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Dances of China. An exploration of cultural dances from China. Different Types of Dances. Chinese Folk Dances XingJiang Drum Dance Taiwanese Folk Dance Kung-Fu Fan Dance Traditional Chinese Dances Dragon Dance Feather Fan Dance Sword Dance. Costumes and Traditional Dress.
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Dances of China An exploration of cultural dances from China
Different Types of Dances • Chinese Folk Dances XingJiang Drum Dance Taiwanese Folk Dance Kung-Fu Fan Dance • Traditional Chinese Dances Dragon Dance Feather Fan Dance Sword Dance
Costumes and Traditional Dress Lion Dance Rainbow Dance Classical Dance Mongolian Bowl Dance
Sheng (pan pipe) Di-Zi (flute) Ruan (guitar) Pipa (lute) Yue Qin (mandolin) San-Zian (banjo) Jing-Hu (Peking opera fiddle) Chinese Instruments
Ceremonial – For praying to the Gods for bountiful harvests Dramatic – for reporting and commemorating historical events Martial – for demonstrating fighting techniques Agricultural – for celebrating nature and work Meaning of the Dance
Works Cited • Ncta.osu.edu/06/cols/Bucek-china2.pdf • en.epochtimes.com/news/7-3 30/53518.html • www.houstoncul.org/eng_culexg/c004.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance