Zhuang dance is a traditional dance form of Pumi nationality. This kind of dance is not limited by time. As long as there are bamboo flutes or cucurbits, they can be played in the open space. There are as few as three or five people and as many as hundreds. It is usually held in hospitals or dams at night. When dancing, there is always a fire in the middle, similar to the indoor pot village, so it is called pot village dance.
Pots are rich in content, ranging from ancient nomadism, hunting and weaving to today's American market-driven, harvest celebration and wine baking. Popular songs include monotonous performance, folk songs and lion dancing. Now, Guozhuang Dance has developed into a comprehensive song and dance art that integrates lyrics, melody, dance and music.
Pumi folk dance can be roughly divided into religious dance and entertainment dance. Religious dance and Pumi religious dance are primitive religious dances. The purpose is to worship God and exorcise evil spirits. Judging from the performance occasions, they are all performed in specific religious activities. For example, when exorcising ghosts, people can wake up and take measures for England, while at the funeral, people can dance on the fence to show their worship of sheep.
The dance rules of religious dance, in which religious activities are clear and cannot be mixed. Special religious dances are not allowed in non-religious occasions.
Entertainment dance is a Pumi folk entertainment dance, which is generally characterized by singing, dancing and music. The form of this dance is just like that sung by Pumi people: gold thread is like beads, and we dance hand in hand in October. ; Entertainment dance is a kind of dance in which both hands turn in circles.
People are holding hands and singing emotional lyrics loudly.
In particular, the snow-white dresses of Pumi women fluttered lightly with the dance steps, just like flying egrets. As the song "Beat and Dance" sings: the flute never stops, there are no steep rocks on the dance floor, and there are no thorns under your feet. When you jump, the earth will shake. ; On the night of a holiday party, cheerful and interesting dances usually last all night.
The Tu nationality in the northwest Yunnan Plateau is adjacent to or mixed with Naxi, Bai, Yi, Tibetan, Yi and Han. Fashion and custom, national culture and even language all influence each other. The costumes of Pumi nationality in Lanping county are deeply influenced by Bai nationality and Han nationality.
Props in the awakening ceremony, such as flat bells and bells, are obviously influenced by Tibetan Buddhism. Bowing in footwork also shows the shadow of China culture. The religious customs of Pumi people in Lijiang County, ninglang county are more influenced by Tibetans.
So many dances, such as Gacuo Dance, Sheepskin Dance, Pot Dance and Straw Curtain Dance, are performed by several ethnic groups. Mutual infiltration, integration and change, rich development, and some dances are even difficult to find their mothers.