Bachelor of Science in Nursing 2YA

PHED213: BSN 2ND YEAR 1ST SEMESTER MIDTERM 2021

CHINESE FAN DANCE
- Chinese fan dance is performed in celebration of Chinese
culture.
- It represents beauty, grace and delicacy.
- It also expresses feelings of joy. The dance is composed of
consistently changing rhythms paired with consistently
changing body positions.
- The fan dance is believed to have begun during the Han
dynasty. This dates the fan dance to around 200 AD.
- It was also during the Han dynasty that the first effort was
made to collect and preserve the country's folk dances.
Thankfully, this practice became important to following
generations and folk dances of old are still shared today.
- Like most other forms of folk dance, the Chinese fan dance
developed as a way to share stories, preserve the culture and to
communicate feelings and emotions without words.
- Shuffling dance movements.
- Minimal and quick footsteps similar to sliding steps.
Civilian Fan Dance
- Civilian fan dances tend to be more flowing and detailed,
celebrating grace and beauty.
- They derived from early dances celebrating the distribution of
the food gathered from hunting and fishing; people would
dance holding feathered banners.
Military Fan Dance
- The military dancing was done with weapons, in coordinated
group movements. This evolved into the movements used in
military exercises.
Fans
- The fans are used to highlight the graceful movements of the
dancers and as extensions of very delicate poses. They can be
used as a sort of prop, representing a basket of food, a gift or a
found treasure.
- The fans are made of a variety of materials including feathers,
paper or bamboo and they reflect the highest level of
craftsmanship and artistry.

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