中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第169期:腰鼓戲
Waist Drum Dance
腰鼓戲Waist drum dance performance usually involves many people, sometimes hundreds, a magnificent sight for the viewers. During the performance, the drum is hung slantingly on the left-side of the performer's waist, and the dancer, with the drumsticks in each hand, dances and beats the drum at the same time. The waist drum dance is characterized by strong and varied rhythm,vigorous and dynamic style,a harmonious combination between drum beating and dancing. The drumbeats also vary from a single beat to variegated beats,from slow to insistent beats, which, when combined with performing movements, have vivid names such as "three nods of phenix""a good wash of the tiger's face"，"drumming of the thunder god"，"flying of the butterfly"，"pecking of the chicken"，"horse trotting"，and so on.
腰鼓舞蹈表演，通常涉及到許多人，有時有幾百個，景象蔚爲壯觀。在表演中，腰鼓傾斜地懸掛在表演者左側的腰部，跳舞者在每個手中拿着鼓槌在同一時間敲鼓。腰鼓舞蹈的特點是強大和多樣化的節奏，富有朝氣和活力的風格，打鼓和跳舞之間的和諧結合。打鼓聲也各不相同在單一的節拍和多節拍和從慢到快之間，其中，當與表演的動作相結合，有生動的名稱，如“三鳳點頭”“老虎洗臉”，“雷霆之怒”“蝴蝶飛”的、,“雞啄食”，“馬小跑”，等等。
