I am officially in shock. I have 30 year old video tape with that exact same group performing in front of arabian audience in abu dhabi :) Never thaught I would find this footage online!! Thank you thank you thank you :D
Thank you for this video; I am studying the popular ethnic dances in my Chinese class and am glad to be able to see a visual representation of it! Beautiful.
hahaha lol yay! we're going to this dance for our next performance! haha its kinda the same version but we just changed some formation and few steps from it
i only have the short instrumental one from The Myth soundtrack (movie starring jaickie chan and Kim Hee Sung?)..
i loved the move the Peacock Dance. The one we have is on tape, which was recorded probably even before i was born or around the time i was still tiny.. and the quality is really... well, not all that great. some parts are even like really... what's the word. forget, it. it's bad quality.
I just now read the comments from the poster and the whole Korean thing made things so much more clear now! For years I've wondered about its Dai origin, but it does seem extremely Korean now, from the movements to the music!
Which country are you talking about when you say "our"? Are you Korean or are you Chinese? lol I can't tell. I'm not a historian or archaeologist, so I can't really tell you which way and I am not sure. I've just always though of it as Chinese, but it's so possible also that it was originated (not the Dai style, but just this style of peacock dance) from Korea.
It is impossible that this style is from Korea. The design of this dance is originated from Dai ethnicity, a rather primitive tribe in South China, and this type of dance was as old as 2000 years. Usually the composer would personally went to that area and learn and refine the dance, and then modify to what you saw. If you observe dance styles of other chinese ethnicities (inner-mongolia), you might feel all those have some Korean color. But those are from ancient Chinese ethnicities.
It is impossible that this style is from Korea. The design of this dance is originated from Dai ethnicity, a rather primitive tribe in South China, and this type of dance was as old as 2000 years. Usually the composer would personally went to that area and learn and refine the dance, and then modify to what you saw. If you observe dance styles of other chinese ethnicities (inner-mongolia), you might feel all those have some Korean color. But those are from ancient Chinese ethnicities.
It is impossible that this style is from Korea. The design of this dance is originated from Dai ethnicity, a rather primitive tribe in South China, and this type of dance was as old as 2000 years. Usually the composer would personally went to that area and learn and refine the dance, and then modify to what you saw. If you observe dance styles of other chinese ethnicities (inner-mongolia), you might feel all those have some Korean color. But those are from ancient Chinese ethnicities.
ooo this reminds me of an oooollldddd movie that i have. but i have a hmong dubbed version. pretty good. but its like a there are 7 daughters of a king or emperor, they come down to earth to play and one of them i think the youngest, falls in love with a human prince. the bad is an old wizard or something who turns into a crow at the end to try to escape. anyone know the original title?
@Depak86 It's called The Peacock Princess. There are a lot of versions of that story where a heavenly maiden gets her dress taken from her and she marries a man on earth but eventually gets her dress back and returns to the heavens.
I'm not positive, but I think she meant that there are simliar movements. It's well known that the peacock dance originated from the Dai ethnic group, and it used to be a male dance. I do not know of any Uzbek peacock dances, but there might be Uzbek dances with similar movements to imitate different birds.
You will see more Ballet in the Chinese Peacock dance. Even the costume has a strong ballet "Swan Lake" tu-tu look about it. Even to the use of Ballet point shoes.
The Uzbek style, you will see the dancer wearing boots, or Spanish Flamaneco/Tap shoes with their costume. The wear a Persian hat with a peacock feather.
On the Peacock dance it self, it is considered one of the oldest dances/style in Classical Chinese. Finding supporting documentation on the Chinese Peacock dance is not hard to find, if you are intersted in entering it in an Art and Science competition."
Enjoyed watching the graceful dance. The peacock dancing in the wild keeps beat and is fascinating to watch too! "Sarang-The peacock" captures the real dance to the beat of an Indian raga.
what? sorry, but I don't think I understand you. The peacock dance is originated from the Dai ethnic group of Southern China. Other ethnic minorities have similiar dances. The moves symbolize the movements of the peacock, and the moves during the fast section are typical Dai moves (see Dai dances such as Xiao Pu Shao)
give me a time to connect with this lady. I'm sure that she told that peacock dance originated from Uzbek ethnicity and has gracefull arm/hand movement coming from uzbek-persian dance and dancers have easy recognazibal jewels on their heads. If you know clips of Uzbeki peacock dance let me see them.
