Wen Chang Elementary School, Hsin Kang Township, Chia Yi County

Questionnaire for Dance Students

1. Is the Dance of Six Rows of Six tiring? Why?

(1) No. Because it is fun.

(2) No. Because I can make friends with others.

(3)No. It is an honor.

(4) No. We can take breaks.

(5) Not so bad. You get the chance of performing as long as you keep learning.

(6) Yes. The time of exercise is too long and we are under the sun.

(7) Yes. The tempo of the dance is too slow.

(8) Yes. It is too hot and the dance is repeated.

 

2. Why do you have a break in the middle of the Dance of Six Rows of Six?

(1) So that the Sacrificers can have time for worshiping.

(2) So that they have time to read the prayer and worship the spirit-tablet with lighted incense sticks..

(3) The Dance consists of three stages and thus we have to stop in the middle.

(4) Because we have to stop to change to a new movement. At one stage, we have to stop for a long time.

(5) We stop to rest for a while.

 

3. What are the parts that constitute the Dance?

(1) Three parts: the first offering, the second offering, and the final offering.

 

4. What is the use of the implements used in the Dance?

(1) They are pleasing to the eyes.

(2) They are more solemn.

(3) They are a kind of decoration.

(4) They can make us dance perfectly.

 

5. Are the Dance movements hard to remember?

(1) No, as long as you practice them.

(2) No, we have the hanging charts to remind us of the next movement.

(3) Yes, they are very complex.

(4) Kind of. Some movements are hard to learn.

 

 

6. Why are all Dance Students male?

(1) People of old thought men are more important than women.

(2) It is an age-old tradition. You can't let girls take the place of boys.

(3) Girls are of less physical strength. They can't stand too long under the sun.

(4) More solemn.

(5) Girls are afraid of standing under the sun. They tend to faint.

(6) Because Confucius was male.

 

7. Why are Dance Students tall?

(1) So that they look imposing.

(2) So that they show good physical strength.

(3) So that Confucius could see them.

(4) So that they can hold ritual implements.

(5) So that their movements would be beautiful.

(6) So that ritual implements can be purchased easily.

 

8. What do you think is the most difficult movement?

(1) The movements of the end of the second offering and the final offering.

(2) The last movement when we have to prostrate on the ground.

(3) The last movement of the final offering.

(4) The movement of raising hands and lifting feet.

 

9. Why do Dance Students dance with ritual implements?

(1) It looks imposing.

(2) It is a tradition.

(3) It is more polite.

(4) It means respect for Confucius.

 

10. What do you do when making a wrong movement?

(1) Do not stop, don't get nervous, keep dancing.

(2) Correct the error and catch up with others' movements