Research On Mass Group Dance In The "Seventeen Years" Of New China

The mass group dance in the "seventeen years" of new China(1949-1966)mostly takes place in the square field,which is different from the performance dance on the stage.On the basis of cooperating with the mainstream propaganda,it has a certain form of entertainment for the masses.The main participants are students,workers,soldiers and farmers,which are different from professional dancers.The collective dance of different groups shows the spirit and life theme of different groups.The movement language of "seventeen years" mass group dance has the characteristics of openness and unity.In the form,it is mainly a pair of men and women,with the circle as the most basic and main scheduling mode,and the form of circular scheduling is ever-changing.The mass group dance in the "seventeen years" of new China extends the dance forms of circle dance,traditional Chinese philosophy and aesthetics,Yan’an Literature and art and other cultural genes vertically;horizontally,the exchange of foreign culture and local culture also has an impact on the group dance.In addition,the mainstream social factors,ideology and mass psychology of advocating unity and pursuing cohesion also appeared in the form of group dance.The "seventeen years" mass group dance,as a popular cultural and entertainment project with the highest participation at that time,also realized the cultural functions of shaping personality,realizing " socialization" and inheriting national culture,played the social function of uniting the masses,guided the improvement of the aesthetic level of the masses,and realized the function of aesthetic education,which symbolized the unity,equality and perfection of new China."Seventeen years" mass group dance is an inevitable occurrence in the process of mass cultural and entertainment exploration.It is the artistic practice of the central literary and art policy.It realizes the dynamic balance among the masses,art and politics,has strong initiative in achieving the re confirmation of women’s status at that time,and promotes the improvement of social production efficiency by occupying the masses’ spare time life.Through the research,the author concludes that: to carry out mass dance activities reasonably,we should clarify the interaction among the participating groups,mass dance and society,show the full care of the humanities."Seventeen years" mass collective dance condenses the spiritual culture of this era,which has a solid theoretical value to fill the theoretical foundation of mass dance and the development of "square dance"...