My aunte takes dance class and she did this dance! Well these people dance way better. In the beginning they can't hold it round whoever holds it in the back.
I am officially in shock. I have 30 year old video tape with that exact same group performing in front of arabian audience in abu dhabi :) Never thaught I would find this footage online!! Thank you thank you thank you :D
ismaltinok1982 7 months ago
Thank you for this video; I am studying the popular ethnic dances in my Chinese class and am glad to be able to see a visual representation of it! Beautiful.
SquabAttack 1 year ago
This is TOTALLY from DAI ethnic. Not korean.
MicThao 2 years ago
@MicThao
Gnomatic meant the lead dancer is Korean, not the dance. I thought the same way when I first read it.
violinlover95 2 years ago
WOW THIS DANCES IT KOOL.
Chuekhang99 2 years ago
very well, really very well
lcincupar 2 years ago
Wonderful , seeing this dance bring a moment of bliss
sixtango 3 years ago
dai peacock dance is excellent
saitaimongmow 3 years ago
Nice that the Chinese and Koreans worship a Tai dance.
hanoibunny 3 years ago
i danced to this song. my teacher was in this dance
nancyfancy411 4 years ago
Oooo... This was pretty cool!
xciciel 4 years ago
hahaha lol yay! we're going to this dance for our next performance! haha its kinda the same version but we just changed some formation and few steps from it
PerdyChineseDancer 4 years ago
Beautiful!!!
redphoenixrising1 4 years ago
DOES ANYONE HAVE THE SONG?
DOES ANYONE HAVE THE SONG?
i only have the short instrumental one from The Myth soundtrack (movie starring jaickie chan and Kim Hee Sung?)..
i loved the move the Peacock Dance. The one we have is on tape, which was recorded probably even before i was born or around the time i was still tiny.. and the quality is really... well, not all that great. some parts are even like really... what's the word. forget, it. it's bad quality.
I NEED THE SONG!
cheekySEEKy 4 years ago
I just now read the comments from the poster and the whole Korean thing made things so much more clear now! For years I've wondered about its Dai origin, but it does seem extremely Korean now, from the movements to the music!
snaildealer 4 years ago
how can you be so sure that Koraeans did not borrow this from China?
You've learned too much from our country.
alliesun08 3 years ago
Which country are you talking about when you say "our"? Are you Korean or are you Chinese? lol I can't tell. I'm not a historian or archaeologist, so I can't really tell you which way and I am not sure. I've just always though of it as Chinese, but it's so possible also that it was originated (not the Dai style, but just this style of peacock dance) from Korea.
snaildealer 3 years ago
It is impossible that this style is from Korea. The design of this dance is originated from Dai ethnicity, a rather primitive tribe in South China, and this type of dance was as old as 2000 years. Usually the composer would personally went to that area and learn and refine the dance, and then modify to what you saw. If you observe dance styles of other chinese ethnicities (inner-mongolia), you might feel all those have some Korean color. But those are from ancient Chinese ethnicities.
alliesun08 3 years ago
It is impossible that this style is from Korea. The design of this dance is originated from Dai ethnicity, a rather primitive tribe in South China, and this type of dance was as old as 2000 years. Usually the composer would personally went to that area and learn and refine the dance, and then modify to what you saw. If you observe dance styles of other chinese ethnicities (inner-mongolia), you might feel all those have some Korean color. But those are from ancient Chinese ethnicities.
alliesun08 3 years ago
It is impossible that this style is from Korea. The design of this dance is originated from Dai ethnicity, a rather primitive tribe in South China, and this type of dance was as old as 2000 years. Usually the composer would personally went to that area and learn and refine the dance, and then modify to what you saw. If you observe dance styles of other chinese ethnicities (inner-mongolia), you might feel all those have some Korean color. But those are from ancient Chinese ethnicities.
alliesun08 3 years ago
Anyone know the name of the song?
snaildealer 4 years ago
very beautiful
edaukte 4 years ago
ooo this reminds me of an oooollldddd movie that i have. but i have a hmong dubbed version. pretty good. but its like a there are 7 daughters of a king or emperor, they come down to earth to play and one of them i think the youngest, falls in love with a human prince. the bad is an old wizard or something who turns into a crow at the end to try to escape. anyone know the original title?
