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Dance without props

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Some of the famous Chinese cultural dance are the ones with props (such as the Lion dance and the Fan dance). However, there still are Chinese dances where props are not used. Some of the non-prop dance includes those of the modern day dance that are still popular. These may be easily seen on residential streets of China.

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Single gender dance

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Gender is am important factor in an art piece, since it has a strong symbolization. Thus, Chinese cultural dance is also sentitive in choosing the gender of dance. The choice of the gender of dancers is mostly influenced by the symbol of women, but may also include hisorical reasons.

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Communist dances

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These are dances that originated from the period of Communism in China and are used as a part of its propaganda.

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Buddhist dances

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These are dances related to Buddhism or have Buddhist influences.

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