Dance as a Reflection of Culture: The Yangge Dance

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World Dance Cultures
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Term Paper Proposal the Yangge Dance
Contents Introduction. 1 The Yangge Dance. 1 Origin. 1 Purpose of Yangge dance. 2 Venue of Performance. 3 Participants. 4 Costumes. 4 Yangee Dance Characteristics. 5 Conclusion. 5 Introduction
This research paper seeks to investigate how a particular form of dance within this syllabus is inherently a reflection of its own culture. The particular dance will cover its origins, purpose, venue and the participants including its impact on war, colonialism, politics with a description of its costuming, music and the overall characteristics. Dance acts as the key participant in the cultural practices across the globe. Through the present and past research dance has proven to be an inherent reflection of the presented culture. Dance plays has a myriad purpose from a means of worship in Haiti, Turkey and India including Bali's rites, the noh and kabuki theatrical traditions of Japan, the Wodaabe, Yoruba, and Dogon tribes of Africa, the healing zar dances of North Africa, and the rituals and activism of Native American tribes all use dance. In Hawai'i, Java, and Cambodia, in Catherine of Medici's Renaissance beauty contests, and in the French Baroque spectacles of Louis XIV's Versailles and the Paris Opera, the presentation of court dance as a symbol of power will be investigated. The terrible genocide of Cambodia's Royal Dancers, the Cultural Revolution in China, the effect of the French Revolution on Romantic ballets like La Sylphide and Giselle, and the persecution of a dance form all of these events illustrate the inescapable influence of politics on dance.
The subject of the term paper is the Yangge Dance, a well-known and emblematic dance of the Han people in northern China. It was also one of the first things to be included to China's list of intangible national cultural assets. It has its roots in agricultural production activities and was once a type of singing activity performed by farmers during the planting of rice. Every year, dozens of women and kids from rural households went out during the spring plow. An individual beat a large drum, and when the drums sounded, "the group of songs competed for a long day," which was known as "Yangge." Every year, during the spring plow, dozens of women and children from farming families traveled to the fields to plant rice seeds together. World Dance Cultures showcases a remarkable range of dance traditions used all over the world for anything from healing, fertility, and religious rites to theatrical entertainment, death ceremonies, and ancestor worship.
The Yangge Dance
Origin
Haiyang yangge is a folk dance that dates back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC–219 AD) and was at its height around the middle of the Qing Dynasty (1639–1909 AD), when it was a vital component of festival celebrations. The Haiyang yangge group consists of a leader, a musical ensemble, and dancers. Folk songs, gongs, and drums make up the yangge music. Although its shape and substance are always evolving, haiyang yangge has played a significant role in daily life. Yangge has long been a joyful activity for people to watch or ...