Zhu Zaiyu was a famous musicologist, Neo-Confucianist and philosopher in the Ming Dynasty of my country. He made great achievements in many aspects. His major achievement was the creation of "Dance Studies", which can be said to be the originator of dance studies. Previously, dance theory was combined with music and poetry and collectively referred to as "music". It was Zhu Zaiyu who separated dance from "music". When studying dance, we must not ignore this founder of dance.
The article briefly introduces Zhu Zaiyu's music and dance thoughts, and analyzes the influence and significance of his dance thoughts on today's dance theory and thought, striving to make more people, especially people in the dance industry, know Zhu Zaiyu's thoughts. Dance Theory~