Since ancient times, folk dance has existed as a colorful entity in Vietnamese cultural and artistic paintings. Drum dancing is said to be one of the 20 ancient dances of the ancient Thang Long land that still exists today.
Drumming - ancient dance
Vietnamese folk dances have created dance values. It has had the form of a single person dance like Mrs. Ba dance; double dances such as Long Ho hoi dance, drum dance; 3-person dance like a lion dance; 4-person dance such as drum dance, flag-spear and dance; five-person dance like five-drum drum dance; kind of crowded dances such as dragon dances, running dances; types of dance such as spring dance ... As a folk dance, so Nhat Tan drum, Trieu Khuc dance or drum dance in other localities all prefer to arrange a balanced formation with even and even people. face each other, usually using a circle, square or rectangular formation according to the number of performers 2 pairs or 3 pairs, 2 lines in horizontal or vertical parallel.
The drum dance in each locality also has different traits, bearing bold cultural traditions and characteristics of each village, the land ... If in the drum dance in the flower village of Nhat Tan, the girls are bizarre. pregnant, graceful and graceful with the beat of drumming hands, flexibility in changing the squad, bringing viewers to the bustling, joyful atmosphere in the spring, digging ... then the drum dance of Trieu Khuc village again is a funny and mischievous image of men dressed in women's clothes in a jumpsuit, a black shirt, a raffle head with wide-handed gestures, a high foot lift, a wide step, a figure a little stricken, especially the eyes still dangling. Orchestra usually has drums, gongs and bars, but in Nhat Tan drum only four men play the drums without using the bar and gong.
The difference that makes the feature of Nhat Tan drum dance is that there are many unique movements such as drumming and dribbling, head dancing, drumming and swinging, hand-spinning. silk and lotus-shaped shooting, short footsteps, small arms beat drum, dance to the beat of 3 hours drum. When dancing sometimes rotate, sometimes leaning back or face and chest together, interesting and witty. Looking at movements is not too complicated but to dance out, it is not simple.
Special art of drum dancing
Like other folk dances, the drum dance also carries with it unique artistic values: It is a performance repertoire in the folk art forms handed down and has its own identity. The dance must combine smoothly with command drums and performers. This is a unique feature that few art forms in our country have. Besides, the artistic value of drum dancing is also reflected through the combination of costumes, music, props and each movement in the drum dance.
The dancer is usually a male disguise, wearing a wooden scarf, hanging out of a scarlet raven beak, wearing white clothes, a blue silk scarf with lotus leaf patterned and stylized flowers. The bottom is a loose black skirt that stretches to the ankles, is draped in multicolored bands, tied at the waist with a long green silk. These dazzling colored ribbons as the dancer turns, creates magic circles and transforms giving us a visual effect that is both beautiful and mystical.
"Bong whooping" is the most traditional Vietnamese dance, with movements that simulate the agricultural life of the ancient residents. On the other hand, this is an ancient dance with real life in the ancient folk, both for ritual functions and for entertainment of people. Because of the uniqueness and attractiveness that attracts the crowd of the dance, "The whore beaters" have been restored by many ancient villages in Hanoi during festivals to preserve folk dances. the people of Hanoi in particular and the people of Vietnam in general.
Spiritual cultural values
The drum dance expresses the optimism and love of the youth, the dance movement contains many symbolic and mysterious meanings that cannot be deciphered yet. Not only that, but the dance team has shown solidarity and solidarity between people, which is one of the precious traditions that his father has left behind.
The drum dance performance at the communal festival is an opportunity for descendants to turn to the root, stimulate the pride of the nation, contribute to preserving and transmitting precious cultural capital, and be aware of conservation and distribution. dances of the nation. When the drummers participate in this dance, they are associated with the festival activity, with the local cultural heritage, from which they will better understand the history, the origin of the ancestors to then nurture the love of the homeland and the love of the country more and more deeply. Besides, the dance also contains cultural knowledge, reflecting the creativity and talent of the people, it not only meets the needs of enjoyment and creativity in the spiritual life, but also shows the Unique cultural identity of each nation.
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