Li Kui, Lin Chong. Song Jiang…These are popular (man) from the classic novel Outlaws of the Marsh(水浒传). Every Spring Festival, they "come out" of the novel and dance in the street. This is Yingge dance.
Yingge dance is a (tradition) Chinese folk (民间的) dance in Guangdong. It is a mix of dance, opera and kung fu. It gets ideas from Outlaws of the Marsh and (tell) stories of good beating evil(邪恶).
Dancers wear opera-style makeup and hold short sticks in (they) hands. While walking and dancing. they hit the sticks together. With the fast beating drums and the (dance) cool moves, the dance rocks the streets and makes people feel powerful(有力的).
Guangdong, young and old all like the dance. Female (女性) Yingge dance started later than the male dance. It (usual) gets ideas from the stories of Mu Guiying and Hua Mulan.
Zheng Zixin. 8*grader, is a member of a female Yingge dance team in Shantou. She(become) popular online when dancing during the Spring Festival this year.
"Yingge dance is very cool,"she said."Practicing the dance is hard work, we will bring out our best."For people, Yingge dance is not just a kind of dance, but also a way of showing the hope.
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