"Strong" means "respecting guests and being polite to people". This is a ceremonial dance to welcome guests, mainly performed by the elderly. During the performance, several male and female dancers stood in a fan shape, facing the guests, holding the belts on both sides with little fingers, singing and dancing slowly, and expressing the respect of the whole village for the guests with praise lyrics. At the climax, only the male dancers sing with the accompaniment, and the female dancers land on their feet and repeat the "body-circling" action from right to left with their hips as the axis. Their dance is dignified and elegant. Although there are few forms of Qiang folk dances, they are distinctive and give people a sense of intimacy. These dance forms have played an important role in the life of the Qiang people in Gu Zhuo. It plays a role in uniting and inspiring people to forge ahead, and embodies the ancient style of valuing literature over martial arts, sincerity, generosity and hospitality. Today's Qiang people are limited by geographical and historical conditions, and the development of economic life and folk dance is not fast enough compared with the surrounding ethnic groups. From the particularity of folk dance culture, the cultural heritage of agriculture and animal husbandry created by the ancient Qiang people contains rich folk dances of the Qiang people, which is of great significance to the study of the history of dance development in China.
Dance armor
Qiang people call it "Kesugong Kesude", also known as "Armor Dance" and "Big Burial Dance". This dance was originally performed by meritorious soldiers at funerals, and later it was also performed at ordinary funerals. Dancers are men, wearing raw leather armor, leather helmets, feathers or straw and holding weapons. In the performance, first sing elegies and sacrificial songs to tell the interests of the deceased and express his memory. Then waving weapons, shaking armor, dancing steadily in the shouts of "ha ha ha". Firm steps, sonorous armor, solemn and stirring cries, converge into a kind of strength and a solemn atmosphere. Finally, the dancer shook her shoulders in the air with both hands, and finally burst into a strong laugh. Qiang people are brave and good at fighting since ancient times. They think they are proud of the sacrifice of their country. This kind of dance is a relic of ancient war dance.
Build by laying bricks or stones bit by bit
"Qiang" means "dance at the banquet", that is, the dance performed after the funeral or sacrificial banquet. Generally speaking, there is no fixed procedure and it is very entertaining. The dance method and rhythm are similar to Salang's, but there are obvious differences according to the purpose of the activity and the lyrics. For example, in the "Siboto" dance, when a prestigious old man died, the dancers held hands and sang and danced. Their feet move forward alternately, heavy and powerful, and their knees tremble slightly and move forward slowly. Some lyrics are handed down from ancient times and are sung according to tradition. Their meaning is unclear, but the atmosphere of praying for the souls of the deceased and comforting their families is very strong. "Washing cloth" sacrifices to the gods and prays for good weather. For the safety of human beings and animals, it is full of pious and sincere atmosphere, which embodies people's infinite hope. When expressing a happy mood, let go of dancing hand in hand and do more symmetrical movements in leadership gestures. The postures of "smooth change" and "twisting the body ring" appear frequently, which are warm and wonderful.
Sibuchu has a song called Molian Sie. There is an image of labor in the dance: the dancer kneels on his left leg and pulls his skirt to do "corpse movement", much like sifting grain in a dry grain field. Another song and dance called "Shi Kui Yu Kui" shows the exquisite decoration of dancers' costumes during the dance, which is cheerful and interesting.