Depak86 4 years ago
@Depak86 It's called The Peacock Princess. There are a lot of versions of that story where a heavenly maiden gets her dress taken from her and she marries a man on earth but eventually gets her dress back and returns to the heavens.
AtarashiNOhi 6 months ago
This is very nice...*sighs...I wonder how the men version looks like...?
moviebookfan 4 years ago
Hmm, maybe there is a possiblity that long long ago the persians and the Dai people had some relations.
snaildealer 4 years ago
I'm not positive, but I think she meant that there are simliar movements. It's well known that the peacock dance originated from the Dai ethnic group, and it used to be a male dance. I do not know of any Uzbek peacock dances, but there might be Uzbek dances with similar movements to imitate different birds.
prttyanglprncss1 4 years ago
"The Chinese Peacock dance and the Uzbek Peacock dance are very similar is style. Music and costuming are how you can tell the two dances apart.
Uzbek uses the Middle Eastern music, and the costuming is very Persian.
GalinaMora 4 years ago
While the Chinese Peacock dance is from the Dai area of Southern China, and the costume has more of a Thai influence in style.
The other main difference between the two dances, on how much Western Ballet in thrown into the dance style choregraphy.
GalinaMora 4 years ago
You will see more Ballet in the Chinese Peacock dance. Even the costume has a strong ballet "Swan Lake" tu-tu look about it. Even to the use of Ballet point shoes.
The Uzbek style, you will see the dancer wearing boots, or Spanish Flamaneco/Tap shoes with their costume. The wear a Persian hat with a peacock feather.
GalinaMora 4 years ago
On the Peacock dance it self, it is considered one of the oldest dances/style in Classical Chinese. Finding supporting documentation on the Chinese Peacock dance is not hard to find, if you are intersted in entering it in an Art and Science competition."
GalinaMora 4 years ago
Oh, f.. you! I think your business is going really bad if you have to fill out all you tube with your freaking websyte! Please give us a break!
GalinaMora 4 years ago
They are beautifull!!!! ;)
haylin13 4 years ago
Enjoyed watching the graceful dance. The peacock dancing in the wild keeps beat and is fascinating to watch too! "Sarang-The peacock" captures the real dance to the beat of an Indian raga.
SusanSharma 4 years ago
This is old version..but it really good to see it.
glamour74 4 years ago
But it's a folk Uzbeki dance. Could you give a new version? Thanks!
GalinaMora 4 years ago
are you talking about the peacock dance? because this is the very first form of peacock dance in China.
prttyanglprncss1 4 years ago
Yes, I'm talking about peacock dance.
GalinaMora 4 years ago
I'm pretty sure the peacock dance is not a folk Uzbeki dance, unless people from Uzbekistan also celebrate the peacock.
prttyanglprncss1 4 years ago
This thing told me a teacher of classical chinese dance.
GalinaMora 4 years ago
what? sorry, but I don't think I understand you. The peacock dance is originated from the Dai ethnic group of Southern China. Other ethnic minorities have similiar dances. The moves symbolize the movements of the peacock, and the moves during the fast section are typical Dai moves (see Dai dances such as Xiao Pu Shao)
jw128 4 years ago
oops, sorry, posted under an account name that isn't related to me.....that previous post was by me also
prttyanglprncss1 4 years ago
give me a time to connect with this lady. I'm sure that she told that peacock dance originated from Uzbek ethnicity and has gracefull arm/hand movement coming from uzbek-persian dance and dancers have easy recognazibal jewels on their heads. If you know clips of Uzbeki peacock dance let me see them.
GalinaMora 4 years ago
My aunte takes dance class and she did this dance! Well these people dance way better. In the beginning they can't hold it round whoever holds it in the back.
starshinerz 4 years ago
i've seen this dance before somewhere in 2000 but this version is way better!! wow, such beauty!!
inyxyooj 5 years ago
Bravo! Dai dance are the best in the world!
kaox44 5 years ago
ya thanks
51335830 4 years ago
haha this dance is hella old! good to see more oldschool dances on here. Thanks for posting =)
lilbluexox 5 years ago
this is a very nice dance...i'm amazed by it because its older women dance and their skirts really look like a peacok
laydeh06 5 years ago
Haha, they are atually not old at all, ~20. Must be different makeup styles. They used to retire in their mid-20s.
GnomaticReverie 5 years ago