Shenshan Tribe

Paiwan traditional songs One of the contents of Paiwan festival activities. The Paiwan people are a calm and introverted nation, and their singing and dancing expressions further confirm this characteristic. In traditional ballads, it is a singing form composed of duet and lead singing and singing. It is sung with classical and gorgeous lyrics, which is very similar to the scene of ancient poets reciting poems. The traditional songs of the Paiwan people are classified according to the body movements of the elders when expressing the songs. They can be roughly divided into two types, one is siqilaqiladj (songs sung while sitting down), and the other is siziazian (songs sung while dancing). The so-called "dancing and singing songs" of the Paiwan people are actually simple four-step dances around a circle, without exaggerated jumps and formation changes. There is an "exception" to this phenomenon, and that is the warrior dance. Traditionally, the warrior dance does not have a specific dance name. Tribal elders call this dance, often using "zian na uqaljaqaljai" (men's dance) or "zian a mintjuljutjuljuk" (jumping dance). "zian na uqaljaqaljai" (men's dance) indicates that this dance was only for men in the past, and women were not allowed to participate; The usual gentler four-step dance is different.warrior dance When dancing the warrior dance, the men's clothing should be simple and masculine due to the intense dance movements. Common warriors wear semi-long-sleeved tops, short skirts, light headdresses, knives around their waists, and bare feet. In the past, warrior dancers used to wear short skirts, but now dancers often wear half-piece trousers that cover the entire foot, which should be due to changes in dressing habits later. There are two timings for the warrior dance, one is when hunting and the other is when going out for battle. Before hunting, the warriors will gather together, tell their expectations and wishes for this hunting, and pray that the ancestors can help them hunt the prey. After hunting, sometimes they will use the warrior dance to report the hunting results this time, and use this to show off their heroic deeds to other companions, and tell the extraordinary experience of hunting.

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Rukai sing and dance The dance of the Rukai people is similar to that of the Paiwan people. Sandimen Township holds a township-wide competition with the theme of warrior dance. The team is mainly composed of adult males, who sing and dance in the way of crossing and holding hands with one person apart. There are two ways of running clockwise and counterclockwise. When the leader sings and narrates, the team runs in a clockwise direction, following the rhythm of the leader's singing melody, moving slowly with four beats of "left-right-right-left" as a cycle unit, but the response Phrases show increased range of motion. In addition to the exaggerated movements of raising and lowering the arms, there are also more changes in the dance steps, such as raising the feet, leaping forward, and jumping in the opposite direction. The length of some melodies and beats will be handled differently by different tribes and lead singers, showing various changes.

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