Classical Dance Taoyao
Classical Dance Taoyao
The dance "Taoyao" is selected from "The Book of Songs? National Style? Zhou Nan". This is a poem to congratulate a young girl on her marriage. According to the "Book of Rites of Zhou": In the middle of spring, men and women gather together. ?Zhu Xi's "Collected Poems" says: ?The peach blossoms (flowers) are the time of marriage. ?It can be seen that in the Zhou Dynasty, girls usually got married when the peach blossoms were in full bloom in the bright spring, so the poet used the peach blossoms to cheer up and sang a hymn for the bride. Old theories such as "Mao Xu" and others thought it was related to concubines and kings, which is not accepted by modern people. Below is the classical dance of "Taoyao" that I have collected for you. If you like classical dance, don't miss it!
Text of the poem/"Taoyao"
Taozhi Yaoyao
The beauty is shining brightly.
The son has returned home,
It is suitable for his family.
The peach is young,
There is truth in it.
The son has returned home,
It is suitable for his family.
The peach is young,
The leaves are pure.
The son returns home,
It is suitable for his family.
Translation/"Peach Blossom"
Thousands of peach blossoms are in full bloom,
The color is bright and red like fire.
This girl is getting married,
Returning to her husband’s house happily.
Thousands of peach blossoms are in full bloom,
The fruits are large and plentiful.
This girl is getting married.
If you have a son early, you will have a prosperous heir.
Thousands of peach blossoms are in full bloom,
The lush green leaves never fall.
This girl is getting married.
Let’s work together to bring harmony to the family.
Comments/"Taoyao"
1. Yaoyao: the appearance of flowers in full bloom.
2. Zhuozhuan: The flowers are as bright as fire. Hua: Flush.
3. Son: This girl. Yu Gui: The girl is getting married. In ancient times, the husband's house was regarded as a woman's home, so it was called "Gui".
4. Appropriate: docile and friendly
5. Pork (f?n grave): fat. If there is 蕡, it means 蕡衡.
6. Zhen (zhēn 真): The leaves are lush.
Commentary of "Tao Yao"
"Tao Yao" is a classical dance of the Han and Tang Dynasties, which expresses the mood of a girl about to get married. The images created in the poem are very vivid. The bright peach blossom is used as a metaphor for the beauty of a girl. After watching such a dance, the image of a girl as bright as a peach blossom and as full of youthfulness as a small peach tree emerges in front of your eyes. First, peach is used as a metaphor, and then flowers, fruits, and leaves are used as metaphors. It is very layered: from flowers blooming to fruiting, and then from fruit falling to leaf blooming; the poetic meaning of the metaphor also gradually changes, adapting to the growth of peach blossoms, and it is natural and clear. Become, merge into one.
Just as shown in "Peach Blossoms" in the Book of Songs, they run away and burn their flowers. The entire work fully demonstrates the shyness of the woman to be married and her beautiful expectations for the future. The whole poem is divided into three chapters. The first chapter uses bright peach blossoms as a metaphor for the bride's youth and charm. People often say: The first person who uses flowers to compare beauty is a genius, the second person who uses flowers to compare beauty is a mediocre person, and the third person who uses flowers to compare beauty is a fool. "The Book of Songs" is the first collection of poems in my country, so it is not an exaggeration to say that this is the first book to use flowers to compare beauty. Since then, flowers, especially peach blossoms, have been used to compare beauties. For example, Chapter 13 of Wei Ruan's "Poetry of Ode to Huai": "Peach and plum blossoms bloom every day, shining brightly." "Capital Nanzhuang" by Cui Hu of the Tang Dynasty: "On this day last year, in this gate, the faces of the people and the peach blossoms reflected each other's red." ? Song Dynasty Chen Shidao's "Bodhisattva Man" lyrics: ? Jade wrists pillow fragrant cheeks, peach blossoms bloom on the face. ?They all have their own characteristics, and naturally they cannot be dismissed as mediocre or stupid. However, they are all influenced by the poem "The Book of Songs", but the influence varies, and the application is clever. What is written here is that the fresh peach blossoms are blooming one after another, and the newlyweds who have been dressed up are both excited and shy at the moment, with flushed cheeks. It is really a human face with peach blossoms, and the charm of the two complements each other.
