Beautiful but not restrained, humble but not humble, loose but unremitting, bold but not arrogant. The morphological characteristics of Tibetan dance are loosening the hips, bending the knees, arching the waist, bending the back, etc. It can be summarized as trembling, opening, smooth, left, and winding. Judging from the strings and taps, the leg movement is the most obvious distinguishing point from other ethnic dances. It is dominated by trembling knee movement and flexion and extension movement. The overall movement includes twisting movement, sideways twisting rhythm, The ups and downs rhythm and reverse are the obvious distinguishing points, with the trembling knee rhythm and the flexion-extension rhythm being the main ones.
Tibetan dance is the general name for Tibetan folk dance. Tibetan dance culture has a long history and interacts with Han dance culture. It also interacts with the dance culture of surrounding ethnic groups and countries, forming a unique Chinese Tibetan Plateau. Tibetan culture in the region.
A nation that is good at singing and dancing
The Tibetan people are a nation with a long history, and in the long historical process, they have created an ancient, unique and glorious Tibetan national culture. Due to the vast distribution of the Tibetan people, their different living areas and production methods, as well as the exchange and integration of culture and customs with other ethnic groups adjacent to different regions, different styles and schools of Tibetan folk dances in various regions have gradually formed.
The Tibetan people are a nation that is good at singing and dancing. Their songs have beautiful and melodious melodies, and they have many types of folk dances that combine hardness and softness. The distinctive men's "Tap Dance", the unique performative "Inspiration" and the collective self-entertainment "Xianzi" and "Guozhuang" are all dance types that are loved and well-known by the Tibetan people.
If we divide Tibetan folk self-entertainment songs and dances in terms of music rhythm and dance style and points, the variety is astonishing. But if divided according to the form of song and dance, it can basically be divided into two categories: "folk song and dance" and "religious dance". It can also be divided into four categories: "Xie", "Zhuo", "Nangma" and "Qiangmu". Group self-entertainment circle dances that mainly focus on singing and dancing are generally called "Xie"; while among circle songs and dances, group dances with strong performative qualities are generally called "Zhuo". In addition, in the performative "Zhuo", you can often see dances using various "drums" as dance tools.
"Guo Xie" is a self-entertainment circle dance spread in the vast farming areas of Tibet and deeply loved by Tibetans. It is known as the "Tibetan rural song and dance". During festivals, people sing and dance all night long. Accompanied by the beautiful songs, which are led and chorused by men and women in turns, praising the scenery of their hometown and expressing their love, people dance together with three steps, one step at a time, and a pause, with solid and steady steps and a distinctive rhythm. As the speed of the dance gradually increased, all the dancers jumped on the ground with sharp, full-foot steps, pushing the song and dance to a warm climax.