雷山苗族铜鼓舞 Leishan Miao bronze drum dance
苗族有着崇拜鼓的风俗，每个支系都拥有一只铜鼓或木鼓，一般每隔13年就要过一次鼓藏节，宰水牯牛或猪来祭鼓。与此同时，人们还要跳起祭鼓舞来表示对祖先的尊重和追念。 苗族铜鼓多与芦笙合奏，人们围鼓起舞，鼓点根据舞蹈动作的不同而变化。 苗族铜鼓舞以胯部的扭动和上身的摆动为主要特点，舞步豪放，舞蹈幅度大、难度高，时而如蜻蜓点水，时而如猛虎下山，独具风格。 每种舞均有鼓点鼓曲，舞姿也各不相同。每种舞姿都包含一定的内容，它们有的来自对动物的模仿，如鸭子走路等；有的来自各种生产生活行为，如捞虾捉蟹、狩猎生产等。
雷山苗族铜鼓舞相传有12种，其中一种已经失传，目前能收集到的有捉蟹舞 、翻身舞、迎客舞、获猎舞、鸭步舞、送客舞、祭鼓舞、放牧舞、捞虾舞、送鼓舞、共欢舞11种。
雷山苗族铜鼓舞主要在鼓藏节和庆祝丰收、祭祖等活动中表演，往往因节庆活动的不同而选择不同的舞蹈风格，如鼓藏节时舞姿庄重厚实、庆祝丰收时舞姿粗犷奔放、模仿动物时舞姿夸张有趣，等等。
雷山苗族铜鼓舞是苗族特有的一种民族民间舞蹈，主要流传在贵州省雷山县大塘乡的掌坳村。
Miao people have the custom of worshipping drums. Each branch has a bronze drum or wooden drum. Generally, the drum Tibet Festival is held every 13 years, and water Guniu or pig are slaughtered to sacrifice drums. At the same time, people have to jump up to worship and encourage to show their respect and memory for their ancestors. The bronze drums of Miao nationality are mostly combined with Lusheng. People dance around the drums, and the drum beats change according to the different dance movements. The Miao bronze drum dance is characterized by the twisting of the crotch and the swing of the upper body. The dance steps are bold and unrestrained. The dance range is large and difficult. Sometimes it is like a dragonfly skimming the water, and sometimes it is like a tiger descending the mountain. It has a unique style. Each kind of dance has drum beat and drum music, and the dance posture is also different. Each dance posture contains certain content. Some of them come from the imitation of animals, such as ducks walking; Some come from various production and living behaviors, such as shrimp and crab fishing, hunting and production, etc.
According to legend, there are 12 kinds of Miao copper drum dance in Leishan, one of which has been lost. At present, there are 11 kinds of crab catching dance, turn over dance, welcome dance, hunting dance, duck step dance, seeing off dance, sacrificial drum dance, grazing dance, shrimp fishing dance, sending drum dance and happy dance.
Leishan Miao bronze drum dance is mainly performed in drum Tibet Festival, harvest celebration, ancestor worship and other activities. Different dance styles are often selected due to different festival activities, such as solemn and thick dance during drum Tibet Festival, rough and unrestrained dance during harvest celebration, exaggerated and interesting dance when imitating animals, and so on.
Copper drum dance of Miao Nationality in Leishan is a unique folk dance of Miao nationality, which is mainly spread in ZHANGAO village, Datang Township, Leishan County, Guizhou Province.
