How many people are there in the waist drum team?

Waist drum teams range from four to eight people to dozens or even hundreds.

Waist drum teams can be large or small, ranging from a dozen people to hundreds. The team is huge, the movements are neat, the patterns are refurbished, the colored silks are flying, and the drums are deafening, which is very spectacular. Now it has become a form of collective entertainment in the square at various parties, and it is also an activity of entertainment and fitness for middle-aged and elderly people.

The history of playing waist drum

Waist drum is a traditional folk dance with a long history, which originated in the north of China. It is a yangko performance during the Spring Festival.

It is said that Ansai waist drum, which is famous all over the country, was first brought there by immigrants from jia county and Hengshan, and later spread. Playing waist drum is generally performed by a team composed of many people.

During the performance, the actor hangs a small drum obliquely around his waist, holds a drumstick in both hands, and beats the drum with the accompaniment of gongs and drums and suona. Its movements, sometimes prancing and jumping, are passionate and unrestrained; Sometimes patting is slow, gentle and dexterous. Its formation, sometimes a long dragon, sometimes a square, changes in an orderly manner, and the pace is neat. Young actors, in particular, are very devoted and full of masculinity in their performances, and often win applause from the audience.

Playing waist drum is generally carried out in the first month of the Spring Festival, the celebration and commemoration of major festivals, and the celebration and celebration of large conferences. , ranging from dozens to many 100. When performing, performers wear uniform costumes and props.