Chinese Folk Dance Teaching Combination Arrangement Method

Author: Zhou Ping
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This textbook addresses the issue of choreographing teaching combinations for Chinese ethnic and folk dance. Based on drawing upon the experiences of predecessors and combining its own teaching practices, it analyzes the visual aspects of the inherent movement principles and aesthetic characteristics of Chinese ethnic and folk dance. From this perspective, it summarizes and extracts principles and specific methods for choreographing teaching combinations across four stages: single, compound, comprehensive, and competition. It also provides a detailed analysis of the combination examples listed, focusing on the application of the choreographic methods and the reflection of the choreographic principles. Each chapter of the textbook is followed by discussion questions and assignments to facilitate learners in applying what they have learned promptly. As the main textbook for the "Choreographing Combinations of Chinese Ethnic and Folk Dance" course at Beijing Dance Academy, this textbook primarily targets a broad range of teachers and students engaged in vocational education in Chinese ethnic and folk dance. It also holds strong practicality for the popular education of Chinese ethnic and folk dance.
Zhou Ping is from Xiamen. She studied at the Department of Chinese Folk Dance at Beijing Dance Academy and graduated in 1991, after which she remained at the academy to teach. She is currently the Director of the Han Dance Teaching and Research Office at the Department of Chinese Ethnic and Folk Dance, Beijing Dance Academy. She has served as a mentor for multiple editions of the "Tao Li Cup" Dance Competition. In 1991, 1994, and 1997, she consecutively received the "Tao Li Cup" Dance Competition Mentor Award and the Outstanding Gardener Award from the Ministry of Culture. She has participated in the choreography and direction of graduation gala performances multiple times. Notable choreographed galas include Yang Yang Da Ge (The Great Singing River) and Feng Qing Zhong Guo (Chinese Charm); notable directed galas include Feng Qing Zhong Guo (Chinese Charm). Her major works include Lan (Orchid), Liu Yue Qing He (June Clear Lotus), Hao Hua Ji (The Blooming Season), and Jian Hua (Silk Flowers). In 1995, she participated in the writing and recording of the adult textbook Chinese Folk Dance, independently completing the Northeast Yangge section. In 1999, she joined the writing of The Great Series of Chinese Art Education · Dance Volume · Chinese Folk Dance Teaching Materials and Methods, responsible for writing the female class textbooks for Yunnan Flower Lantern, Northeast Yangge, and part of Jiaozhou Yangge, winning the Second Prize of the National Outstanding Teaching Achievement Award and the First Prize of Beijing's Outstanding Teaching Achievement Award.
Huang Yi Hua was born in Guangdong. From 1988 to 1991, she studied at the Department of Chinese Folk Dance at Beijing Dance Academy. After graduation, she remained at the academy to teach and is currently the Director of the Ethnic Minority Dance Teaching and Research Office at the Department of Chinese Ethnic and Folk Dance and a Lecturer. In 1998, she participated in the second "Tao Li Cup" Dance Competition and won the Outstanding Performance Award. From 1991 to 2003, she consecutively received the Outstanding Gardener Award as a mentor for the third, fourth, and seventh "Tao Li Cup" Dance Competitions. From 1997 to 1999, she was invited to the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts as a visiting lecturer. From 1993 to 1999, she served as the director for multiple galas and large-scale events, including the Xiamen graduation gala Xiao Bai Lu (Little Egret), the "20th Century Classic Works Award Gala," the "Celebration of Hong Kong's Return," and the "Celebration of Macau's Return." Her work Chun Nao (Spring Celebration) won the First Prize for Choreography at the Shenyang International Yangge Festival and the Outstanding Teaching Play Award at the fourth "Tao Li Cup" Dance Competition. In 1995, she participated in the writing and recording of the adult textbook Chinese Folk Dance, independently completing the Yunnan Flower Lantern section. In 1999, she joined the writing of The Great Series of Chinese Art Education · Dance Volume · Chinese Folk Dance Teaching Materials and Methods, winning the Second Prize of the National Outstanding Teaching Achievement Award and Beijing's First Prize for Teaching Achievement.