On The Choice And Use Of Props In The Creation Of National Dance

Dance props are commonly used in folk dance. Dance props help to create dance characters, to tell the stories, and help to express emotion. In this sense, researching on the choosing and using of dance props is very important to choreographing.Differing from daily necessities and stage props, dance props are the core of the things on the stage. They are the key to creating dancing characters, to prompting the story and affecting the emotion on the stage.Before using dance props, you must know how to choose them reasonably, which demands considering their roles and conditions firstly. Totally, choosing dance props must consider these aspects, such as contingency and necessity, the criterion of truth and value and aesthetic demand and substance demand.To create a good dance, you must consider both the choosing and the use of dance props. The using of dance props must combine many different elements together, such as telling story and expressing emotion, substantial and imaginable character and the real and transcendent character.