"Song and Dance" and Circle Dance in Hounan Festival

Brown people like singing and dancing. They always sing and dance loudly until late at night on New Year's Day. Young Bulang people have to learn to play all kinds of musical instruments and practice singing all kinds of tunes since childhood. The tunes in Brown Mountain can be divided into four types: throwing, killing, pulling and composing. Throw a passionate lyric; The slaughter is in high spirits and very lively; It is suitable for singing folk songs to be accompanied by Xiao Sanxian. Du Diao is used in duet in big dance, praising the new life of the nation and heroic historical figures. The lead singer often improvises and adds lyrics according to the scene. Brown people's songs closely cooperate with colorful dances, and the popular "dance songs" in Mojiang area are an example. Dancing is dancing and singing. Because of the different dance steps, there is a difference between "two songs" and "three songs". When one village dances, experts from other villages are often invited to participate. A singing contest was held after the dance, and melodious folk songs echoed in the night sky of the village for a long time.

Circle dance is the favorite group dance of Brown youth. When dancing, the dance is led by Mao Shaotou, who can sing and dance well. With the rhythm of gong and elephant foot drum, the girls automatically form a circle and move their feet counterclockwise while dancing. The dance is light and graceful. A group of young people are jumping the tiger in the inner circle. They sometimes disperse, sing softly with girls, sometimes get together to imitate the behavior of animals and dance, and so on, expressing their joy.