Land Boat Dance

Jiangxi
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The land boat is made of light wood strips tied into a boat shape, and then surrounded by silk and colored paper. The boat has no bottom, and two artificial legs and feet are installed on the boat. When the boat girl performs, she ties the boat body with a silk ribbon and carries it on her shoulders. Because the performer's feet are covered by the colored silk on the boat, she looks like a woman sitting on a boat and paddling in the water. The costumes and props used for the land boat dance include: oars, poles, costumes for colorful female roles, old male roles and martial male roles. The land boat performance is usually a single boat (one person sits in one boat), and the actors have a boat girl and an old man who paddles the boat. There are also several people who paddle the boat, which are called "the first pole" and "the second pole" respectively. Each actor has to dress up as a certain role, such as Xiao En and his daughter in "Fishing and Killing the Family", and the White Snake, Green Snake, Xu Xian, boatman, and maid in "The Legend of the White Snake". During the performance, various plots are performed according to the roles played by each person. The main forms of land boat dance performances are: running around, setting up pictures, and showing off tricks. The basic movements to imitate a boat sailing in the water include: raising the anchor, sailing, paddling, sailing in waves, lying down, turning over, crossing the boat, and lowering the oar. The basic movements of the boat girl include: running, stepping, squatting, rubbing, and slow walking. The performance of the boat girl requires a high level of artistic skills. Not only must she work closely with the boatman, but she must also perform various women's decorative movements, and she must also manipulate the boat to imitate the various forms of the boat sailing in the water. The movements of the first and second oars include: whirlwind flying kicks, somersaults, single forks, double forks, climbing tigers, running, rubbing, rowing, poles, raising and lowering anchors, etc. These actors must have good martial arts skills to perform brilliantly. When the land boat dance is performed in a relatively fixed venue, it is often necessary to sing like a play according to the play being performed. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)

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