1. Use the symbolic function of props to create images

The use of props for performance is a characteristic of Chinese dance. When dance props, costumes and other external things are integrated with the dance movements, When dancing dynamically, the actor's performance will have unique and profound expressive meaning. The use of props can not only concisely and clearly express content that is difficult to explain with body language, but also assist the body in telling the story; it can not only show the unique style of dance, but also highlight the characteristics of the environment and enhance the atmosphere.

In the group dance "I'm Waiting for You", the dancers' costumes are simple and plain, wearing a white base layer with a purple cardigan on the upper body and light brown straight-leg pants on the lower body, which highlights the life-oriented characteristics of the work. A family-style stool is used throughout. This is a simple piece of furniture that almost every family has. However, for military wives, this is not a simple prop, but an emotional sustenance. A stool symbolizes a home. In addition, "stool" and "waiting" have the same pronunciation, and props are used to create images and highlight the theme of "waiting". Therefore, the use of props and stools has a special meaning.

2. Use image modeling to create images outside the image

Using image modeling to create images outside the image is a method of creating images through dynamic modeling or stage scheduling. The work "I'm Waiting for You" begins with an image. A woman is bent over, head lowered, sitting sideways on a chair. A beam of bright light shines on her. Through the combination of lighting and modeling, loneliness is created. The image of the military wife also expresses the helplessness of waiting in the endless darkness. When the lights changed from one beam to one, several military wives were arranged neatly, showing expectant eyes. This dynamic change in shape reflected that many military wives were shouldering the heavy responsibility of the family alone and waiting silently.

3. Creating inner vision through virtuality

Representing people’s inner world with virtual objects is an important method for creating images in dance. The essence of dance is body movements, and body language condenses the spiritual essence of dance. It is both concrete and real, and also illusory and symbolic. Real because dance movements are visible and image-like; unreal because dance is created by people, that is to say, dance is a combination of "real" and "virtual". The ancients said: "Virtuality and reality coexist, and there is an image outside the image." This explains the expression method of dance imagery, using "virtual" to enhance the audience's imagination of "real", and "real" makes the "virtual" of the work have "image" Can be relied upon.

IV. Conclusion

This article analyzes the image creation techniques of the group dance "I'm Waiting for You" from three aspects, including using the symbolic function of props to create images, and using image modeling to establish images. images and the creation of inner visions through virtuality. In the creation of dance imagery, these techniques are used cross-wise.