| Xiangxi Miao drum dance was listed as intangible cultural heritage in 2006.With the rapid development of tourism economy,its traditional form and original function have been replaced by increasingly prominent commercial value.The author will study the social and cultural ecology of Miao dance in Xiangxi through dance ecology,and use the theory and research methods of "dance ecology" to make a scientific explanation.This paper summarizes the ecological environment,historical and cultural background of Miao drum dance in Western Hunan,explores its rich cultural connotation,analyzes its dance form,explores the cultural characteristics of Miao drum dance in Western Hunan based on dance noumenon,and extracts the dynamic factors that can promote its protection and inheritance in the living culture.The author hopes that this paper is an effective attempt that the theory of dance ecology is applied to the study of the specific forms of ethnic traditional dance,and to explore a suitable way to effectively inherit the forms of ethnic traditional dance in modern society,so as to find a feasible way for the inheritance and development of Chinese ethnic folk dance.This paper consists of three parts: the living environment and the current situation of the Miao dance in Xiangxi,the dance ecological analysis of the Miao dance in Xiangxi,and the ecological protection dilemma and protection strategies of the Miao dance culture in Xiangxi.The first part describes the living environment of Xiangxi Miao drum dance from the geographical and humanistic characteristics of Xiangxi Miao,and expounds the protection policy,folk performance activities and the current situation of academic teaching of Xiangxi Miao drum dance.The second part interprets the historical culture of Xiangxi Miao drum dance,and decomposes the action form of Xiangxi Miao drum dance by using dance form analysis,In the third part,the author will focus on the ecological protection of Xiangxi Miao dance culture,and put forward some reference strategies to emphasize the value of criticism,enhance the power of development and ensure its inheritance. |