When did dance come into being?

After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, a ritual and music system was formulated, the music and dance left over from the previous dynasty were sorted out, and a series of dance works "Da Wu" were created and performed on a fairly complete scale. From the creation and performance of the works, an artistic style that combines dance, music, and poetry of Chinese classical dance began to form. Folk dance in the Han Dynasty developed greatly. Dance occupied an important position in Baixi, a comprehensive performing art form that was popular at that time. At the same time, dance was also influenced by acrobatics, illusions, horns, and actors, forming a wide range of styles. The characteristics of eclectic and integrated skills. As a result, dance in the Han Dynasty not only maintained a rough and vigorous style, but also developed into more difficult dance techniques, and the means of conveying emotions and artistic expressions of dance also became much richer. In this regard, "Pan Gu" is the most representative. The Southern and Northern Dynasties were a period of great cultural integration of China's various ethnic groups. Naturally, they also learned from each other in the art of singing and dancing, and a new leap took place. Some plot-based dances, such as "Dai Mian", "Tao Yao Niang", "Tuotou", etc., opened the way for future Chinese dance dramas (operas). By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the north and south were unified, and the music and dance of the south and the north were also unified in the music club. Among them, Hu music played a larger role. Hu music was favored in the palace and among the wealthy people, and the customs were complementary to each other, such as "Hu Xuan" , "Hu Teng", "Tuozhi" and so on can be found all over the country. In the Tang Dynasty, workshops had been set up, which brought together and trained many outstanding music and dance talents, and created and developed many excellent music and dance programs, among which famous ones are such as "Neon Clothes and Feather Dress Dance", "Sword Dance", "Lanling King", etc. , have reached a very high level. But in the late Tang and Five Dynasties, the power of feudal rule weakened, geographical fragmentation, social unrest, and economic production declined. Many traditional ancient music and dances and operas created in the Tang Dynasty gradually disappeared, and court artists lived among the people. Sheng, then disappeared. In the Song Dynasty, Daqu and dance music were reorganized, mostly team dances. There are "Sword Dance", "Lotus Picking", "Treading Branches", "Teasing", etc. Although some have the same names as those of the Tang Dynasty, their contents are quite different. Urban entertainment in the Song Dynasty was developing towards opera, and dance had begun to be absorbed and integrated into opera performances. In the court of the Yuan Dynasty, the "Tianmo Dance" was once performed, but other dances were rarely held. From the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, dance was replaced by opera. Dance art was included in drama art, and dancers were transformed into dramatists. From the court scholar-officials to the citizens, everyone became interested in drama. In the Qing Dynasty, music and dance were not taken seriously. Although there are court music and dances used for sacrifices, they are actually only used in boring forms as decoration for the upper level. On the other hand, with the rise of opera art, many excellent classical dances and folk dances have been absorbed into opera as important means of expression of opera art, and have developed with the development of opera art.