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Bowl folk dance of the Tay people in Tuyen Quang Province

TQO - Bowl folk dance has been handed down by the Tay people in Tuyen Quang Province for hundreds of years.

The Tay People in Phuc Son Commune, Chiem Hoa District performing the bowl dance.

Bowl dance describes the weaving activities of the Tay people in the past. The instrument performing for this dance includes a bowl and chopsticks which used in the daily meals. The bowl is used for silk incubation while the chopsticks are used for stirring the compressed silk in the bowl. People must stir evenly to let the silk threads roll into the chopsticks. This movement is repeated many times until there is enough silk to weave the fabric.

The number of performers is about 6-8 people.

Currently, the bowl dance is still performed by the Tay people during holidays and upland markets.

The dance is not only entertaining but also expresses the wishes of a happy life as well as encouraging people to continue enthusiastically working, producing and preserving the their brocade weaving.

Hoang Anh

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