Xiao Pu Shao

I really have no idea how to translate this one. It's a dance of the Dai Nationality, mostly found in the southwest province of Yunnan that borders Myanmar and India, famous for its peacock dance and probably the best known ethnic Chinese dance. This piece is not a peacock dance but retains many of the characteristic movements of the Dai dance: bending of the torso and delicate hand gestures, both a influence of South Asian dances.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• chinese
• dance
• ethnic

[nordastelo]

@finewhatevs Hehehe, you're right if you talk about nationality, but it could be confusing for the people outside of China as most think Chinese means Han (as the name of the literary language shows - Hanyu). On the other hand, Chunngwo is the "Middle country" and does not come from Han. It's just the Western distorsion of the meanings... Maybe one should specify "han" or "not han" for the dances, music, languages, etc...

[karlie945]

Do you like it? That is ME!

[jerry0o8]

her clothes kind of look similar to some Miao Clothes

[sccr4evr15]

@mz768 me too!!!! :D

[mz768]

i did this dance too!

[finewhatevs]

actually, it is a chinese dance.

dai is part of the yunan province which is in china.

a mongolian dance is considered a chinese dance, a tibetan dance is considered a chinese dance, a uyger dance is considered a chinese dance...not every chinese dance is from the Han.

[hyperchicky1]

this is a kewl dance! i lik how she turns w/ the hat on her nose. <3 her hair btw... :D

[cafecommunity]

So incredibly mesmerizing -- she seems to represent the beautiful, erotic power of women and of the moon ... I love this dance.

[siauVsiau]

wow.. i'm speechless... she's just awesome!!! i'm very proud to be chinese.

[alexzhen]

chinese is NOT represent han chinese, it represent all 56 ethnics.