Chapter 16: The Mid-Autumn Festival Feast 1

As soon as you go to the high city, you will be sad, and the willows will be like Tingzhou. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Creek clouds rise at the beginning of the day Shen Pavilion, the mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings. Under the birds, the green Qinyuan is in the evening, and the cicadas are singing in the autumn of the Han Palace. Pedestrians don't ask about the year, so the east of the country comes to Weishui. - "Xianyang City East Building" Tang Xu Hun.

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One day passed in a blink of an eye, and in due time, August 15 and beyond, the ten-year Qinshan gathering of the nine countries officially began.

It's night. A full moon hangs high in the night sky, and the moon is surrounded by stars.

Tiancheng is the hinterland of the continent. The outer mountainside of the Qinshan Mountains. Huiguo Palace.

Outside the brightly lit palace, there is a patrol guard with swords and soldiers walking back and forth, in the palace, the prince of the eight countries and the queen of a country sit at the same table regardless of the host and guest, everyone pushes the cup and changes the lamp, and the staggered light is the silk and bamboo in the hall, singing and dancing.

According to the traditional rules of the Qinshan gathering, each of the nine countries participating in the banquet must present a song and dance at the banquet to show friendship, the type of song and dance is not limited, the number of participants is not limited, only one song and dance must be presented.

The dances on the Tiancheng continent are divided into civil and military, civil officials hold feathers, and military attaches hold shields and axes: "Silk Dance" (dance with a long handle decorated with colorful silk), "Feather Dance" (dance with bird feathers), "Emperor Dance" (dance with colorful bird feathers), "Dance with Oxtail", "Dry Dance" (also known as "Soldier Dance", dance with shield).

The Silk Dance, the Feather Dance, the Emperor Dance, the Xuan Dance, the Dry Dance, and the Human Dance are called the "Six Little Dances", which are the music and dance teaching materials used to educate the children of the nobility in the Tiancheng Continent for more than 1,000 years, and sometimes they are also used on some sacrificial occasions.

This year's ten-year Qinshan gathering of the Nine Kingdoms, Fengming Country is the first country in the Nine Kingdoms to go to the temple to dance, and it is the feather dance in the "Six Little Dances". Of course, because Feng Mingguo has always respected women, and women's responsibility is to protect their families and defend the country, and the dancers who dance to entertain everyone are naturally men......

Following the dancers of Fengmingguo, the dancers of Xiaoguo, a neighbor of Fengmingguo, danced a peacock dance.

Although it is only a solo dance, the peacock flies down the mountain, strolls through the forest, drinks the spring and plays in the water, chases and plays, drags its wings, basks its wings, spreads its wings, shakes its wings, shines its wings, points the water, kicks the branches, rests the branches, opens the screen, flies and so on vividly and vividly, which makes the princes of various countries present breathtaking.

After the dancers of Xiao Guo retreated, they were followed by dancers from Yingguo, a neighbor of Fengming Kingdom, who danced a Hu Xuan dance.

In the center of the brightly lit hall, four Yingguo dancers danced rapidly in the sound of drums, like snowflakes fluttering in the air, like fluffy grass flying in the wind, even the speeding wheels felt slower than them, even the rapid whirlwind was inferior, left and right tireless, thousands of laps and turns.

The princes of various countries sitting around and the palace maids and eunuchs who were waiting around the princes could only see the four Yingguo dancers in the arena with their feet crossed on their toes, their left hands crossed on their waists, and their right hands raised, their whole body with flowing ribbons, and their skirts turned into arcs...... They spun so fast that they could barely see their faces and backs.

This is really a response to "Hu Xuannu, Hu Xuannu." The heart should be stringed, and the hand should be drummed. The strings and drums are raised, and the snow is fluttering and dancing. Turn left and right tirelessly, thousands of turns of time. There is no comparison of things in the world, and the wheels are slow and the whirlwind is late...... a poem!

