Cup Dance

杯舞

It is a kind of dance popular in Erdos, Inner Mongolia. On a festive¹ or celebrative feast, after eating and drinking to their hearts/ content, people will grab wine cups from the table and start to dance to show their happiness. Each hand holds two cups and taps them to make different sounds ：quick, slow, broken and trembling. And both hands will move to music and tap different rhythms. The movements include： both hands move in the line of a horizontal Arabic numeral “eight” and the upper body moves right and left as the hands move； two hands are crossed and tap the wine cups up and down，left and right while the body moves in the same direction ； hands move in circles； both hands shake the wine cups at the seconder the eighth position of the stage when the body moves in the same direction with the hands and the line of sight moves in the opposite direction，that is to say, the ears follow whatever direction the wine cups are moving and listen to the sound； so-called circle movement： one hand hangs over the head while another hand moves in circles in front of the body； so-called horizontal swaying movement：both hands move to one side at the back, and the range of action is small around the hip, middle around the waist and big when one hand is over the head and another hand is behind the waist. At the end of some movements or at the linking part of two movements, some beautiful and fantastic movements can be seen. The lower body may kneel down or may be accompanied by various dance steps， such as round about steps. The head may carry a bowl or a lamp. As a mixture of toughness and gentleness，the dance appears graceful² and simple and has lasting³ appeal.

它是一种在内蒙古鄂尔多斯流行的舞蹈。每逢节日或宴席庆祝，大吃大喝后，人们从桌上会拿着酒杯，并开始跳舞以示自己的幸福。每个手中握有两个杯子和拍打着它们发出不同的声音：快，慢，破碎，浑身发抖。而双手将随着音乐和不同的节奏舞动。这些舞步包括：双手水平移动成阿拉伯数字“八”与上半身随着手左右移动;两只手的酒杯上下交叉，身体同时在同一方向左右移动，双手循环往复;双手摇动酒杯在后面舞台第八的位置，身体动作在同一方向用双手在相反方向的视线移动，也就是说，耳朵遵循任何方向的葡萄酒杯移动和听声音，这就是所谓的循环运动：一方面悬在头上，而另一只手在身体前方移动;这就是所谓的水平摇摆运动：双手移动到背面的一侧，和动作的范围是小髋关节周围，围绕腰部中间，一方面是在头部而另一手是腰部的后面。在一些动作或两个动作的连接部分的结束，一些美丽和美妙的动作就可以看出。下身可以下跪，或可伴有不同的舞步，比如周围舞动。头部可以携带一个碗或灯。由于这是韧性和温柔的混合物，舞蹈显得优雅而简单，具有持久的吸引力。