Self-entertainment street dance includes "Ga Guang", "Elephant Foot Drum Dance", "Yela Club" and "Shout Half Light", among which the most representative ones are "Ga Guang" and "Elephant Foot Drum Dance".
The dances performed include peacock dance, Elephant Dance, Fish Dance, Butterfly Dance and Hat Dance. The most representative is peacock dance.
In the Dai village of Yuanyang County, "Sacrifice and Encouragement" is a simple action, accompanied by drums, with teachers and mothers singing and dancing on the altar and the masses dancing freely under the stage.
Dai people have another martial arts dance with a long history. Dai people experienced the feudal lords society. Dai adult men are serfs in peacetime and soldiers in wartime. In order to defend themselves and fight, they must learn some skills and routines of dancing knives, guns, sticks and fists. Today's Dai men have also inherited this tradition to show their bravery and vigilance.