Dances have been an integral part of Viet culture since the ancient time as evidenced from the depictions on Dongson artifacts. Through many upheavals of history, as war and peace replaced each other time to time, turmoil and prosper came and left, Vietnamese dances went through some losses, gains, and modifications to come to their current forms today. Though different in types and themes, all traditional Vietnamese dances today have the following characteristics:
- Focus is placed on the movements of the arms and the upper body (from waist up). Much less attention is paid on the movements of the legs and the lower body. Interestingly enough, a large number of Western dances are not termed "múa" (dance) but "nhảy" (jump/skip) in Vietnamese because they focus on the movements of the legs rather than the arms. If a Vietnamese tell you to "múa", and you just move your legs in a very skillful way, they will saying you're not performing a "múa", but if you just move your arms while standing in one place, they will accept that performing as a "múa". All these show how arm movements are crucial and focus points to Vietnamese dances.
- Movements in traditional Vietnamese dances are often not fast, not slow, only enough to display "grace". It's very tempting to say grace is what it's all about in majority of traditional Vietnamese dances.
- Movements of the group as a whole is more important than movements of one individual. Therefore, formation is very important in Vietnamese dances, and solo dance is very rare. (Note: Having a lead dancer in a group is different from solo dance).
Dances have been an integral part of Viet culture since the ancient time as evidenced from the depictions on Dongson artifacts. Through many upheavals of history, as war and peace replaced each other time to time, turmoil and prosper came and left, Vietnamese dances went through some losses, gains, and modifications to come to their current forms today. Though different in types and themes, all traditional Vietnamese dances today have the following characteristics:
- Focus is placed on the movements of the arms and the upper body (from waist up). Much less attention is paid on the movements of the legs and the lower body. Interestingly enough, a large number of Western dances are not termed "múa" (dance) but "nhảy" (jump/skip) in Vietnamese because they focus on the movements of the legs rather than the arms. If a Vietnamese tell you to "múa", and you just move your legs in a very skillful way, they will saying you're not performing a "múa", but if you just move your arms while standing in one place, they will accept that performing as a "múa". All these show how arm movements are crucial and focus points to Vietnamese dances.
- Movements in traditional Vietnamese dances are often not fast, not slow, only enough to display "grace". It's very tempting to say grace is what it's all about in majority of traditional Vietnamese dances.
- Movements of the group as a whole is more important than movements of one individual. Therefore, formation is very important in Vietnamese dances, and solo dance is very rare. (Note: Having a lead dancer in a group is different from solo dance).
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