“马来西亚华族舞蹈”概念探究

Concept of “Malaysian Chinese Dance”

中国民族舞蹈传播至马来西亚的历史悠久。在漫长的传承与变迁过程中,形成了今日的马来西亚华族舞蹈。根据文献资料收集、田野调查探讨马来西亚华族舞蹈的内涵、特性及与中国民族舞蹈的关系,可发现,马来西亚华族舞蹈有着丰富的内涵和外延,具有多元文化特性。它不仅是中国民族舞蹈在海外的分支,而且是马来西亚国家文化的重要组成部分。

Chinese ethnic dance has a time-honored history of spreading to Malaysia, and during the long process of inheritance and evolution, it has formed today’s Malaysian Chinese dance. Based on the literary documents and field investigation, this paper explores the connotations and characteristics of Malaysian Chinese dance, as well as its relationship with Chinese ethnic dance. It finds that Malaysian Chinese dance has rich connotations and denotations, and has multi-cultural characteristics. It is not only an overseas branch of Chinese ethnic dance, but also an important component of the national culture of Malaysia. The paper aims to contribute to the definition and clarification of the relevant concepts of Malaysian Chinese dance, and the related study of overseas Chinese dance.