Most Mongolian people dance cup and bowl dance, chopstick dance, and Andai dance.
The Mongols are a nomadic people in northern China, engaged in livestock and hunting production. Because they have lived in the geographical environment and climatic conditions of the grasslands for a long time, and have worshiped the heaven, earth, mountains, rivers and eagle totems since ancient times, the Mongolian dance has been characterized by being rich, implicit, stretched and heroic. There are mainly the following types of Mongolian folk dances:
The first is the cup and bowl dance. Cup and bowl dance is generally a solo dance performed by women, with the style of classical dance. The dancer holds a porcelain bowl on her head and holds two cups. Under the accompaniment of music, according to the rhythm of the cup collision, her arms are constantly stretched and bent, and the body is moving forward or backward, which is intended to express the dignity, quietness, softness and strength of Mongolian women. character temperament. The dance uses "soft hands", "shaking shoulders", "broken steps" and other dance vocabulary that are characteristic of Mongolian dance style to express the elegant and subtle style of cup and bowl dance. The cup and bowl dance popular among the people of Xing'an League has simple and simple dance movements without strict regular movements.
The second is chopstick dance. Chopstick dance is famous for its shoulder movements and is usually performed by men. The dancer holds chopsticks in his right hand and hits his hands, legs, shoulders, feet and other parts from time to time, and sometimes hits the ground (or table). As the wrists turn, sometimes the shoulders shrug lively, sometimes the legs jump flexibly, sometimes they turn to the left and lean forward, sometimes they turn to the right and lean forward. The movements of its shoulders are both rhythmic and have a special charm, integrating cheerfulness, gracefulness and vigor. Although the movements are simple, they use skill to please the audience, so they have a certain performance quality. The chopstick dance popular among the people of Xing'an League includes both male solo dance and male and female group dance. The performance format has evolved from holding chopsticks with one hand to holding chopsticks with both hands, and the dance vocabulary of the shoulders, waist, and legs has also become richer. Therefore, the dance appears cheerful, bright and novel, and vividly expresses the Mongolian national personality of enthusiasm, cheerfulness, bravery and heroic spirit.
The third is Andai dance. Andai dance originated in the Kulun Banner at the southern end of the Horqin Grassland in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It was originally a shamanistic dance used to heal diseases, with the meaning of praying for the protection of gods and dispelling demons and disasters. Later, it gradually evolved into an ethnic folk dance that expresses joyful emotions. Traditional Andai dance has several procedures including preparation, initiation, climax and ending, all of which are presided over by "Bo". With the development of history and the progress of society, the superstitious Andai dance in Xing'an area no longer exists, but it is passed down as a kind of folk song and dance. In the Horqin area, people dance Andai dance during festivals, harvest celebrations, funerals, weddings and welcome banquets. Girls and wives waved their headscarves and danced, young men took off their riding boots and danced barefoot, and children danced with grimaces... The dance moves include the towel-waving step, the towel-wrapped step, the towel-waving step, clapping hands on the waist, running forward, flipping and jumping, Kicking in the air, curling up in the air, spinning left and right, squatting and stepping on silk, twirling silk with both arms, etc. These graceful and unrestrained movements integrate stability, accuracy, sensitivity, lightness, softness, health, beauty, charm and emotion into one. A grand carnival scene was formed, pushing beauty and the pursuit of beauty to the extreme.