Folk dance on land boat

Shaanxi
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Running on a land boat is a form of folk festival in Xianyang. During the performance, a woman in a costume is in a colorful dragon boat made of paste, dancing with a fan in her hand; another boatman with a painted face is holding a pole to row the boat. The magic of running on a land boat lies in the word "running", and each performance team has its own way of running. The general story is: after a burst of intense gongs and drums, the old boatman hurriedly came on stage to untie the ropes and row the boat, moving at a fast speed. Accompanied by gongs and drums, the boat moves in an inverted 8-shaped movement in the field. As the rhythm of the music continues to accelerate, the speed of the boat also continues to increase, and then it runs aground after circling the field. The boatman gets off the boat, rolls up his pants and sleeves, jumps into the water, prying, lifting, carrying and pushing, and finally rowing the boat into deep water with all his strength. Another round of fast boating. Then the boat enters a whirlpool and spins again and again. The old boatman is in a panic and tries his best to get rid of the danger. At this time, the boat was up and down, tilting frequently, the woman on the boat was panicked, the gongs and drums on the field became more and more urgent, and the audience's hearts were in their throats. After the danger was eliminated, a hole appeared in the boat, and water flowed into the cabin. The old boatman took off his clothes to plug the leak, splashed water out, and the danger was averted. The boat circled the field and the performance ended. The whole performance, starting from the unbending, experienced several dangerous situations. The performance movements were rich and varied, the development was compact and natural, and the humor was funny and interesting. Running on a dry boat, also known as "bottomless scenery", was a popular folk entertainment in the early days. Various temple fair activities were performed in the big drum formation, which was funny and attractive. In the performance, generally one boatman led multiple boats forward, and there were also two boatmen rowing one boat forward, and there were also multiple boats without a "boatman" and one boat leading the way. In the process of moving forward, various routines that were trained in normal times should be run out, with ups and downs, lively and lively, attracting people who watch the "prosperity" and festivals. In recent years, the land boat race has developed on the original basis. In some rural areas, modern transportation vehicles such as motorcycles are decorated as "land boats", and some bicycles are decorated as "land boats". People drive them and move forward in teams. They run and perform various activity patterns while moving forward, forming various routines, which are also very attractive to the audience. When running the "land boat", the accompaniment instruments used are percussion instruments such as gongs, drums, and cymbals. In some places, one or two penna accompaniments are added. The atmosphere is warm and the emotions are active, with strong local customs and national colors. The boat used for the land boat race is made of bamboo to imitate a cruise ship. The bottom of the boat is covered with a colorful cloth to cover the legs of the girl who plays the role. The cloth is painted with water patterns, symbolizing that the boat is on the water. The canopy on the boat is gorgeously decorated and very beautiful. The old boatman, female tourists and old women are played, singing and dancing, accompanied by gongs and drums, which is very beautiful. The girl tied the boat to her arm in the boat, sat on the boat with a pair of artificial legs in front of her, covered with a colorful skirt, and the flower shoes were exposed outside the skirt. The one who likes the boat moves, and the two cooperate with each other. The old woman beside the boat also moved with the boat, with flexible, exaggerated and funny postures. She flirted with the boatman and made the audience laugh.

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