk dance, which has been handed down from history, has fixed dance programs and action terms and mainly entertains itself in the square. This kind of folk dance is an ancient and primitive dance form produced in the underdeveloped stage of dance art. In the process of being handed down from generation to generation, the people respect and cherish it, which makes it develop to this day.