The eight basic movements of Yi dance are as follows:
1. The main movements of stomping your feet
Bend your elbows with your hands at shoulder level, and start taking two steps to the right with your right foot. Stomp your right foot twice and make small circles with your hands. At the same time, step up your right foot and stamp your left foot; step up your left foot and stamp your right foot. ?
2. The main movements of the swing
Draw a circle with both hands on the waist; take three steps to the right and lift your left foot; take three steps to the left and lift your right foot; step back Four steps, three steps forward, squatting with both feet and stomping on the ground.
3. Main movements of horizontal jump
Turn to the right, clasp your partner's hand with five fingers of both hands, swing your hand up and down between the hips; take eight steps to the right, step back with your right foot , step on your left foot and do it twice; at the same time, lower your head and raise your head.
4. The main movements of weighing
Turn to the right side and hold hands; swing your hands up, bend your elbows and swing straight down; at the same time, weigh your right foot, lift your left foot, and lift your right foot Lift the back naturally; step your right foot toward the center of the circle, stamp your feet together, and at the same time, bend your elbows with your hands to be in line with your shoulders.
5. The main action of throwing off
Bend both legs at the knees and step back with the left foot outside the circle; move the right foot closer and stamp both feet; bend the knees with both legs and stomp the ground in a half-squat; at the same time, Bend your elbows and throw your hands down at shoulder level.
6. Main Actions of Counterattack
Let go, half-clench your hands into fists and throw them down at shoulder level; put your left hand on the bottom and your right hand on top and clap your hands; turn around and jump two steps forward to counterattack, Press your right foot twice.
7. The main movements of stepping
Hold each other's hands, elbows and shoulders level, draw a small circle, walk eight steps, and drop your hands naturally; stamp your right foot, retract your left foot, and step right Feet, retract your left foot.
8. The main movements of raising your feet
Hand in hand, throw your hands flatly from bottom to top. At the same time, step your right foot, slightly lift your left foot and hook your foot, and move closer to your right foot; Take a step forward, step on your right foot, hang your hands naturally, step on your right foot, close your right foot, point your left toe on the ground, and lift your right foot.
The meaning of Yi dance is as follows:
1. Da Sanxian Dance is also called Axi Dancing on the Moon.
2. Dage is the most common and popular dance among the Yi people.
3. Four-string dance is popular in Yi areas such as Ashan, Xinping and Shuangbai in Yunnan.
4. The Cha dance is a men’s dance popular in the Sani Yi area of ??Yunnan.
5. In the area where the Yi people live in Liangshan, a collective dance of women during the Torch Festival is called Duhuo.
6. Bell dance, also known as jumping feet, is popular in the Yi area of ??Guizhou. It is a dance performed when the elderly die.
7. The Golden Bamboo Dance is a sacrificial dance of the Yi people in Napo, Guangxi.
8. The Mute Dance evolved from the Yi Mute Festival in Qixuan Village, Daying, Xiangyun County, Yunnan Province.