Red Ansai Waist Drum

Ansai is a relatively poor county in northern Shanxi, but the people here have created a unique dance routine marked by its rustic simplicity. With a large troupe of dancers, sometimes over 100 strong, jumping and dancing in unison to the beats of drums, this dance gives an awesome outdoor performance against a background of rolling hills and deep valleys. It exhibits a strong and vigorous display of bold and unrestrained body movements. Kicking up a storm of dust, it seems to say that life is hard; defiantly, they are determined to conquer hardship. This is the Ansai Waist Drum Dance, an art form of local invention, unknown anywhere else in the world.The longstanding and renowned waist-drum dance has a unique style and integrates dance, song and wushu into a whole. The changeable procession is powerful and vigorous, bold and unrestrained. The atmosphere and rhythm are lively and enthusiastic. The waist-drum dance is suitable for performance in the open air or on stage. Dimensions: 9"3/4Hx4"3/4D Drumstick: 9"L Belt: 39"LPreparation Time: 2-3 working days