Seahorse dance of the Yi ethnic group

Guizhou
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The Yi ethnic group's Seahorse Dance has a history of more than 300 years. It usually requires 3 to 12 people to participate in the performance. In addition to seahorses, there are other dance props. There is at least one pair of "seahorses", or more than one pair, as well as various animal masks, gongs and drums, suona, horse bells and hairpins, and linen head wraps. The "seahorse" is made of bamboo woven into a horse head-shaped frame, with white paper and horse hair pasted on the outside. The horse's head is also decorated, as is the tail, which is hung on the waist of the person, and the horse's eyes are made of eggshells, which looks vivid. People hold the horse's neck with their hands and dance back and forth. It is called "seahorse" to commemorate the bamboo horse used by Meng Huo to cross the river. In the past, the main instrument was "horse bells", and each horse had to be equipped with 17 or 18 bells. In recent years, with the favorable situation of reform and opening up, gongs, drums, and suona have been added. In the past, people wore long clothes, but now they wear long and short clothes. Large-scale activities require uniform clothing, and they wear linen headscarves and have female accompaniment. Especially during the Yi ethnic group's transfer to factories, it is more common for horsemen to perform seahorse dances. During major ethnic festivals, such as the Torch Festival, the government will hold evening parties, which are even more lively. When performing the seahorse dance, they have to sing the "Seahorse Song", such as "The man rides a white horse up the north slope and blows the horse's tail to the silk. Silk is hospitable and requires money to buy. A good-looking horse requires more money." (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)

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