Dunhuang dance belongs to classical dance. Its creation takes the image of dance murals in Dunhuang culture with a long history as the original material, and then it is excavated and sorted by people and experts from all walks of life, and then processed, thus creating a novel dance performance form. Dunhuang Dance is a choreographer who successfully revived dance from ancient materials, adding vitality to the development of dance art in China, creating a new dance genre and forming a unique dance art system.

Characteristics of Dunhuang Dance

1, the hand shape is colorful, slender and beautiful, full of China classical beauty.

2. The arms are flexible and the wrists and elbows are angular.

3, barefoot, the basic shape of the foot is hook-shaped, upturned and crooked.

4. The body basically sinks, squats and rushes to form three bends. There are two styles of hip movement: one is pushing the hip; One is sitting on the hip. Pushing the crotch is pushed out on the crotch, with tough lines and powerful movements; Sitting on the hips has different directions before and after, and the movements are soft. Generally speaking, it constitutes a combination of rigidity and flexibility and a distinct curve, which is a combination of softness, rigidity, weight and curvature.

The image of dancing with props such as long silk, waist drum and pipa is also one of its distinctive features. Gao also believes that the dance gestures in early Dunhuang murals have obvious influence on Indian dance, many of which are from India.