舞蹈人类学视角下湘西土家族摆手舞的文化基因解码

Cultural Gene of Xiangxi Tujia Waving Dance under the Perspective of Dance Anthropology

摆手舞是土家族人民千百年来所创造的精神财富,有"东方迪斯科"之称,是最具土家族民族特色、最能反映土家族古老风俗的民间舞蹈。本文结合舞蹈人类学的相关理论,对湘西土家族摆手舞的动作动律特点、艺术特色及民族文化意蕴进行了分析,指出摆手舞是土家族人栖居环境的文化印记、民族历史的身体语言书写,是其社会组织结构形态艺术表达与民族信仰的舞台展示。

Waving Dance,which is called ＂ oriental disco＂,is the spiritual wealth that created by Tujia minority for thousands of years. Waving dance is a folk dance with distinctive Tujia ethnic characteristics and can reflect the Tujia ancient custom very well. Based on the dance anthropological theory,the action rhythmic characteristics,artistic features and national culture implication of Xiangxi Tujia Wave Dance were analyzed in this paper. Then the author points out that the Waving Dance is the cultural imprint of Tujia＇s living environment,the body language writing of its national history,the artistic expression of the social organization structure and the stage show of its national belief.