The intangible cultural heritage of Dansai County in Guizhou Province is the Lusheng Dance.
Lusheng dance, also known as "Stepping on Lusheng", "Stepping on Songtang", etc., is named after the use of Lusheng as a dance accompaniment and self-proclaimed dance. Chu Opera is an intangible cultural heritage from Wuhan Jiqing Folk Street.
Guizhou Danzhai has 8 national-level items (Miao batik, ancient papermaking, Miao golden pheasant dance, Miao oral classics, Miao Miao New Year, Miao costumes, Miao mang tube sacrificial music and dance, ancient gourd dance), There are over 100 kinds of intangible cultural heritage, including 17 provincial and 34 state-level items. It is also a very famous intangible cultural heritage town in our country, including the handicraft batik in Paimo Village, the ancient papermaking handicraft in Shiqiao Village, and the handicraft in Kara Village. Traditional art treasures such as bird cages are highly favored by everyone, and tourists come to see them one after another.
The style and characteristics of the Miao Lusheng Dance:
From the music to the dance, the Lusheng Dance contains a slow and sad emotion. like. The dance segments and movements such as "Exploring the Path", "Up the River Beach" and "Looking at Hometown" are said to be from ancient Miao history legends. Scenes of the fleeing team and the memory of those who died crossing the river are reproduced.
The arduous movements, coupled with the plaintive and whimpering sound of the sheng, give people a sense of solemnity and pathos in the dance. It seems to be a kind of historical recollection, as if it is showing people a living historical picture.
The Sheng dance uses "path-finding steps" as its basic dance steps. "Pathfinding Step" The dancer lifts her left foot and touches the ground in a small semicircle to the left, leaning her right foot to the left, moving her body laterally to the left at the same time, leaning slightly to the right, and making symmetrical movements with her right foot. This kind of movement moves forward and moves sideways to the left and right sides. Like other Hua Miao dances such as "Flute Tune" and "Bamboo Pole Dance", it has its own strong national characteristics.