Peacock dance was created by Yang Liping. With her outstanding dancing skills and unique performances, she has become a legend in the Chinese dance world. She dug deeply into the essence of traditional Chinese culture and combined the image of the peacock with dance to create a unique "Peacock Dance".

1. Peacock Dance

Peacock Dance is the most famous traditional performance dance among the Dai folk dances in China. It is popular in Ruili and Mang, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. City and Xishuangbanna, Mengding, Menglian, Jinggu, Cangyuan and other Dai-inhabited areas, among which the peacock dance ("Galuoyong" in Dai language) in Ruili City in western Yunnan is the most representative.

It is said that more than a thousand years ago, Dai leader Zhao Malijiesu learned to dance by imitating the graceful posture of a peacock. It was later shaped by generations of folk artists and passed down to form the peacock dance.

2. Characteristics of Peacock Dance

Peacock dance has strict procedures and requirements, a standardized position map and footwork, and each movement has corresponding drum accompaniment. The content of peacock dance mostly shows peacocks flying down the mountain, walking in the forest, drinking from springs and playing in water, chasing and playing, dragging wings, drying wings, spreading wings, shaking wings, shining wings, splashing water, pushing branches, breaking branches, opening tail, etc. Fly and so on.

Peacock dance has implicit emotions, rich dance vocabulary, and sculptural postures. The dance movements are mostly maintained in a semi-squatting posture and vibrate evenly. Every joint of the body and arms is bent, forming a unique The "three-turn" dance posture also has many hand shapes and hand movements. The same dance posture and steps, but different hand shapes or hand movements, have different aesthetics and artistic conceptions.

Classification of Peacock Dance

1. Ali Peacock Dance

Ali Peacock Dance originated in Pulan County and spread in Pulan and Shiquan River areas. This is a folk dance performed by local people during festivals and festivals, expressing people's yearning and pursuit for a better future.

2. Linzhi Peacock Dance

Lingzhi Peacock Dance originated in Tashi Raodeng Township, Milin County, Linzhi Prefecture, and spread in Milin County and Tashi Raodeng Township. Linzhi Peacock Dance also has no musical accompaniment and is often performed by oneself singing and dancing. There are various forms of solo dance, duet dance, trio dance and group dance, etc., for both men and women. The group dance is in a large circle formation, basically dancing in place, sometimes moving in a clockwise direction.