The Bronze Drum Dance
- vangn6
- Nov 23, 2024
- 1 min read
Locals engage in tradition of dancing to drum beats and singing, fostering connections with heaven, earth, and the divine, and praying for villagers' safety and well-being.
Bronze drum dance is a dance characterized by the beating of bronze drum, and its dance routine has a certain origin with wooden drum dance. Most of the bronze drum dance in Southeast Guizhou is performed with reed pipe dance, while the bronze drum dance in the Zhangao Village, Leishan County is the most famous among the form of dancing around the bronze drum alone. Zhangao bronze drum dance has a long history. At first, it was performed to the accompaniment of wooden drum dance, then it evolved into the accompaniment of bronze drum dance.
In 2008 it was listed in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. The bronze drum dance is performed at Guzang festival, Miao New Year and other Miao traditional festivals, serving its purpose to bless the prosperity of people, family happiness and peace.
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