What kind of dances did Columbus have before they arrived in America?

Before Columbus arrived in Latin America, there were roughly: wood drum dance, sun dance, moon dance, emperor dance, war dance and so on.

1, wood drum. Among the existing musical instruments, there are wooden drums used by Aztecs. Some wooden drums are cylindrical, one end is wrapped with animal skins, and some are wrapped with animal skins at both ends. When dancing, wooden drums play different rhythms to help dance express fairy tales.

2. Sacrifice the dance of the sun god. Sacrificing to the sun god is an ancient tradition in Latin America. It has been handed down from generation to generation and has been preserved among old folk artists. Musicians in Latin America collect original materials from ancient folk artists. The cultural connotation of this dance is around the agricultural harvest, and it is a dance to sacrifice the agricultural harvest.

3. The Moon Sacrifice Dance is a kind of dance that imitates celestial bodies. This dance is very popular in rural Brazil. The dancers who worship the moon are basically women. They formed a big circle, singing and dancing. The dance is very simple, just standing on the ground with your right foot and swinging your arms up and down. Simple movements have profound meanings and deserve further study.

Sacrificial dance is a popular dance in ancient society. However, each region has its own unique style. Sacrificial dances in Latin America mainly worship the "double rattan gods", "seven snake gods" and "wind gods". Sacrificial dance is a solemn dance. This solemn dance, with little movement, reflects the pious attitude of Latin Americans to God. Snake dance is a dance with great movements, which is used by people to express their high respect for the corn goddess "Seven Snake Gods".

5. Emperor dance is a dance of clan leaders and tribal chiefs. Mexico in ancient Latin America had such a dance. Dance is performed every four years. This is a mass square art led by a major dancer, who is a tribal leader. In order to show the sacred authority of the emperor, dance has a terrible deterrent.

6. War dance. Indian war dance is a kind of ring dance, and soldiers move and jump around the sheikh on the left. There are also war dances performed by women who stay at home. It is believed that women can win the war by transmitting the power generated by their jumping movements to the bodies of soldiers fighting in front.