For generations, during festivals, traditional dances have been vividly and passionately performed by the Mong people. They held hands and danced around the fire with the hope of a brighter tomorrow.

The Mong ethnic group has a folk Khen dance in festivals, festivals and spring markets. The unique dance, showing agility, ingenuity and talent with many artistic and high-tech elements, must be played while dancing without interruption. The sound of the trumpet seems to have become a method for the Mong people to convey and express their thoughts and aspirations,...

Originating from customs and practices, the Mong Khen has many themes and methods. With the happy sound of the trumpet, the Mong people invite you to go out in the spring, call you to the market, wish each other good luck, ... but when sad, the sound is slow and low, often blowing at funerals to offer condolences to the family. , to send the deceased to the other side of the world, etc. The happy sound makes the listener feel excited and excited, but the sad song can make the listener feel strongly moved.

Khen dance movements are very diverse and rich, dancing with legs, turning, turning in place, playing the flute, rolling on the side, rolling back, squatting, walking forward, backward in four directions, each step forward, Step back so that only one foot touches the other's heel. The basic movement is stooping, turning the heel in place and turning the mobile heel on a large circle and then narrowing down in a spiral..., with the faster the speed, the more skillful. For fun songs, dance moves are more intense, liberal and difficult, such as side roll, back roll, cock kick, horse kick, squat jump, one hand patting the other foot, the other hand clapping. On the other foot, the sound of clapping must be heard, but the sound of the trumpet does not stop.
The Khèn dance art of the Mong people also shows community cohesion and solidarity in community life. The sound of Khen is deeply ingrained in the hearts of the Mong people, as familiar as thang co, men men, corn wine or all the most familiar things that have been with them since birth.

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