List of dance in China
This is a list of dance in China.
| Category | Subtype | Description | Period | Ethnicity | Region | Pictures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunhuangwu[1] (敦煌舞; Dunhuang dance) | Dunhuang Feitian dance (敦煌飞天舞) | Present | |||||
| Thousand hand Guanyin (千手觀音)[2] | 2004 – Present | _-_China-7315.jpg) | |||||
| Errenzhuan (二人轉) | Derived from farmers' dances which were performed to celebrate sowing and planting. It features folk dance technique of waving fans or silk handkerchiefs.[3] | Present | Northeast China (Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongiiang)[3] | ||||
| Guangchangwu (广场舞; lit. "Square dancing") | 1990s –Present | ||||||
| Huadeng (花燈) | Yunnan flower lantern (云南花灯)[4] | Yunnan | |||||
| Yi people's flower-drum dance | 1898 –Present | Yi | Eshan Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province | ||||
| Huagudeng wu (花鼓灯舞; lit. "Flower drum lantern dance") | Song –Present[5] | Han Chinese | Huai River Valley (eastern China) | ||||
| Jianwu (剑舞; lit. "Sword dance")[1] | Present | Han Chinese |  | _2.jpg) | |||
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| Kongquewu (孔雀舞)[1] | Dai Peacock dance (傣族孔雀舞) | Han –Present | Dai[6] |  | |||
| Mukamu[1] (木卡姆; lit. "Muqam dance") | Present | Uyghur | |||||
| Sanwu (伞舞; lit. "Umbrella dance") | Han[7] –Present |  | |||||
| Shanziwu (扇子舞; lit. "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 Lion Dance (天塔狮舞; Tianta shiwu) | Present | ||||||
| Tea dance[8] | Tea picking dance (採茶舞; Caicha wu) | Present | Fujian[4] | ||||
| Tea lantern dance | Present | ||||||
| Yangge (秧歌; lit. 'Rice Sprout Song'); also known as yangko[4] | Song –Present | Han Chinese[4] | Northern China[4] |  | |||
| Yangge derivatives | Hongchou wu (紅綢舞 ; lit. "Red Silk Dance ") | An iconic dance which shows the combination of Northeast Great Yangge (東北大秧歌; Dongbei da yangge)[4] | 1950s | Han Chinese | Northern China | ||
| Paolü (跑驢; Running Donkey) | Uses techniques of the Hebei Earth Yangge (Hebei di yangge; 河北地秧歌)[4] | 1950s | Han Chinese | Northern China | |||
| Yayue (雅乐, lit "elegant music) | Classical music and dance performed at the royal court and temples in ancient China | Western Zhou | Han Chinese | ||||
See also
References
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- ^ The heritage of Chinese culture and dance. Classical dance : Dunhuang. Ming Chen; Sandra Parks; Jake McNeill; Stella Xu; Kennesaw State University. 2016. OCLC 964534193.
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- ^ "The Flower Drum Lantern Is a Traditional Folk Dance Enjoying a Long History-Made-in-China.com". resources.made-in-china.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- ^ "Peacock Dance". en.chinaculture.org. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- ^ "Chinese umbrella dance". learning.hku.hk. 2021.
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