我国少数民族舞蹈以其历史久远、种类繁多、形式多样、风格各异而闻名于世，然而民族舞蹈的理论研究，在本世纪中叶之前基本是一个未开垦的处女地。对它进行学术意义上的理论研究，则是在新中国成立之后。可以说它是伴随着新中国的成长与发展，走过了艰难的从无到有的初创... The dance of ethnic minorities in our country is famous for its long history, wide variety, various forms and different styles. However, the theoretical study of ethnic dance is basically an uncultivated virgin land until the middle of this century. Academic research on it was conducted after the founding of New China. It can be said that it is accompanied by the growth and development of new China, has gone through a difficult start-up from scratch.