Dance · Dances of the Southern Peoples · SSET10210

Luoluo Love Song

Black Yi court dance, remade for the stage

Introduction

A group dance by Dai Ailian based on the court dance of the aristocratic Black Yi, staged in Chongqing in 1946

Luoluo Love Song is a group dance created by the dancer Dai Ailian, based on the court dance of the aristocratic Black Yi. When the Frontier Music and Dance Plenary opened at the Chongqing Youth Hall on 6 March 1946, this dance was item five on the programme. It was one of eight new works Dai had made since leaving Hong Kong, and she danced in it herself.