| Description |
Previously, Thái people called Xoè "xé", but in the mid-twentieth century, the word "xé" changed its sound to Xoè. Nowadays, people are used to using Xoè to call Xoè art, Xoè dance, Xoè song.
There are many ways to classify Xoè. According to the accompanying props, there are the following dances: fan dance, scarf dance, hat dance, mák hính dance (music fruit spread), phá pết dance (eight-person music dance interwoven), ông teo cup dance (Xòe dance with Ritual pole), xoè nhủm hưa (boat pushing), xoè tó cáy (cockfighting), xoè cheraw dancing (bamboo dance), xòe chan khon, etc. According to the performance environment, there is xoè performance (exciting, entertainment) and rituals (sacred, related to beliefs)
In the movements of xoè, the man plays a supporting role and helps the woman. Xoè's movements are balanced in pairs, each pair in horizontal rows, vertical rows, circles, squares, intertwining, and circling. Spreading bracelets is popular in cultural events with the participation of many people. Basic movements involve the movement of the legs and arms.
Music is mainly performed by 2 or 4 people with pipes, flutes, flutes, drums, gongs, and cymbals. The rhythm of the music emphasizes the first beat and glides to the following beats in the 2/4, and 4/4 measure with the movements of gliding, stepping, and soft bouncing, half-hearted bouncing, punctuated in the movements of many Thái xòe melodies. The rhythm simulates Then's journey to heaven. It is performed in rituals, parties, festivals, and community cultural events. Particularly rare, the Thái people in Vân Hồ have Xoè during funerals. The subject holding and practicing is the Thái community. |
