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The Relationship between Mongolian Totem and Mongolian Dance
Mongolians have created a unique grassland totem culture. The ancestors of Mongolians have totem worship of wolves and deer and birds such as eagles, Bai Haiqing and swans. This worship has had a far-reaching impact on the social life, culture and art of Mongolian people, which naturally includes the beautiful treasure of Mongolian national art-Mongolian dance. Mongolian totem dance involves hunting, sacrifice, celebration, shamanism and many other fields.

Mongolian is a nomadic people in northern China, engaged in animal husbandry and hunting production. As a result of living in the geographical environment and climatic conditions of grassland for a long time, I have worshipped the mountains and rivers of heaven and earth and the eagle totem since ancient times, thus forming the characteristics of Mongolian dance, which is vigorous, implicit, stretching and heroic. There are mainly the following types of Mongolian folk dances:

First, the bowl dance. Bowl dance is generally a female solo dance with the style of classical dance. Dancers hold double cups with porcelain bowls on their heads. Accompanied by music, according to the rhythm of cup hitting, their arms constantly stretch and bend, and their bodies move forward or backward, which is intended to show Mongolian women's dignified and demure personality.

the second is chopsticks dance. Chopsticks dance is known for its shoulder movements and is generally performed by men. Dancers hold chopsticks in their right hand, hitting hands, legs, shoulders, feet and other parts from time to time, and sometimes hitting the ground (or table). With the turnover of the wrist, sometimes the shoulders are stirred up lively, sometimes the legs jump flexibly, sometimes turn left and lean forward, and sometimes turn right and lean forward.

the third is andai dance. Andai dance originated in Kulun Banner at the southern end of Horqin Grassland in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. At first, it was a shamanism dance used to cure diseases, which meant to pray for the protection of gods, dispel demons and eliminate disasters, and then it gradually evolved into a national folk dance to express joy. The traditional Andai dance has several procedures: preparation, initiation, climax and ending.