Sun Quan stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Although the sword dance has the spirit of a warrior and an iron horse, it is mostly just talk on paper. People like me who have seen many battles on the battlefield don't like to watch it very much. In comparison, it is still a gentleman."
My son's dance is more to my liking."
The sword is a vicious weapon used to kill people in ancient times. So what use does the sword have in fields other than military?
In fact, Confucius once answered this question. It is said in "Confucius Family Notes": "Zilu saw Confucius in military uniform and danced with his stick and sword." This is the earliest record of sword dance.
"Han Shu·Dongfang Shuo Zhuan" also mentions that Dongfang Shuo "learned fencing in his fifteenth year", which shows that many folk at that time regarded fencing as a compulsory course since childhood.
The reason why I have been learning swords since I was a child is that swordsmanship had many functions at that time, because when Chinese history entered the Han Dynasty, swords were gradually replaced by knives and exited the military field.
Swordsmanship has also begun to develop among the people, and has penetrated into the circles of philosophy, culture, and entertainment. It has more and more connections with Taoist priests, knights, and literati.
In the actual evolution, swordsmanship skills have gradually been integrated into comprehensive aspects such as fighting, art, sword dance, and self-cultivation, and are displayed on the stage in various forms.
Sword dance is also called sword dance. There is a movable device between the hilt and body of the dagger. The performer can swing and rotate the dagger freely to make regular sounds, which complement the beautiful dance postures and create a kind of dance.
Fighting atmosphere.
The dance rhythm is "Daling". The sword dance was originally a male dance. After a long period of spread, it gradually evolved into a slow and elegant female dance. During this period, the sword dance was mostly danced by men, and there were many types.
, usually a four-person dance. There is also a juvenile sword dance passed down by wandering artists. Its style is like martial arts and has a combat nature.
Sword dance is a Chinese folk dance with a long history and was most popular during the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Due to the heroic movements and graceful rhythm of swordsmanship, it has been used for fighting, fitness and lyrical performance since ancient times; there are not only long sword dances, but also short sword dramas (jianjiannongwan in Baixi).
According to "Confucius' Family Sayings", when Zilu met Confucius in military uniform, he drew his sword and danced;
"Historical Records of Xiang Yu" also records the story of Xiang Bo and Xiang Zhuang dancing with swords at the Hongmen Banquet. In the Han Dynasty, there was a person dancing alone with a long sword, and there were also scenes of two or four people dancing with swords. Sword dance
It has been very popular in the Han Dynasty.
After the Han Dynasty, swords as weapons were gradually replaced by long weapons. Sword dance has developed greatly as a fitness and lyrical skill.
The sword is a symbol of power and status. The sword is a noble and glorious instrument.
People gradually realized the important role of the sword in strengthening the body, and later it evolved into a means of exercising - swordsmanship in martial arts. Sword practitioners also used the sword as a way to express their emotions during their martial arts practice.
, a tool to express one's heart, so there are sayings of "dancing to achieve joy", "dancing to express one's thoughts", and there are also talks of "poetry, calligraphy, painting, sword, piano and chess". The sword has become a culturally literate tool for people.
One of the signs.
The sword dance should be in the shape of a dragon and a tiger's steps, playing with the dragon and the phoenix. The dragon shape refers to the body technique, the tiger step refers to the footwork, and the dragon refers to the sword technique.
Xi Feng refers to the wrist. Through the handsome, soft, straight and crisp shape and strength, the "hands, eyes, body and steps" are highly coordinated, pleasing to the eye, and achieve the enjoyment of beauty. Of course, sometimes you can also dance impromptu, without asking for anything.
The sense of beauty is like that of Gan Ning and Lu Meng,
Shenfa is the basis of swordsmanship training, and feeling the coordination of the sword is the basic rule based on shenfa.
Through practice, students can initially grasp and feel the characteristics and force flow of various sword techniques, and gradually understand the coordination rules of body technique, sword technique, and footwork.
The swords in sword dance can be divided into single swords, double swords and daggers.
A single sword usually has a tassel, and the tassel can be of different lengths, up to one meter long.
When it is danced, the sword and the ear are strong and soft, and the changes are numerous, which makes the sword dance colorful.
Sword dance has graceful and heroic postures and colorful forms. From the perspective of movement changes, it can be roughly divided into two categories: "standing sword" and "walking sword".
The "Standing Sword" movements are quick and agile, and the posture when stationary is calm and sharp, full of sculpture; the "Walking Sword" movements are continuous, like a rainbow and a dragon, one after another, and like clouds and flowing water, even and tough.
The music of the sword dance basically follows the rhythm of "bell ringing" throughout, and is in harmony with the sound of the sword.
Folk sword dances are highly combative, and the skillful swordsmanship performances are dazzling. Sword dances are included in the dances of wandering artists (temple parties), which are usually performed by teenagers. There are many martial arts skills in the dances.
Pan Shu peeled off a crystal clear grape with her jade hands and fed it to Sun Quan's mouth. She thought for a moment and said, "Although I haven't read any books, I have heard people talk about the White Horse Sword Dance written by Cao Zijian of the Wei Kingdom. It is different."
The response is worth watching, and I guess the sword dances of several great governors cannot compare to it."
The white horse itself is a very romantic and noble symbol in ancient Chinese culture: it may be a tall horse sitting high in the hall, graceful Confucian ministers can control the world; or it may be a knight-errant riding a horse under a poplar tree, an athlete becoming famous far away.
Most of the poets who wrote "The White Horse" as their title are free and uninhibited people who regard death as home. They have great ambitions and romantic imagination. When they write about dreams, they can almost exhaust the world's prosperous and heroic words.
The first person to create this title was Cao Zhi during the Three Kingdoms period, which was written by Qi Sexing (Qi Sexing is the name of Yuefu Zaqu lyrics). Also belonging to Qi Sexing, there are also Cao Zhi's "Mingdu Pian" and "Mingdu Pian"
"Beauty Chapter".
The melancholy Cao Zhi and his confidants were having a banquet one night. After drinking for three rounds, he pulled out the long sword from his waist and danced with it while singing, thus the name White Horse Pian was born.
After all, Cao Zhi, who had followed his father on the battlefield, was not the incompetent nobleman in people's minds who only cared about romance. He also longed to make achievements like his father and brother, and longed to be shrouded in horse leather, but how could he be afraid of his elder brother?
Give him this opportunity, and all he has is surveillance and constant migration to the country.
Cao Zhi, his father and brother Cao Cao, and Cao Pi are collectively known as the Three Caos. The three of them have different literary styles. Cao Zhi is romantic, Cao Pi is delicate, and Cao Cao is like a sea and a mountain, thick and heroic and ambitious. Politically, the relationship between Cao Zhi and his father and brother is not very good.
So much so that in such troubled times as the Three Kingdoms, Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was not even a single opportunity to make achievements.
The second half of Cao Zhi's life, especially after Cao Pi ascended the throne, was extremely repressive politically.
The more passionate, eager and desperate he is in "The White Horse", the more depressed and melancholy he becomes in reality. This is the result of his unrestrained and pure heart.
Sun Quan nodded and said: "Their sword dance cannot be compared with Cao Zijian's White Horse sword dance. I also yearn for it. I just wish I could not see it. I wish I could imitate Cao Mengde and lament that his son should be like Cao Zijian. Unfortunately, I can't
But I can’t, and I can’t bear for my heir to end up like Cao Zijian.”