Hani nationality is one of the ancient ethnic groups in China, mainly living in Honghe Prefecture, Simao area and Xishuangbanna in southern Yunnan, with rich oral literature and folk dances. The Hani people have many branches. In the long and tortuous development process, the Hani dance created by the hardworking and brave Hani people has become a wonderful flower in its cultural corridor.
Hani people advocate "animism", and there are songs and dances on many occasions in their lives. They express their love for all life in nature by dancing, and dance with beautiful words and movements. The forms of dance are solo, duet and group dance. From the performance nature, it can be divided into sacrificial dance and self-entertainment dance.
There are many kinds of Hani dances, including fan dance, multi-wave dance, twist dance, wooden sparrow dance, brown fan dance, awn dance, bowl dance, bamboo tube dance, Ayi dance and so on.
Hani dance has gradually matured in the long-term development of Hani culture, and its cultural type is "farming culture type".
The extremely difficult living environment makes the Hani people's mode of production more special. When they get up with a basket on their back and a load on their shoulders, their bodies will twist their hips, bend their knees, bend their backs and pout their hips, thus creating the dynamic characteristics of Hani dance.