How to learn the Northeastern Yangko Group well
In the long history of the Chinese nation’s extensive and profound art and culture, ethnic folk dance is an important and indispensable part. Below is a detailed introduction to you on how to learn the Northeastern Yangko combination. Everyone is welcome to read!
1. The learning model of Northeastern Yangge
The learning of folk dance is a step-by-step process, from single movements to combinations, from hand and foot decomposition to hand and foot Cooperation, from a single combination to a high-level comprehensive combination, and from the slow transformation of the meaning of training, it can be seen that there is no need to rush to learn folk dance well. Learning Northeastern Yangko is also a long process. Northeastern Yangko is taught in a regular manner, with in-depth learning based on different training purposes. Starting from the coordination training of head and feet in the "jumping and kicking combination" to the final technical and performance combination, I have gone through many aspects of learning such as footwork, breathing, body, head, hands, etc. Such as: flower-carrying kicking combination, butterfly-fluttering combination, breeder combination, small kicking combination, parting-stepping combination, etc. Each level has different tasks. When it comes time to learn higher level combinations, performativity takes over. In teaching, teachers often emphasize the feeling of movements. In ethnic and folk dances, there is no need to do difficult tumbling and spinning, but the charm of each ethnic group must be present. Only when the feeling is right can the beauty of ethnic dance be reflected. Therefore, in Northeastern Yangko, comprehensive performance combinations have become the most difficult high-level combinations.
(1) Teaching content for beginners
Northeastern Yangko plays an important role in ethnic folk dances. Any dancer who has been educated in a professional dance school will learn it in the first year of enrollment. In the first semester, I will start with the Northeastern Yangko group. Simple heel pressing, hand towel flower and body swing train the coordination ability of beginners and lay a solid foundation for subsequent high-level exercises. In the initial stage of learning combinations, the training of kicking combinations will also be involved, which are divided into forward kicking steps, backward kicking steps, and jumping kicking combinations. Kicking is the foundation of all movements. It is the most commonly used and common Yangko footwork, and it is also the most difficult to understand. It is very difficult to master the "叏jin" of kicking. The same goes for dancing and learning Yangko. What seems simple may not necessarily be easy to understand, and what seems easy may not necessarily be easy to master. When learning Northeastern Yangko in the early stages, teachers often start with simple teachings and help students lay a solid foundation slowly and step by step, so that students can understand the essentials and characteristics of the movements. In addition to the combinations mentioned above, there are also combinations of fluttering butterflies, flower pieces, and flowers. Each teacher will have different teaching content and can constantly adjust the teaching combination according to the overall quality and learning situation of the students. However, the several combination characteristics, music and learning sequence of Northeastern Yangko remain basically unchanged. After the basic training in the first semester, the difficulty began to increase, and many different forms of footwork and hand towel flowers appeared. For example, the footwork no longer uses kicking as the only footwork, but has added various footwork such as e-step, pause step, and trembling step. The hand towel flower will also include head wrapping flowers, broken wrapping flowers and other actions. Therefore, in the continuous learning, the dancer's coordination and receptive abilities are improving. After continuous learning, they can better adapt to the subsequent learning content.
(2) Northeastern Yangko combinations with strong comprehensive training significance
After long-term basic training courses, Northeastern Yangko combinations studied in universities or social groups are all comprehensive performance combinations . Highly difficult handkerchief techniques are added to fully express the action style and characteristics. Expressions and movements are also the criteria for measuring the quality of a Northeastern Yangko dancer.
Although it is difficult to learn the Northeastern Yangko combination, it is not impossible to dance the Northeastern Yangko combination well after systematic study. After understanding the style and characteristics of Northeastern Yangko and conducting planned learning, after long-term and step-by-step training, dancers will become more and more interested in the Northeastern Yangko group.
2. The action style and characteristics of Northeastern Yangko
The style of Northeastern Yangko has both a hot and pungent flavor, as well as a calm and humorous character. Yangko is also an entertainment activity. There are often middle-aged and elderly comrades "twirling" Yangko on streets, parks, and squares. Therefore, people often regard the word "twist" as the rhythm of Yangko. In fact, in addition to "twist", "pendulum" and "circle" are also the rhythms of Northeastern Yangko. It can be said that Yangko is a well-known national folk dance in Northeast China. The performance characteristics and movement characteristics of Northeastern Yangko are: teasing, charming, naughty, pretty and romantic. We often say that this is the "five-character mantra" of Northeastern Yangko. Among the movements of Northeastern Yangko, the most popular ones are 叏, qiao, and steady waves, while teasing and charming are the unique styles of women in the performance.
