The basic movements of dragon dance are tangible (posture), skill (coordination), method (method) and emotion (charm). Among them, "shape" includes four forms: circle, connection, smoothness and spirit; "Technology" refers to the coordination between man and dragon body, dragon ball and dragon body, music and dragon body; "Fa" includes dance, footwork, grip and drum music. "Emotion" refers to the emotional expression between people and dragons, that is, the emotions expressed when dancing dragons.
Second, the difficulty of dragon dancing
According to the action technique, it can be divided into: A-level difficult action, B-level difficult action and C-level difficult action.
A-level difficult movements: refer to the basic movements and simple skill movements of dragon dancing;
B-level difficult movements: refers to the skill movements of dragon dancing that are developed and improved in the basic movements of dragon dancing and have certain difficulty and must be completed through strict training;
C-level difficult movements: refers to the difficult dragon dance skill movements that can only be completed with high physical fitness and special skills, and the difficult dragon dance combination movements have high exercise value and aesthetic value.
The origin of dragon dance
Dragon dance is a custom activity that originated from the Dragon Boat Festival. The ancients thought that the annual drought and flood were related to dragons and clouds, so during the Spring Festival, they prayed for good weather by dancing dragons. Dragon dance is usually grass dragon, and it will be burned after dragon dance.
In May, there is a "Dragon Boat Festival" in the south, that is, a flood. People dragon festival in the water, rowing dragon boats and driving them away. People want to dance the dragon. They want to pray for the dragon by dancing the dragon, so as to keep good weather and good harvest.