The choreographer of Han-Tang Dynasty Classical Dance Tap Song is Sun Ying.
Sun Ying, the choreographer of Treading Song, dug up and created this work through decades of study and research in the history and culture of Chinese dance. The dance movements utilize a unique "side-to-side" dance style, where the 180-degree movement compensates for the coordinated symmetry of the movement, which is basically a "one-side" movement. This typical "one side" movement makes the dance even more original and unique, with a unique flavor.
The Tap Song is a traditional dance of the Han Dynasty. This ancient form of dance originated from the folklore, and it has been practiced since the Han Dynasty, more than two thousand years ago, and became even more popular in the Tang Dynasty.
The performance of "Song Treading" is about the March of spring, the blue willow, the green skirt, the graceful figure, a line of young girls trekking, singing and dancing together, stepping on the spring green, singing this happy song, dissolving into a sunny, green grass and flowers of the south of the Yangtze River in the beautiful colors. The dance is full of strong cultural flavor. It aims to depict to the audience a picture of the ancient lovers who traveled hand in hand in the spring, and to sympathize with the modern beings who have been disturbed by the long-lost images of beautiful scenery and beautiful people.
Converging shoulders, containing the chin, covering the arms, swinging the back, loosening the knees, wringing the waist, and tilting the hips are the basic postures required by "Tap Song". Dancers in the flow of action, through the left and right swing and twisting waist, loose hips to form a two-dimensional or three-dimensional space on the "three curves" posture, to show the girl's grace. Loosening the knees, tilting the hips of the body will inevitably make the center of gravity down, coupled with the specific pace of the smooth turning and erratic steps, making the entire torso show "pro-earth" potential to.
Biography of the Choreographer
Sun Ying, male, was born in 1929 in Nehe, Heilongjiang, and is originally from Hebei. Professor of Beijing Dance Academy, Han and Tang classical dance teaching and research, postgraduate tutor, died on December 3, 2009 at 2:48 am. His masterpieces include: Treading Song, Chu Waist, Xie Gong Clogs, Ladies with Playboy Fans, and Copper Sparrow Kabuki.
As early as 1950, he studied under Mr. Wu Xiaobang at the Dance Department of the Central Academy of Theatre Arts; after graduation, he stayed at the school to study opera dance in the Classical Dance Teaching and Research Group; in 1954, he became the deputy head of the Classical Dance Teaching and Research Group of the Beijing Dance School; and was classified as a rightist in 1957.
In 1979, he returned to Beijing. He was the editor of Dance Magazine and Ancient History Column of Dance Series. During this period, he published many articles, such as "Trial Discussion of Chinese Classical Dance", "Re-discussion of Chinese Classical Dance", "Three Discussions on Chinese Classical Dance", and "Disagreements in the Age of Heavenly Feet in the Age of Small Feet".
Since 1981, he has been the librarian and head of the Department of History and Theory at the Beijing Dance Academy. During this period, he created the classical dance drama "Copper Bird Kabuki", which is based on the historical theme of Jian'an period, and was premiered by the China Opera and Dance Theater in 1985 and became the only dance drama selected for the first China Arts Festival. Afterwards, she choreographed for TV dramas such as "Emperor Tang Ming Huang" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
In 1994, she immigrated to the United States, where she completed her postgraduate project: "Ancient Chinese Dance Course" syllabus and teaching materials.
In 1997, he created one of the works of "Searching for Roots and Describing Ancestors": "Yanhuang Ritual", which was performed by the graduates of Beijing Dance Academy of the class of 96 (in which "Treading Song" was awarded the Gold Medal of the First Chinese Dance Competition "Lotus Cup");
In 1999, he created the choreography of "The Roots and Describing Ancestors". In 1999, the creation of the roots of the ancestor spectrum of the second: "Dragon Rhythm" by the Chongqing Municipal Song and Dance Troupe premiere;
2000, by the Chongqing University of the appointment of the Department of Dance Department Director.
In 2001, the Beijing Dance Academy set up the "Han and Tang Classical Dance Teaching and Research Department" for Prof. Sun Ying, and began to recruit undergraduates and serve as a tutor for graduate students.