(1) 哏, Qiao, Steady Wave
哏 is a footwork with "叏jiner" on the lower limbs to drive the movement of the waist, and then extends to the upper limbs and wrists. Therefore, the core of the rhythm of Northeastern Yangko is "beautiful in the 叏, twisting in the charming, and wave in the twisting". "Step on the board and twist on the waist" is the essence of Yangko. The Northeastern Yangko, which combines elegance and beauty, is reflected in the footwork, body rhythm and flexibility of the wrists. Steady with waves means that the action should be steady. It should be collected cleanly and neatly when it comes out. Wave means that the Yangko twists must be lively, playful and beautiful. Through the combination of music and dance, the style characteristics of "stable waves" are reflected in "movement, stillness, fast, slow, dots and lines".
For example: kicking steps are required to be short and crisp, come out quickly and return quickly, fall steadily, and shift the center of gravity slowly. The movements of Northeastern Yangko perfectly express the "叏, qiao, steady waves", and the cooperation from head to toe brings it to the extreme.
(2) Rhythmic twisting, pendulum, and circle
"Twisting" is a combination of rhythm, body posture, and hand towels. It is mainly reflected in the "three bends" characteristic of Northeastern Yangko. The flexibility of "twisting" in the movement should be achieved by "one circle, two movements and three shakes". "Swing" uses the chest as the driving force, and uses the strength of the ribs to drive the head when swinging left and right. It should be even and without any points. "Pendulum" is a basic movement that can be learned in the "Rhythm Combination". In other words, if you can't do the "swing" well, you won't be able to dance Yangko well. "Circle" means using the shoulders and chest to drive the upper body, and the shoulders alternately draw a circle forward or backward. When doing shoulder rounding, your body forms a figure eight. Therefore, the twisting, swinging and rounding of the upper body are important parts of expressing the charm of Yangko.
(3) Funny and charming
As expression marks, "funny and charming" are the characteristics of Northeastern Yangko performances. Sometimes a small shake of the shoulders, shaking the head, lowering the head, dusting the towel, or stamping the feet in the movements expresses the meaning of "embarrassment, pretended anger, implicit disgust" and so on. These small movements add color to Northeastern Yangko and embody teasing and charm. In Northeastern Yangko, male actors are called lower garments, and female actors are called upper garments. Male actors are mainly "funny", while actresses are mainly "fascinating", which is called "men are funny and women are charming". When the actress dances the Northeastern Yangko alone, there will also be some movements and expressions that seem to be coordinated with the male actors. Northeastern Yangko is not performed by one person, but there is an invisible actor cooperating with you.
Northeastern Yangge perfectly presents the bold, vigorous and enthusiastic personality of Northeastern people. The movements reflect the style characteristics of stability with waves, waves with charm, and a blend of charm and charm. The shyness and shrewdness of Northeastern girls are vividly displayed in the performance. The characteristics of the upper body are reflected in "twisting, swinging and rounding". Therefore, style is the essence of national folk dance and the main goal of embodying national character and characteristics.
3. Techniques of Northeastern Yangko
There are many types of techniques, including spinning, jumping, turning over, and specific prop techniques. In Yangko culture, which has traditional folk art culture, there are many kinds of props. Such as yanggong silk, fans, drums, etc. They are all unique props of Yangko. In the Northeastern Yangko group, fans are used in many ways, including beating the fan, closing the fan, shaking the fan, etc. Fans and handkerchiefs are sometimes used together. However, handkerchiefs are the main props in Northeastern Yangge, so the skills are naturally related to handkerchiefs. The handkerchief skills of Northeastern Yangge are inseparable from the Northeastern Errenzhuan. The basic yanggong silk skills include: top rotation and vertical rotation. Other compound skills are developed on the basis of top rotation and vertical rotation. Such as over the shoulder, over the waist, flat turn, big shot, etc. The handkerchief technique developed in this way has also become a common technique in Northeastern Yangge. Some techniques are often connected with double-piece flowers to make the movements look more coherent and smooth. The handkerchief technique adds one highlight after another to the mix. Handkerchief techniques are changeable, flexible and innovative, and are the characteristics and highlights of Northeastern Yangko.
