Hei Pu--Dance of the Dong people

[chongxin67]

You are right, my wife is Dong Chinese, this is not dong, but it is very nice.

[HmooBlonde]

that sounds like the hmong instrument...the ncais in the background...

[zhouzhzh]

This is a typical "Wa's Hair Swaying Dance". Search YouTube and you will find other videos.

[zhouzhzh]

Hei, this is to let you know that this dance is NOT a Dong people's dance, but a Wa people's dance. If you search "佤族" at Google Image, you will find that Wa girls generally wear the same outfit as these dancers. I have found a Chinese webpage saying that this dance is a Wa dance, not a Dong dance.

[yeenavy]

It's no wonder, the Han assimilated everybody. People don't know, but many of the Miao, are chinese now.

[brseavey]

In any case, it really doesn't look particularly Dong. THe Hans strike again!

[katliwdot]

very creative!

[oukham]

Dong in Lao means wilderness .The foot stumping and head mouvement look strikingly to the karan or the Ka in Laos.

[bsavanh]

dong-wilderness is not the same meaning as the ethnic name dong. dong is what the chinese refer to them as. the dong ethnic refer to themselves as "kam or lac-kam." kam means cover and possibly gold. lac means child or offspring.

[xeemlauj]

they DONG are not HMONG.. hmong are MIAO...

okay.. im hmong.. DONG dress kinda like HMONG.MIAO.. but, they are not..

[bsavanh]

i see similarities...

[bsavanh]

the Dong are not hmong or miao/meo. they call themselves kam/lac-kam, they are daic and related to thai, lao, zhuang people.

[nkaujhnubsungirl]

They are Hmong.. .or chinese call Hmong in china as Miao or Meo.. geshshs..