北盘江流域彝族海马舞研究

Research to Haima Dance of Yi Nationality in Beipanjiang River Valley

海马舞是北盘江流域彝族传统丧葬仪式中,丧家女婿或女婿家请来的男性表演的舞蹈。关于海马舞的源起有戈阿楼说和孟获渡江说;海马舞是彝族先民在长期的生产实践和社会生活中逐渐形成并世代传承的丧葬祭祀舞蹈,是祖先迁徙、征战和民俗生活的集中表现。

The haima dance of Yi nationality in Beipanjiang river valley is usually performed by male in a funeral ceremony who are invited by he son-in-law or his family of the dead people. There are a saying about the origin of the dance, i.e. Ge-a-lou and Meng-huo crossing the river. On the whole the Haima dance is a traditional activity of funeral and sacrifice gradually formed in the long-term production practice and so?cial life of Yi nationality ancestors, and it is the epitome of their migration, war and folk life.