The dances of Lisu people vary from region to region. The folk dances in the Nujiang River Basin only have dances but no songs, and are completely accompanied by clarinet (similar to Qiangdi), flute, pipa, erqin, northwest national musical instrument and self-made plucked instrument "Dabia".
The name of a dance is generally named after the steps, and more depends on the name of the music. During festivals, after sowing and harvesting, people will dance a self-entertaining "production dance", which is called "Fan Yi Guake Oh". It is said that this kind of dance came into being in the17th century, when Lisu people were still hunting and gathering wild fruits for a living, and the dance could only simulate various animals.
Lisu people have learned farming in the long-term production practice, and gradually improved the original dance that simulates animals into a production dance that expresses farming affairs. In the circle dance, people show people digging, planting corn, weeding, harvesting and returning to the warehouse in various simulated postures. So far, the "monkey dance" of simulated animals has been retained in the dance, which adds fun to the dance. This kind of dance has no accompaniment or accompaniment, and takes the sound of dancers stamping their feet as the dance beat, forming a unique style.
There are three kinds of Lisu dances: one is to imitate animal movements, such as bird Wu Wang, chicken eating dance and monkey catching lice dance, which are interesting and humorous; Second, the production of life dance, Lisu people will give artistic charm to life gestures, such as harvesting millet, opening volcanoes, hunting, washing clothes and so on. , and the performance is lively and changeable, passionate and unrestrained; The third is the fighting dance, which shows the spirit of courage and fearlessness and embodies the masculine beauty of men.
Bird and beast dance
Bird and beast dance is a kind of dance that shows the frolicking of birds, beasts, fish and insects. It reflects the deer, bears, monkeys and rabbits hunted by people to the boiling hunting kingdom, and the chickens, sheep and horses tamed by people, which is a world full of vitality and vitality.
Bird and beast dances are mostly solo dances. Dancers embrace the pipa and dance alone. More than 20 kinds of dances, such as bird Wu Wang, roast chicken, fish dance and parrot pecking at precious bones, are all due to the Lisu people living in the ravine, where there are tigers, monkeys, bears, snakes and other birds and animals, and there are many totem worships, thus giving birth to rich dances of birds and animals.
pipa dance
Pipa dance is a dance that entertains the public, and it is people's favorite dance on New Year's Day and weddings. As long as the plucked instrument "Black Boy" rings, children to the elderly will dance. Under the leadership of the black actor, people dance in circles, including simulated dances and lyric dances that show production and daily life. In addition, the pile dance called "hold my hand" in wedding occasions is one of the self-entertainment group dances. People, led by the male lead dancer holding the Lisu pipa and the female lead dancer playing the "hairpin" or "bamboo flute", shake their waist and hips, making the long skirt swing from side to side and dance.
Tiaojia
"To an abrupt end" is a kind of collective song and dance. In the past, it took a few days to jump as long as you jumped, and the short one had to jump all night. Often in the hall and courtyard dam, turn over the fireplace, drink water and drink, sing and dance, and live in harmony with elders or prestigious people. Finally, a group of dancers sang an octave higher. "Jumping" can be divided into New Year greetings, engagement, marriage, visiting relatives and friends, mountain opening, summer cutting, birthdays, breaking up families, funerals and bumper harvests. Every year, the climbing pole of the traditional lantern festival also jumps suddenly before entering the fire. Although the lyrics are different, the tunes are basically the same and the dance movements are similar.
Guo Zhuang Wu
Pot dance is a favorite dance of Yi and Lisu people. "Pot Village" was named after dancing around the fire pit at first. The most striking feature of the two ethnic groups in Yunnan is that they jump in the Pot Village, and they all jump on holidays. There is no limit to the number of dancers in "Pot Village" and no accompaniment is needed.
Most Lisu dances are performed at weddings and funerals. In addition, building a house requires dancing, as well as dancing during the Spring Festival, and other activities are generally not danced. It can be said that the Lisu nationality with profound national cultural heritage is a nation that can really dance. There are almost no people in the village who can't dance, regardless of gender, age and age, all of them are experts in dancing. They said, if you don't dance, you can't be a Lisu.