Ⅱ.Pu’er Tea Dance

Tea songs are not in one single form, which can usually be produced and presented in combination with tea dances, tea lanterns and other forms.There are also some differences in tea dance in different regions.Many movements in tea dance performances are created based on tea production and tea songs.

Under the influence of folk lanterns and other artistic forms, tea picking songs are further developed into tea picking lanterns, also known as“tea tones”or“tea basket tones”, which take tea affairs as the content, use paper fans, tea baskets, etc.as props, and singing and dancing are performed at the same time.At that time, tea farmers in Yunnan often performed impromptu songs and dances in the form of tea picking tones in order to entertain merchants from all over the country.

For example, when the Yi people sing songs, after the guests sit down, the village or family hosting the songs, with the company of gong and suona horn music, respectfully carry tea plates or wine plates in their hands, dance and walk, offer Pu’er tea or wine to each guest one by one, and then dance and retreat.

如彝族打歌时，客人坐下后，主办打歌的村子或家庭，老老少少，在大锣和唢呐的伴奏下，恭恭敬敬地手端茶盘或酒盘，边舞边走，把普洱茶或美酒一一献给每位客人，然后再边舞边退。

云南洱源白族打歌，也和彝族上述情况极其相像，人们手中端着普洱茶或酒，在领歌者的带领下，唱着白语调，弯着膝，绕着火塘转圈圈，边转边抖动和扭动上身，以歌纵舞，以舞欢歌。“三道茶”是云南大理白族一种独特的饮茶方式，相传原为古代南诏王招待贵宾的一种饮茶礼，后来流传到民间，经保留和发展延续至今。在当地饮用“三道茶”，具有调节人际关系和传扬民族文化的作用，其形式和内容都是丰富多彩的，尤其是在欢迎客人和来宾的重要场合，更加隆重和热烈，每一道茶都伴有三至五个茶舞节目，表演者身穿漂亮民族服装载歌载舞。这种由数名至十数名身着民族服饰、手拿道具的茶农，以载歌载舞的形式表演的集体歌舞，配以白族地区的曲调和唱腔，加上乐器的演奏，以其独特的表演形式进行表演的时候，也就形成了独具特色的地方茶歌舞。

如今，普洱茶茶歌茶舞已渗透人类生产生活的方方面面。各兄弟民族的茶歌舞琳琅满目，种类繁多。当代茶歌舞也以其对普洱茶的钟爱而别具一格，风采迥然。茶歌茶舞以其富有的茶的特色而逐步衍化、发展和传播。