(1) The foundation of the handkerchief skills of Northeastern Yangko singers
The top turn is the most basic handkerchief technique and a "folk" technique. Some elderly people will also join in when performing the big Yangko dance. Some top spin moves. Of course, for dance students from professional schools, practicing top turns is the earliest learning task. Most of the upright turns play the role of "creating style", such as using the speed and smoothness of the upright turns in the shoulder yoke to make it look more beautiful. The dancer's movements will also be more coherent and comfortable. It can be said that as long as you practice standing turns well, you can learn the handkerchief technique well. Therefore, in the handkerchief technique, top rotation and vertical rotation are the foundation, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent techniques just like building a building.
(2) Composite handkerchief skills of Northeastern Yangge singers
In Northeastern Yangge singers, the handkerchiefs are changeable and flexible, and the handkerchief skills express the "liveness" vividly. In the silk skills of Northeastern Yangsheng, the connecting action of double flowers is a vivid representative. Such as crossing the neck, crossing the waist, raising the hands above the shoulders, etc. The action of connecting the two pieces of flowers can play a coherent and comfortable role. Therefore, the double flower has become an indispensable movement in the Northeastern Yangshu singer's silk skill combination. In addition to the connecting movements of the double flowers, the skill of throwing and catching is also a characteristic of the Northeastern Yangsheng Silk Flower. The most classic big move intuitively reflects the decisiveness of Northeastern women. There are many kinds of throwing and catching movements, such as the most basic one, which is the single standing turn throwing and catching, as well as the rolling back throwing and catching on the ground in the composite form of Northeastern Yangsheng Silk Techniques, the stepping and turning throwing and catching in the turning skills, and the joining of the clouds, Barbarians, cartwheels, front axle throws, etc.
IV. How to learn Northeastern Yangko well
(1) The language must be clear, the expression ability is strong, and the demonstration movements should be standardized
The teacher should speak out the movements before teaching them Or the meaning of this combination, and what is meant to be expressed. Let students understand and clearly state the essentials and characteristics of the movements. Teaching by precept and example is the unique feature of folk dance teaching, which can also be said to be the unique feature of physical teaching. In folk dance teaching, teachers must give students clear instructions in language teaching and physical demonstration. Every explanation and demonstration of a teacher's actions plays an important role in students' future learning. Whether the teacher's demonstration is good or bad, and whether it is clear or not, directly affects a student's learning judgment.
For example, for a kicking movement in the Northeastern Yangko group, students all know that it is short and crisp, and it comes out quickly and comes back quickly. But how to make it short and crisp, and come out quickly and come back quickly? This depends on the demonstration actions of a teacher combined with explanation. Students will imitate when they first learn, and gradually ask themselves to use the teacher's feeling when doing the movements, so demonstrating the movements is a key point in learning Northeastern Yangko well.
(2) Study diligently and master the essentials
For a student who loves and loves dance, whether you are learning Northeastern Yangko or any other folk dance, you should Listen carefully to the teacher's explanations and carefully observe the teacher's demonstrations. If you don't understand something, ask questions. If you feel you can't do something yourself, try it with your body. Dance is different from other subjects. It requires you to learn the movements taught by the teacher and add your own feelings and taste through your own speculation and experimentation, which is what everyone often calls "small style". ". Only in this way will you make progress, step out of your own taste, and make breakthroughs and progress. Of course, if you just imitate the teacher without thinking too much, you will lose the deeper meaning of learning dance.
5. The music of Northeastern Yangko
The music of Northeastern Yangko is diversified, and each combination has a specific music. Some will also sing and dance to reflect their national characteristics. Northeastern Yangko can be danced well only with the cooperation of music. The strength, weakness, hardness and softness, symbols, etc. in the music can also naturally drive the expression, breathing, eyes, and movements. If you mention the music of Northeastern Yangko, the first thing people think of is "calling drums". No matter what combination, it will basically end with "calling drums". There are many variations of "calling drums", including three drums, five drums, seven drums, and twelve drums. In the combination, calling drums often involves an appearance or an up and down swing, or a single kick step, a retreat step, etc. The drumming movements are punctuated. The pause of each drum is also the pause of each movement. Some jumps, turns and flips in classical dance are also included in the drumming movements, which enhances the expressiveness of Yangko. Therefore, the music of Northeastern Yangko comes in many forms. Only with good music can you learn Northeastern Yangko better.
Northeastern Yangko is the crystallization of Manchu and Han culture, and embodies the fierce, fiery, simple and strong characteristics of Northeastern people. As a part of national folk dance, it is a model of cultural heritage and occupies an important position in China's five thousand years of history. The continuous development of Chinese folk dances is a product of the culture of various ethnic groups. We must not only inherit the ancient traditional Northeastern Yangko, but also continue to develop it with the pace of the times.
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