Every year, around the Spring Festival, the air in Ansai district of Yan'an city, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, will vibrate with rumbling drums, and people will dance happily to the drumbeats. And this is Ansai Waist Drum Dance, a large-scale folk dance.
Over time, the waist drum dance gradually became a local folk dance to celebrate festivals. During the process of development, it has integrated various art forms, like dance, martial arts and folk songs.
The entire performance is powerful and dynamic, and fully demonstrates the bold, enthusiastic spirit of the local people.
