Table 1 Table of costume and action characteristics of different types of ethnic dances.

From: Ethnic dance movement instruction guided by artificial intelligence and 3D convolutional neural networks

Ethnic dance

Action characteristics

Typical action

Miao dance

Unique arrangement of arms and fingers, natural and elegant body swing

Flower hand, step, spin, brush sleeves

Dai dance

The flexibility of limbs, the unique swing of hands, head, and waist, lightness and beauty

Step, turn, hand-drawn patterns, and fancy hand movements

Tibetan dance

Dignified, melodious, slow arm swing and foot movement

Hold prayer flags, pray movements, dance gracefully, Tibetan etiquette movements

Uyghur dance

Hand and head movements, unique turns and steps, and unrestrained enthusiasm

Rub grapes by hand, dane grassland dance, hand in hand round dance, ribbon dance

Mongolian dance

Jump, spin, riding, and other elements, bold and unrestrained, emphasizing strength and vitality

Horse riding dance steps, circular dance, jump into the air, horsehead fiddle performance with dance accompaniment

Yi dance

Performance of labor and life scenes, steady

Wave dance, farming action, dry land harrow, terrace walking