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"Chinese fan dance") Han [1] –Present Han Chinese Shuixiuwu (水袖舞; lit. "Water sleeve dance") Zhou –Present Han Chinese Wulong (舞龙; lit. "Dragon dance") or Long wu (龍舞) [4] Han [1] –Present Han Chinese Wushi (舞狮) or Shiziwu (獅子舞) [4] Southern Lion dance Present Han Chinese Northern Lion dance Present Heavenly Tower ...
A Chinese dance. Dance in China is a highly varied art form, consisting of many modern and traditional dance genres. The dances cover a wide range, from folk dances to performances in opera and ballet, and may be used in public celebrations, rituals, and ceremonies.
The dance was simplified into a pattern of three-quick-steps forward, one-step-backward, pause and repeat. This version of the dance incorporated socialist elements, for example the leader of the dance group would hold a sickle instead of umbrella, and it is also known as "Struggle Yangge" (斗争秧歌; Dòuzhēng yānggē) or "reform yangge".
Ke Mu San (Chinese: 科目三), also known as subject number three dance [1] is an internet phenomenon originating in China. Believed to have originated from a wedding dance in Guangxi, the dance involves performers executing a series of hand movements in sync with music, including quick twisting movements of the wrists while swinging their knees to the side.
The loyalty dance was one of the main activities during the Cultural Revolution and was an integral part of the "Mao Zedong's cult of personality".[3] [4]This simple dance did not involve much more than stretching one's arms from the heart to Mao's portrait, with movements originating from a folk dance popular in Xinjiang.
Traditional Chinese dance forms were revised and propagated. In 1943, the Chinese Communist Party launched the new yangge movement where the yangge dance was adopted as a means of rallying village support. The new dance is a simplified version of the old dance with socialist elements such as the leader of the holding a sickle instead of ...
Dragon dance (simplified Chinese: 舞龙; traditional Chinese: 舞龍; pinyin: wǔ lóng; Jyutping: mou5 lung4) is a form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture. Like the lion dance , it is most often seen during festive celebrations.
Yingge dance, Yingge, Engor (Chinese: 英歌 or 鶯歌; Mandarin Chinese: Yīnggē), or "Hero's Song," is a form of Chinese folk dance dating back the Ming Dynasty.It is very popular in Teochew, a region in the east of Guangdong, particularly in Puning, Jieyang, Huilai, Chaoyang, Lufeng [1] and Hong Kong [2].