After the dancers of Yingguo retreated, the dancers of Huiguo who went up to the hall to perform dances were danced in a white silk dance.

The white silk dance dress is sewn with cloth woven from linen, which is not only soft and delicate in texture, white in color, like white clouds gently fluttering in the blue sky, but also has long sleeves. This kind of long sleeve best exemplifies the characteristics of the dance movements of the white silk dance, where the dancers raise their hands and the long sleeves flutter to form a variety of light dynamics.

There are several kinds of movements of dancing sleeves: "covering sleeves", "brushing sleeves", "flying sleeves" and "raising sleeves".

When the dancer tilts and slowly turns around, he slightly covers his face with both hands, half covering his delicate posture. The sleeve flick is about the same as the sleeve cover, both are gently brushed over.

The flying sleeves are relatively fast, and after the rhythm is accelerated, the dancers compete for their sleeves, like snowflakes flying up and down. The sleeves are more stretched, and the sleeves are slowly raised when the rhythm is slower and the light dance is slow.

The movements of the white silk dance are known for the kung fu of the hands and sleeves, and the footwork is divided into light and fast rhythm.

When the rhythm begins, the dancers start gently, their bodies just moving gently, as if they are not moving, but are being pushed forward, somewhat similar to the "cloud steps" in opera dance, while holding their hands high as if a white bird is flying.

As the tempo gradually increases, the dance steps and movements increase with it, but it still maintains a light posture, which forms the ethereal tone of the dance. It takes a lot of skill and physical strength to perform a graceful dance at a fast pace. After a dance, the dancers are all "flowing and dyeing their faces and scattering fragrant flowers", that is, they are sweating.

The dancers sometimes bend their waists and turn around, sometimes their feet move lightly, their dancing postures are elegant, their clothes are white, and they are radiant. The dancers are also good at using their eyes, smiling and looking forward to it, as if complaining and complaining, which produces a charm that seduces the soul.

When performing the Bai Xuan Dance, there is often vocal and instrumental accompaniment, and the accompaniment is sometimes very rich, using a variety of instruments such as zheng, se, sheng, and zhu. It is while the symphony is in charge and the light songs are sung, that the dancers dance and show their wonderful skills.

At this moment, more than ten Huiguo dancers are dancing in the center of the brightly lit hall in white white dance clothes, whether it is "covering sleeves", "brushing sleeves", "flying sleeves" and "raising sleeves".

After the Huiguo dancers retreated, the dancers of Liangguo who went up to the temple danced a water sleeve dance.

The water sleeve dance pays attention to the unity of body rhyme, swaying posture, essential charm, and technique charm are very important.

The strength and expressiveness of the water sleeve dance are complementary and inseparable. If you don't go through the correct "hard method" to train, the water sleeve will be like two strips of cloth that do not obey, unable to retract or get out, so the water sleeve dance is undoubtedly the most test of the dancer's skills.

At this moment, six Liangguo dancers wave long colored water sleeves in the center of the brightly lit hall, or throw, or throw, or spin, and the two water sleeves that are several meters long are like the dancers' own arms, shrinking freely, which makes people breathtaking.

After the dancers of the good country retreated, the dancers of the Great Liang Kingdom danced in the upper hall, dancing a dance of neon clothes and feathers.

Tang Xuanzong cited "Ni Clothes and Feather Clothes Song" as a proud work, and began to perform only in the court, and in the twenty-eighth year of Kaiyuan, when Yang Yuhuan met for the first time in Huaqing Pond, Xuanzong played "Ni Clothes and Feather Clothes Song" to guide. At that time, Minister Zhang said that "Huaqing Palace" clouds: "The sky is sinking and the night is not young, and the blue clouds and fairy songs are dancing." A jade flute went into the air, and the moon was full and the Lishan Palace was leaking. ”

"Neon Clothes and Feather Song" was popular for a while in the Kaiyuan and Tianbao years, and after the Tianbao Rebellion, the court did not perform again.

