跳鼓是苗家最普遍最富有民族特色的传统体育活动, 　 其形式多样,内容丰富,对增进身心健康大有益处,在湘西苗区尤为盛行。从近代群众的跳鼓活动来看,赛鼓的标准主要是技巧性和灵活性,而不是艺术性或思想性(当跳鼓作为歌舞形式出现时则例外)。跳鼓表演需脚跳手击腰旋体转,多用内功,讲究气质,体力消耗颇大,是一项全身运动的体育活动形式。它要求套路准确、技术熟练、气质刚毅、功夫精深,而不加任何感情色彩。 Bouncing drums are the most common traditional sport activities of Miao nationality with the most extensive ethnic characteristics. They are diverse in form and rich in content, which are of great benefit to the promotion of physical and mental health and are particularly prevalent in the Miao region of Western Hunan. Judging from the dance activities of the masses in modern times, the standard of the drums is mainly skill and agility, not artistic or thoughtful (except when dancing drums appear as song and dance forms). Bouncing drums need to dance hands and feet hit the waist body rotation, the use of internal strength, pay attention to temperament, considerable physical exertion, is a full-body sports form of physical activity. It requires routines accurate, skilled, resolute temperament, effort deep, without any emotional color.