Guozhuang dance is a group dance without accompaniment. In Shangri-La, Diqing, some places call Guo Zhuang "Cuo" (meaning playing with toys), while others call it "Zhuo" (meaning dancing). It changes with the development of Tibetan production and life. Therefore, there are labor songs and dances such as beating highland barley, twisting wool, feeding animals and making wine, singing and dancing in praise of heroes, showing Tibetan customs and habits, marrying men and women, building new houses and welcoming guests.
There are two kinds of guozhuang dance: old guozhuang dance and new guozhuang dance. Old Guo Zhuang has a sacrificial nature, and most religious people and old people like this tune. The lyrics and dance forms are relatively old, such as the birth of Master Lotus and Peanut, the establishment of Sanye Temple, splendid temples, glittering palaces, good fortune and good harvest. The songs and dances of Xinguozhuang are more flexible, which mostly reflect the development of productive labor and agricultural production and operation activities, such as "Northern Prairie", "Three Colors of White Porcelain Bowl" and "Above the Golden Dam". Xinguozhuang is a song and dance that young people like. The dance steps of Guo Zhuang dance can be divided into two categories: Guo Zhuo (walking dance) and Kuzhuo (turning dance). The pace of "Guo Zhuo" is a single-phase left start, and the left and right feet * * * hold seven steps as a section, so the cycle starts, from slow to fast, the number of steps remains unchanged, the dance steps are relatively simple, and the participants are easy to learn, so the number of people is very large. Kuzhuo has many kinds of dances, such as two and a half steps, six steps, eight steps, six steps plus time, eight steps plus time, monkey dance and so on.
Diqing's pot dance has its own characteristics due to different regions. The tune of pottery dance music in Benzilan area of Deqin is deep and elegant, bold and unconstrained, profound and concise, like a huge wave, dancing freely, like an eagle spreading its wings. The tune of Shangri-La Pot Dance combines lightness, liveliness and boldness. When dancing, the dancers all bend over their shoulders, and the dance starts smoothly and slowly. In the end, the action is small and fast, and the change is rapid. Song and dance ended in a joyful and warm atmosphere. Guo Zhuang in Deqin has strict order from beginning to end. The general procedures are: Yi Wa (preface to Guo Zhuang), Yang Zhuo (beckoning Guo Zhuang), Si Zhuo (welcoming Guo Zhuang), Dui Zhuo (praising Guo Zhuang), Zong Zhuo (meeting Guo Zhuang), Zhu Zhuo or Zhang Zhuo (bidding farewell to Guo Zhuang), Gua Zhuo (guarding Guozhuang) and Zhaxiju (Guozhuang).