民间舞蹈即民俗学范畴的舞蹈形式,是流行在城市和乡村的一种群众活动方式,是一种文化现象,是一种人体的动态文化,它用人类自身的形体动作和思想感情来表现社会生活,体现民族历史、传情达意。我国民间舞蹈可归纳划分为楚、吴、蜀、赵燕五个民间文化特征区域,以及边疆地区各少数民族舞蹈等,江苏的民间舞蹈即属于“吴”江苏的民间舞蹈源远流长,自远古时期至宋进入鼎盛时期,繁荣的景象一直延续到明清时代。漫长的历史进程中,江苏民间舞 Folk dance is the category of folklore dance form, is popular in urban and rural areas of a mass activity, is a cultural phenomenon, is a dynamic human culture, which uses human form and thoughts and feelings of human performance of society Life, reflecting the national history, rituals. Folk dances in our country can be divided into five regions of folk culture such as Chu, Wu, Shu and Zhao Yan, as well as ethnic minority dances in the border areas. The folk dance in Jiangsu belongs to “Wu”. The folk dance in Jiangsu dates back to ancient times During the period from Song to the heyday, the prosperous scene continued until the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Long history of the process, Jiangsu folk dance