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The Thái people in Mường So, Phong Thổ, Lai Châu have over 30 Xoè dances, but all of them originate from six ancient Xoè dances: Khắm khăn mơi lảu (raising a scarf to invite wine), Phá xí (bottle), Đổn hôn (back and forth), Nhôm scarf (toss the scarf), Ỏ lọm tốp mư (circle of applause) and Khắm khen (holding hands). In addition to fan Xòe dances, scarf Xòe dances, hat Xòe dances, and music fruit Xòe dances, Thái people also have many dances named after events, content, and props, such as xòe chan khon, xòe kếp phắc, xòe kếp bók, etc.
Xòe here also originates from the songs and dances associated with thirty-six farewell songs to Then (Heaven). However, the unique features of Xòe in Lai Châu are associated with the White Thai community. Mường So, Phong Thổ is the cradle of famous Xoè dances and Xoè dances in history, associated with the "Thái kings" of the Đèo family. The "Xòe Đèo Team" with hundreds of beautiful and talented girls once went to France to perform. Many Xòe dances associated with props have become "trademarks" of Thái Xòe here such as Xỏong, fans, scarves, and hats. The rhythm of stepping up, forward, backward, holding hands to form an inner circle, the outer circle and inner circle walking parallel, the outer circle and the inner circle going back and forth are the unique features of the community here.
Accompaniment instruments in ancient Xòe include 1 drum, 2 gongs, and 1 cymbal. Xoe dance rhythm has 3 repeating melodies symbolizing 3 souls: heaven, earth, and humans. In the middle of the Xòe circle of the ancient Thái people, there was erected a trimmed pole - the tree of all things, on the tree hung the shapes of land and water animals, the moon and the sun, woven from bamboo or carved from wood. At night, you can spread around the fire - the fire is both the center of the spreading circle and provides light for spreading at night. Xoè dance helps people forget the fatigue of everyday life so that after the Xoè festival, returning to everyday life, people love work and life more. |
