Studying Yangko Dance at Shanghe Area of Jinan City, Shandong province, China

Abstract

           The research purpose was to study the Yangko dance at Shanghe area of Jinan city, Shandong province. The methodology was qualitative method which collected data by interview 3 experts and observed the Yangko dance at Shanghe area of Jinan city.
           The research result was there are many people participating in the performances, and the performers are usually divided into three categories: the first category is the person in charge of Yangko performances, and its significance is somewhat equivalent to that of stage performances. log. The second category is performers participating in Yangko dance, and the third category is accompanists, generally divided into percussion bands and wind bands. Among the performers participating in Yangko, they are divided into doctors, umbrellas, drums, sticks, flowers, clowns, jugglers and martial arts performers. The doctor is an artist with rich experience in Yangko performances and is familiar with the movements of various roles. His responsibility is to arrange and train the movements of the Yangko artists in the village, which usually plays a big role in the Yangko performance style of the village. influence. Among the accompanists, there are usually six or seven people, and the accompaniment instruments include drums, suona, etc., and the number of " head umbrellas " is usually configured in a ratio of 1: 2: 2: 2 . The big drum plays a central role in these musical instruments. It changes the speed and strength of beating the big drum according to the changes in the movements of the drum, so that the dance performance and the musical instrument accompaniment are better integrated.