List of dance in China explained

This is a list of dance in China.

Pictures

Dunhuangwu^[1] (敦煌舞; Dunhuang dance)	Dunhuang Feitian dance(敦煌飞天舞)		Present
	Thousand hand Guanyin (千手觀音)^[2]		2004 – Present
Errenzhuan (二人轉)		Derived from farmers' dances which were performed to celebrate sowing and planting. It features folk dance technique of waving fans or silk handkerchiefs.^[3]	Present		Northeast China (Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongiiang)
Guangchangwu(广场舞; lit. "Square dancing")			1990s –Present
Huadeng (花燈)	Yunnan flower lantern (云南花灯)^[4]				Yunnan
	Yi people's flower-drum dance		1898 –Present	Yi	Eshan Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province
Huagudeng wu(花鼓灯舞; lit. "Flower drum lantern dance")			Song –Present^[5]	Han Chinese	Huai River Valley (eastern China)
Jianwu(剑舞; lit. "Sword dance")^[6]			Present	Han Chinese
Kongquewu(孔雀舞)^[7]	Dai Peacock dance(傣族孔雀舞)		Han –Present	Dai^[8]
Mukamu^[9] (木卡姆; lit. "Muqam dance")			Present	Uyghur
Sanwu (伞舞; lit. "Umbrella dance")			Han^[10] –Present
Shanziwu(扇子舞; lit. "Chinese fan dance")			Han^[11] –Present	Han Chinese
Shuixiuwu (水袖舞; lit. "Water sleeve dance")			Zhou –Present	Han Chinese
Wulong (舞龙; lit. "Dragon dance") or Long wu (龍舞)			Han^[12] –Present	Han Chinese
Wushi (舞狮) or Shiziwu (獅子舞)	Southern Lion dance		Present	Han Chinese
	Northern Lion dance		Present
	Heavenly Tower Lion Dance (天塔狮舞; Tianta shiwu)		Present
Tea dance^[13]	Tea picking dance (採茶舞; Caicha wu)		Present		Fujian
	Tea lantern dance		Present
Yangge (秧歌; lit. 'Rice Sprout Song'); also known as yangko			Song –Present	Han Chinese	Northern China
Yangge derivatives	Hongchou wu (紅綢舞 ; lit. "Red Silk Dance ")	An iconic dance which shows the combination of Northeast Great Yangge (東北大秧歌; Dongbei da yangge)	1950s	Han Chinese	Northern China
	Paolü (跑驢; Running Donkey)	Uses techniques of the Hebei Earth Yangge (Hebei di yangge; 河北地秧歌)	1950s	Han Chinese	Northern China
Yayue (雅乐, lit "elegant music)		Classical music and dance performed at the royal court and temples in ancient China	Western Zhou	Han Chinese

See also

• Dance in China
• History of Chinese dance

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rechtschaffen. Daniel. 2015-12-02. Mesmerizing Chinese Dances You Should Know. 2021-12-25. Culture Trip.
2. Book: 2016. Ming Chen; Sandra Parks; Jake McNeill; Stella Xu; Kennesaw State University.. The heritage of Chinese culture and dance. Classical dance : Dunhuang. Worldcat. 964534193 .
3. Web site: Errenzhuan . 2022-03-04 . en.chinaculture.org.
4. Wilcox . Emily . 2020-03-01 . When Folk Dance Was Radical: Cold War Yangge, World Youth Festivals, and Overseas Chinese Leftist Culture in the 1950s and 1960s . China Perspectives . 1 . 2020 . 33–42 . 10.4000/chinaperspectives.9947 . 2070-3449. free .
5. Web site: The Flower Drum Lantern Is a Traditional Folk Dance Enjoying a Long History-Made-in-China.com. 2021-12-25. resources.made-in-china.com.
6. Web site: Rechtschaffen. Daniel. 2015-12-02. Mesmerizing Chinese Dances You Should Know. 2021-12-25. Culture Trip.
7. Web site: Rechtschaffen. Daniel. 2015-12-02. Mesmerizing Chinese Dances You Should Know. 2021-12-25. Culture Trip.
8. Web site: Peacock Dance. 2021-12-25. en.chinaculture.org.
9. Web site: Rechtschaffen. Daniel. 2015-12-02. Mesmerizing Chinese Dances You Should Know. 2021-12-25. Culture Trip.
10. Web site: 2021. Chinese umbrella dance. learning.hku.hk.
11. Web site: Rechtschaffen. Daniel. 2015-12-02. Mesmerizing Chinese Dances You Should Know. 2021-12-25. Culture Trip.
12. Web site: Rechtschaffen. Daniel. 2015-12-02. Mesmerizing Chinese Dances You Should Know. 2021-12-25. Culture Trip.
13. Web site: Tea dance - chinaculture . 2022-03-04 . en.chinaculture.org.