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Title
Yi dance
佾舞
Subject
Chinese cultural dance
Description
Yi dance, meaning "row dance" is part of a traditional Confucian ceremony in Confucianism. The most obvious characteristic of this dance is that dancers are arranged in rows, typically 8 dancers in 8 rows.
Relation
Chinese Imperial Dance
Tiaoqian
Shamanistic dance
Yunmen Dajuan
Tiaoqian
Shamanistic dance
Yunmen Dajuan
Chinese Cultural Dance Item Type Metadata
orignal date
since Shang dynasty
Popular Time
Shang dynasty
Stylistic Origins
Confucianism
Culture Origins
Confucianism
Chinese
Chinese
Main Participants
Imperial court dancers
believers in Confucianism
believers in Confucianism
Purpose
to honor Confucius
Dress Code
Manchu clothing
Chinese ceremonial clothing
Han clothing
Chinese ceremonial clothing
Han clothing
Typical Instruments
civil dance: pheasant feathers, red flutes in a square formation
military dance: shield, battleaxe
feather plumes
military dance: shield, battleaxe
feather plumes
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