The Research On The Current State And Problem Of Square Dance

Square dance is an emerging leisure activity,the apperance of which has a close connection with the social development.With the development of the society and the improvement of people’s living standard,more and more people begin to pay attention to their health,both in body and mind.People would take exercise in different ways to keep healthy and square dance develops rapidly in this context.As other art forms,square dance has various categories according to different views from different people from the day it occurred.In Introduction to the Dance Art,dance is divided into life dance and art dance based on the function and purpose of dance.Life dance includes custom dance,religious dance,social dance,entertainment dance,physical dance and educational dance.Square dance covers almost all the dance styles in life dance and it is one of the reasons why square dance is so popular.Square dance is an activity that aims to make people healthier and happier and not to do professional training.Dance is an art form that everyone can join in and not a privilege for professional dancers.More and more dance groups are organized by amateurs in different areas,which has gradually developed into a kind of mass culture.Contrary to life dance,the purpose of art dance is to do professional training and nurture excellent dancers,which lays a good foundation for the development of dance art.The common development of life dance and art dance makes the dance family prosperous.Therefore,in order to promote the better development of square dance,the author makes it the subject to do more extensive researches.Through the field study of Chaoyang District,Automobile Industry Development District and Jingyue District in Changchun city,the author collects and sorts out a large number of related materials with methods of investigation,literature,comparation and interview.In this paper,the development status of the square dance in Changchun and the various factors that influence the occurance and development of square dance are analized objectively with specific cases.Meanwhile,square dance is divided effectively according to different activity places and content.This paper summarizes the development situation of square dance in three major districts of Changchun city and its influences on the inheritance and development of Chinese dance.However,there are still many practical problems in the fast development of square dance during the field study.So this paper puts forward some specific suggestions and methods to deal with these problems.This paper consists of four chapters.The introduction part mainly talks about the research objective,the purpose and significance of the study,and the research methods and also explains clearly the definition of square dance.Chapter one is about the history and categories of square dance.In this chapter,it is divided into square dances in primitive period,ancient times and modern age and according to the features of the square dance,it is also divided into mass groups,government-organized groups and custom celebrations.Chapter two is the main body of this paper,the author applies the methods of investigation,interview and questionnaire to do a case study of the participants,the content and the styles of the square dance in three major districts in Changchun city.Chapter three makes a general analization of the research results of the square dance in Changchun,pointing out the significance of square dance for the inheritance of folk dance culture and its benefits for both the society and individuals.The problems that need to be improved and the similarities and differences among the three districts are also involved in this chapter.Chapter four offers some advice and strategies for the problems in square dance.