Hani people are good at singing and dancing, and they love singing and dancing very much. Dance is an indispensable part of Hani people's life. Hani folk dance has been passed down from ancient times to the present, and the Hani people have always maintained the flavor of primitive dance, so the Hani folk dance plays an important role in the inheritance of Hani culture. Let's take a look at the colorful folk dances of Hani nationality.

Hani people live in harmony with the surrounding Yi, Han and Miao nationalities and have frequent exchanges. All ethnic groups have learned from each other and worked together, forming a profound friendship. Due to the deepening of inter-ethnic communication, the mutual influence is also increasing. The Hani dance recorded in the history books no longer exists today. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, various folk dances with strong local characteristics in Yimen were studied by the Hani people, and gradually evolved into their own dances after nearly a hundred years of development, circulation and evolution.

For example, the Hani people who live in the Lv Zhi Valley, because they live with the local Yi Aru people, over time, they also dance the same folk dance as the local Yi people-"Hulusheng". An old Hani man named Mu has passed away. He enjoys the reputation of "Sheng Wang" among the local Yi and Hani people. Another example is Dapeng Duocun. In the early years of the Republic of China, Pu, a raft artist in Jinning County, introduced the "Flower Drum Lantern" to the village. Later, Cao Qing, Shuitang and other places in southern Jiangsu folk dance "looking for the old and stamping their feet" and Longquan town Han folk dance "pretending to be spring" also spread to this place.

For a long time, the Doha people in Dapeng have replaced the ancestral "ghost-washing dance" with "flower inspiration" and "pretending to be spring". The traditional dance of "waving a fan, clapping your hands and stamping your feet, beating drums and enjoying reeds" was replaced by the dance of the Su people, who are loved by all ages.

The "Hulusheng", "Flower Encouragement", "Fake Spring" and "Finding the Old Beat", which are called "Our Dance" by Hani people all over the country, are deeply loved by the local Hani people, who try their best to keep the original style of dance and do not change it at will. Hani nationality has a long history and many branches, and many folk songs have simple dance movements. In addition, there are self-entertainment dances, such as Rosso, Debotso, folk dance and brown fan dance.

Brown fan dance

Brown fan dance is a sacrificial dance that originated from the totem worship of Hani people in ancient times. People hold palm leaves in their hands and act as the wings of silver pheasant, which can bring good luck and happiness to the country. Accompanied by the soothing and soft music of the Dai people, it simulates the natural form of silver pheasant, such as playing, walking and spying under the tree. The simple and delicate dance movements fully show the Hani people's yearning for a better life. In Hani custom, when the old man dies, people who come to mourn will dance a collective mourning dance "MoCuCuO" around the house of the deceased to express their grief.

Muge dance

Muque Dance was created by Mali Village in Yuanyang. It is said that a long time ago, there was a boy named Lu who got a serious sore, and all the treatments were ineffective. Later, with the help of birds, he recovered his health, so he danced the woodfinch dance as a souvenir. When every family in the village gives birth to the first boy, the villagers will go to the party house to dance the wooden bird dance to congratulate them. Usually four or six men hold wooden finches and dance with each other. Fan dance is a kind of dance in memory of silver pheasant. It is said that silver pheasants brought grain seeds to Nigerians. When dancing, fan a small fan with your hand to imitate the action of birds flying. Zorro dance was performed at the funeral. Money stick dance, holiday dance. Usually young people like to jump three steps and clap their hands. All kinds of dances are in fixed dance music, and the four-string is the most commonly used accompaniment instrument.

Xiangguwu

Tang drum dance is an ancient sacrificial dance of Hani people. The Hani people regard the Tang drum as a sacred thing, and making big drums is a grand and solemn activity. To choose a special house, put the hollow drum in it, and choose two young men to stand at both ends and dance naked. Their actions are imitations of sex. Then put the grain, copper and iron in the drum, cover it with cowhide, and draw female genitalia on the drum surface. Tang drums should be kept at home by a special person, and no one can use them. Every time they want to dance during sacrifices and celebrations, the priests can dance with gongs and drums after offering sacrifices with wine. Xiang drum dance is the product of Hani matriarchal era.

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