Due to the beautiful music and exquisite conception of the "Ni Dress and Feather Clothes Song", this song was also rehearsed in various feudal towns in the future, so the literati of the Tang Dynasty all sang or recorded it.

Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty once made "Song of Ni Clothes and Feather Clothes", cloud: "I used to be the emperor and served the emperor, and I once accompanied the banquet in Zhaoyang. There are thousands of songs and dances, and I love the neon dress dance the most. During the dance, the cold food spring breeze day, the jade hook bar under the incense case. The dancer in front of the case, Yan Ruyu, does not wear vulgar clothes. The rainbow dress and the grace shook the crown, and the sky was full of flowers. Wan Ting doesn't seem to let Luo Qi go, and Gu Tingle is suspended. The chime and the flute are mixed with each other, and the sound of hitting and playing is endless...... If you want the national color to be passed on, but I am afraid that this dance will be abolished in the world. The advantages and disadvantages of Yanyuan are far apart, and most of them are only lifted by people. Li Juan and Zhang Zhijun are not suspicious, and they also plan to follow and teach. ”

With the decline and collapse of the Tang Dynasty, a generation of famous songs "Ni Dress" turned out to be "silent". In fact, in the Middle Tang Dynasty, this song has been forgotten by many people. In the Five Dynasties, Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, got the residual score, and Zhou Ehuang and the musician Cao Sheng searched for the sound according to the score, supplemented the music, and once arranged the rehearsal, but it was no longer the original flavor......

After the dancers of the Great Liang Kingdom retreated, the dancers of the Yan Kingdom danced in the upper hall, and they danced a Lingbo dance.

In the beautiful fairy music played by the jade flute, drum, pipa, square ring, reed, gonghou, clapper and other musical instruments, the dancers of the Yan Kingdom floated on the stage, performing a solo dance, soft dancing, light dancing, like floating clouds in the air, and like a sunny water, showing that the fairies in the Dragon Palace are dancing around on the waves, which can really be described as "Lingbo micro-step socks are dusty, who sees the slender body at that time"!

After a dance, the dancers of the Yan Kingdom retreated.

Feng Ming Kingdom, Xiao Kingdom, Ying Kingdom, Hui Kingdom, Liang Kingdom, Liang Kingdom, Yan Kingdom of the seven countries of the song and dance have been dedicated, and now the dancer who is dancing in the hall is a dancer of the Dazhang Kingdom, dancing a stunning dance.

"Amazing Dance" focuses on the use of freehand techniques, through dance movements to express the beautiful image of the wild goose soaring in the air, the dance is full of beautiful charm, the dance posture is light, elegant, soft and free.

The Tang Dynasty poet Li Qunyu even had a poem "Changsha Nine Days to Climb the East Tower to Watch the Dance" and praised: "There are beautiful women in the south, and the light green waist dances." The feast is in the autumn twilight, and the clouds and rain are flying. It is as graceful as a dragon and as graceful as a dragon. The more Yan strikes the Qianxi, Wu Ji stops the white silk. The slow state cannot be poor, and the complex posture is curved to the end. The low lotus breaks the waves, and the messy snow lingers in the wind. When it falls, it wanders, and the repair wants to go back to the void. I couldn't catch it, so I flew away to chase the shock. ”

At this moment, the Dazhang National Dancing Girl in the center of the brightly lit hall is like a wild goose flying in the air, making people suddenly think that they have seen a flying wild goose, a brilliance.

After a while, as the dancers of the Great Chapter Kingdom withdrew from the hall, it was finally the turn of the dancers of the Red Ice Kingdom to take the stage.

The Red Ice Dancers presented a sword dance with a total of ten dancers.

The sword dance, also known as the sword dance, is named because of the sword holding dance.

The ancient sword weapon was a symbol of power and status, and the sword weapon was a noble and glorious instrument.

