Study On The Movement Form Of Hunan Hanshou Dihuagu Dance

In ancient times,Hanshou County was called Suo County,which belongs to Changde City,Hunan Province.Yuanshui and Lishui River in the county are connected to the river and the sea.It has profound historical and cultural deposits and colorful folk traditional literature and art,among which Hanshou Dihuagu is one of them.Hanshou County Dihuagu was initially formed in the middle of the Ming Dynasty,and gradually perfected and matured in the Qing Dynasty.After that,local artists constantly refined,arranged and absorbed the nourishment of the Dihuagu and sister arts from other regions,and finally formed the Dihuagu style that is widely popular in Hanshou area at present.Hanshou Dihuagu belongs to one of the folk dance forms of the Han ethnic group,and is also a cultural phenomenon that concentrates the artistic wisdom of the Hanshou people.It has distinct regional and profound historical and cultural connotation.The characteristics of its dance movements can be summarized as "low,twisting,twisting and bending".Hanshou(Yudepu Town)Dihuagu was listed as a county-level intangible cultural heritage project by the Hanshou County People’s Government in August 2009.Starting from the dance character of Hanshou Dihuagu,this paper aims to explore the movement form of the dance of "Hanshou Dihuagu" in Hunan province,and makes a comprehensive analysis of Hanshou Dihuagu by using the method of literature research,field investigation and theoretical research.Through interviews with the staff of Hanshou County Cultural Center,folk artists Liu Chungui,Liu Zhengxin,Liu Jia,Li Yimei and predecessors of the fifth generation of county intangible cultural heritage Hu Yinglong and Hu Guangdao,the author has further studied and explored the origin and development of Hanshou County Dihuagu.This paper is divided into three parts.Firstly,from the regional cultural background,source analysis and performance form,the ecological environment,the emergence and development of Hanshou Dihuagu,and the specific form of expression are discussed in detail and system.Based on the above analysis,this paper studies the dance movements of Dihuagu in Hanshou County,analyzes the dance movements and formations,and combines the aesthetic ideas and cultural implications contained in its dance vocabulary.Finally,on the basis of discussing the living state and the causes of the formation of the Dihuagu dance in Hanshou County,and thinking about how to protect it,the significance of its inheritance and development and future development direction are clarified as the focus of the sustainable development of Hanshou Dihuagu dance.