Introduction to song and dance:

It is one of the forms of Han dance and is popular in Shantou, Jieyang, Chaozhou, Shanwei and other places in Guangdong. Hongkong, China; ? Thailand.

Chaoyang Song and Dance is also one of the first intangible cultural heritages in China.

The main performance form of song and dance is large-scale group dance. The dancers hold a short wooden stick in each hand and hit each other up and down, left and right, with strong movements and strong sense of rhythm. After the dance, there is a musical called "Ying Ge Back Shed".

Song and dance belong to the emotional dance of Hanfang, which is the most popular area, including Chaoyang District and Chaonan District of Shantou City, Puning City and Huilai County of Jieyang City, Shanwei City and Chaoan District of Chaozhou City. According to the oral tradition of folk artists and the introduction of some supporting materials, the source of Chaoyang English songs can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty. ?

The characteristics of song and dance:

Song and dance are divided into front shed and back shed, with 36 people in the front shed. Each person holds a colored wooden stick about 1.4 inch long and 4 cm in diameter. Accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, conch and shouts, two sticks collided and turned over, dancing while walking. There are 72 people in the back shed, dressed as various jugglers, accompanied by gongs and drums, and some also added graffiti or martial arts performances.

Queue changes include *** 18 episodes, such as Long Snake Advance, Ssangyong Going to Sea, Four Tigers Driving Together, Pink Butterfly Picking Flowers, Proud as Peacock, etc. The stick techniques include left tapping, right tapping, up tapping, down tapping, hip tapping, back tapping and so on. Facebook can be divided into tattoos and martial arts. Rhythm can be divided into allegro, medium board and adagio.

Chaoyang song and dance combines drama, dance and martial arts, and its performance is unique. With its vigorous, vigorous, rough and unrestrained dance, it constitutes a majestic, mighty, strong and heroic momentum, which gives people a shock of strength and beauty.

In rural areas, English songs are regarded by the masses as the embodiment of heroes, the symbol of good fortune and the magic of exorcism. Generally speaking, everyone who participates in the English song team should be young and handsome. Singers and dancers have excellent relationships with people around them and many friends in their daily lives. Girls have a kind of admiration for him and often choose their lovers from the English song team.

In particular, the first mallet and the second mallet are the objects pursued by girls. Song and dance have always been regarded as the embodiment of good luck, and people think that song and dance is a "good color". Who can join the English song team this year, things will go smoothly this year, and everything will go smoothly. Puning is a very popular place for English songs. The villagers here believe that dancing English songs can completely drive away monsters and bad styles, so as to ward off evil spirits and keep peace.

Therefore, when some large-scale buildings are laid, office buildings are completed, bridges are opened to traffic, and school celebrations are held, it is inevitable to invite English singers to dance. In rural areas, as long as people hear English songs, they are ready to meet them at the door. The English song team came, and the layman fired a shot and invited. At this time, the English song team had to enter the hospital and perform in the hospital. People believe that the house danced by English singers can keep peace forever.