People gradually realized the important role of the sword in strengthening the body, and later evolved into a means of exercising the body - swordsmanship in martial arts.

Sword practitioners in the practice of martial arts and sword practice, but also the sword as a tool to express feelings, express the heart, so the ancients have "dance to achieve joy", "dance to the fullest" said, and there are "poetry, calligraphy, painting, sword, piano, chess" talk, the sword has become one of the symbols of people's cultural literacy.

The sword dance should be a dragon-shaped tiger step, swimming the dragon and the phoenix. The dragon shape refers to the body method, the tiger step refers to the footwork, the dragon refers to the sword technique, and the phoenix refers to the wrist. Through handsome, soft, orthodox and brittle shape and strength, the "hand-eye-body method" is highly coordinated, pleasing to the eye, and the enjoyment of beauty is achieved.

Body technique is the basis of sword training, and feeling the coordination of the sword is the basic law of body technique.

The swords in the sword dance are divided into single swords, double swords, and sword-shaped short swords. Single swords generally have sword spikes, and the sword spikes are divided into long and short parts, up to one meter long. Dancing up, the sword and spike are rigid and soft, and there are many changes, which makes the sword dance a lot of color.

There is a movable device between the hilt and the body of the short sword, and the performer can freely swing and rotate the short sword to make it emit a regular sound, which complements the beautiful dancing posture and creates a fighting atmosphere.

The sword dance is chic and heroic, the form is gorgeous and colorful, and from the perspective of action changes, it can be roughly divided into two categories: "standing sword" and "walking sword". The "Standing Sword" moves quickly and agilely, and the posture is calm and crisp when stationary, full of sculpture; The action of "Xingjian" is continuous, such as Changhong and swimming dragon, beginning and end one after another, and like flowing clouds and water, uniform and tough.

The rhythm of the dance of the sword dance is basically a tune with a "bell" rhythm that runs through and is in harmony with the sound of the sword.

During the dance, four people wear battle hats and uniforms, and dance with money belts around their waists, and their swords are placed on the stage. Every two people face each other, first dance the prologue dance, then bend down to pick up the sword, hold the right hand first, then turn to the left hand, slowly stand up, swing the sword and dance, and gradually push to the climax. The dance ends with a spin of the "Swallow Wind Dance" (the movement of bending backwards and forwards and turning the body rapidly).

Although it is a sword dance, there is no murderous atmosphere, and the dignified and leisurely performance of the dancers gives people a beautiful enjoyment.

Unlike the court sword dance, the folk sword dance is more combative, and the skilled sword dance performance is dazzling.

At this moment, I saw ten Red Ice Country dancers holding three-foot green peaks with sword spikes standing up to the hall one by one, and immediately occupied the open space left in the center of the main hall.

Each of the Red Ice Dancers wore bright red narrow-sleeved suits, wore a mask with a bright red expression and an empty expression on their faces, tied a bright red hairband in a ponytail at the back of their heads, and tied bright red ribbons around their waists and wrists.

The people of the Red Ice Kingdom have always been famous for their love of red, especially bright red, deep red, bright red and other bright and eye-catching reds, so the princes of the countries present did not express any doubts about the bright red dress of the Red Ice Country dancers.

With the rhythmic dance music, the dancer of the Red Ice Kingdom, who holds a three-foot green peak with a sword spike, slowly raises his sword, and continuously makes a series of swordsmanship movements such as swinging the sword, stabbing the sword, flirting the sword, sweeping the sword, dotting the sword, piercing the sword, and wrist flower.

In between the advance and retreat, in the rapid and rapid dance, the bright red hairbands tied behind the heads of the dancers of the Red Ice Country, the bright red ribbons around their waists and wrists all danced with them. Accompanied by the sound of rumbling drums, bright red ribbons flutter all over the sky in a sword light, dazzling to see, changing color and making people feel graceful and light as a swallow. (To be continued.) )