Compared with modern dance, folk dance pays attention to the expression of national characteristics and has its distinctive characteristics, while modern dance has a broader and more free field.
The ancients said, "If you don't have enough words, you have to sing.": If the song is not enough, dance, feet, dance. " It can be seen that people use dance to express their inner feelings from the beginning, and the charm of dance is no less than language!
In fact, I didn't know much about dance before, and I couldn't say anything. In the past, dancing was just a beautiful movement in my heart, which was pleasing to the eye. Of course, I couldn't understand it most of the time.
I dare not say how much knowledge and insights I have gained after & gt class, but my understanding of dance has really improved a little. Here I will talk about my knowledge and understanding of folk dance and modern dance.
National dance, as its name implies, refers to the dance of all ethnic groups. Every nation's dance has its own unique characteristics, which are often integrated into its own national customs, local characteristics, cultural development and even economic and political aspects. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), under the guidance of the policy of "letting a hundred flowers blossom" and "bringing forth the old and bringing forth the new", a number of outstanding dances with strong national and regional characteristics, full of the flavor of the times and reflecting the people's spiritual outlook emerged. They are not just for the people. & lt peacock dance & gt；; Malachite lives in the southwest border of the Dai nationality, and its ancient totem worship is a relic of religious art and has always been regarded as a symbol of good luck and happiness. The creator broke through the tradition of male performance, tried a woman to show the beauty of the peacock, and made innovations in clothing-removed heavy props and put on a long skirt filled with peacock feathers ... On a high hill, a "peacock" with an open screen trembled. Pairs of "wings" became "Peacock Girls", dancing around the "Bird King" with the sound of gongs and drums and beautiful melody-drinking water, taking photos, taking a bath and flying. ...
Another example is the Han dance "Flower Drum Dance". "Flower Drum Dance" is popular in Shandong Province. Over the years, poor farmers' vagrancy and begging has become a form of street performance. A drum nail more than half a meter long is tied to the drum stick, and the dancers beat the drum alternately with the top of the drum stick and the drum nail to form a unique skill. Zhang Yi endowed "Flower Drum Dance" with optimistic spirit of the times, and lengthened the drum nails to highlight its artistry. In the changeable rhythm of passion, the rhythm of bodybuilding is intertwined with the rich lines of colorful drums and spikes, which constitutes the unique charm of dance.
Compared with modern dance, folk dance pays attention to the expression of national characteristics and has its distinctive characteristics, while modern dance has a broader and more free field.
When it comes to modern dance, most people shake their heads, either they have never seen it or they don't understand it. We should give modern dance a new concept of understanding. First of all, modern dance should be regarded as an art, but compared with other dance forms, it pays more attention to the artist's inner feelings and fully displays them through the body. Appreciating modern dance should not emphasize whether it can be understood, whether it expresses any theme, and whether it can be educated, but should appreciate the beauty it expresses through form and the feeling it brings you at that moment. Just like enjoying symphony and jazz, there is no question of understanding or not, but whether the music itself brings you beauty and reverie. Modern dance artists don't get some elusive and obscure things, but convey their inner feelings through modern dance and bring pleasure and beauty to the audience, which is different from other art varieties.
The most representative modern dance company is Beijing Modern Dance Company, which has created many excellent works, such as Red and Black, Sunflower, The Noble Lady Drunk for a Long Time, Pure Vision, 1999 Sunshine, Dancer and so on. To carry forward China culture, express the spirit of the times, and promote contemporary art as the development purpose.