The poem describes both scenes and people, and the scenes blend together to create a joyful and warm atmosphere. This kind of scene can still be seen at rural weddings even today. The second chapter expresses wishes for marriage. After the peach blossoms bloom, they will naturally bear fruit. The poet said that its fruit is fat and big, which symbolizes that the bride will give birth to a son early and raise a fat and white baby. The third chapter uses the lush peach leaves to wish the bride’s family prosperity. The abundant fruits on the peach branches and the dense shade of the peach branches' leaves are used to symbolize the happiness of the newlyweds' married life. It is really the most beautiful metaphor and the best praise! Zhu Xi's "Collected Poems" believes that every chapter is The use of "Xing" is certainly reasonable, but if you carefully play with the poetic meaning, it is indeed a comparison between Xing and Xing, and the comparison and Xing have both uses. There are three chapters in the poem. Each chapter starts with peach, and then uses flowers, fruits, and leaves as metaphors. It is very layered: from flowers blooming to fruiting, and then from fruit falling to leaves blooming; the poetic meaning of the metaphor also gradually changes, and is related to The peach blossoms grow in harmony with each other, forming a natural and integrated whole. .
Following the Han and Tang classical dance "Taoyao", which is full of dreamy atmosphere of girls waiting to be married, from "The Book of Songs □ Zhou Nan □ Taoyao", the whole dance is filled with the atmosphere of youth, and the dancers have graceful postures It creates an image of a girl like a little peach tree for the audience. The girls jumped lightly, like peach elves, and the whole dance was filled with a joyful and joyful atmosphere. In the dance song "Peach Blossom" from The Book of Songs, the face of a girl to be married is as beautiful as peach and plum blossoms, making the audience feel as if they are in a peach forest in full bloom in April. The young girls are playing and playing, and the girl's crisp laughter is accompanied by the peach blossoms. The fragrance of the flower hits your face, and the dance full of vitality blooms in this beautiful world like peach blossoms on the branches.
The pink silk and white clothes and pink makeup, the shy eyes of the girl to be married, and the daughter’s shyness revealed when hiding her face were all performed by the dancers with perfect dance postures, accompanied by The melody is as simple and elegant as flowing clouds, and the Allegro that follows shows the unique naughtiness and liveliness of the girls. The bright eyes, the blushing shy face of the girl accompanied by the peach silk dress, all viewers are attracted by this Attracted by the peach tree spirit.
The dancers waved their peach-colored transparent sleeves, and the pink gauze was fluttering. Contained in the peach blossom petals are the girls’ longing and expectation for a beautiful and happy life: ?Peach Zhiyaoyao, Burning its beauty. When the son returns home, it is suitable for his family. The peaches are as beautiful as the peaches. When the son returns home, it is suitable for his family. The peach is young, its leaves are pure. When the son returns home, it will be a good time for his family. ?The girl as beautiful as a peach blossom has the best imagination for a better life in the future.
As the director of the Department of Foreign Languages, Culture and Entertainment, I chose "Tao Yao" as a performance on the occasion of the college's 50th anniversary. During the rehearsal process, as the person in charge of this dance, I had a deeper understanding of "Tao Yao".
As iconic movements of Han and Tang classical dances, sleeve throwing and head-bending and bending appear frequently in "Tao Yao". In the dancers' bowing and bending movements, the girls' frowns and smiles are vividly portrayed. , which makes people feel the charm that is unique to girls, just like the peach blossoms blooming in April, making people smell the breath of spring in the dance.
?Turning the head and bending the waist? This action is manifested in the artistic dance with the theme of sleeve dancing and waist bending. It pays attention to the changes in waist skills and sleeve styles, and uses soft waist skills to show the charm of dance. There are fast-paced skill performances and high-spirited momentum at any time, but the tone is soft, light, long, bright in color, and rarely languid or decadent. The dances of the Han Dynasty, represented by "Tao Yao" and "Ta Ge", have the above-mentioned style characteristics. On the one hand, they reflect the prosperous and progressive atmosphere of the Han Dynasty, and on the other hand, they also express the royal aristocrats and literati who are the main audiences of this type of dance. Appreciate taste and aesthetic requirements.
Regarding the production of clothing, we used the original clothing as a template and spent 1,300 yuan to make the clothing. It can be said that it is almost the same as the original clothing, with water sleeves in one hand and a handkerchief in the other, but the line dance Come on, water sleeves and handkerchiefs are not very easy to throw up. In fact, it requires the strength and skill of the dancer's arms. Moreover, the rehearsal of this dance requires very high control of the formation and front-to-back distance. If you are not careful, you may get off stage or stand in the wrong position. It also requires very high requirements in terms of personal skills, especially for the main dancer, in terms of body shape, flexibility and personal skills.
In terms of music, the accompaniment and melody are full of characteristics of the Tang Dynasty. It has the characteristics of the palace of the Han and Tang Dynasties. ;