Primitive dance is not only an entertainment tool, but also a religious and educational tool in clan society. It bears many functions in social life and is highly utilitarian. As an entertainment tool, it can not only entertain itself, but also entertain people; As an educational tool, it contains many aspects, such as clan history, productive labor, fighting skills, ethics, physical fitness and even sexual knowledge, which were once the contents of dance education.
However, in the final analysis, it is an aesthetic activity. While exerting various functions, it can't be without aesthetic function, which can make people (including dancers themselves) enjoy pleasure and beauty. It embodies human life behavior and the mentality of pursuing nature.
Generally speaking, the early pottery pots were olive-shaped and small in size, with only one or two sound holes except one blowing hole; In the late period, the pottery casket was egg-shaped, its volume increased and its sound holes increased. Tao Xun hides the mystery of ancient primitive music, which has been studied by many music historians. Today, musicians have copied Tao Xun, an ancient primitive instrument, and turned it into an elegant hall for playing modern music.
China's Neolithic clan ancestors had primitive music and dance. From the bone flute found in Peiligang culture in the early Neolithic age, we seem to hear the flute from ancient times.