在我国西部的甘、青、宁回族聚居区,曾经活跃着一种婚俗性民间舞蹈,它就是被誉为“甘青瑰宝”的宴席舞。西北回族群众称儿女嫁娶这一人生之礼为“吃宴席”,凡在婚礼场合表演的歌舞即被称为“宴席舞”,它曾是回族民间传统婚礼仪式中不可缺少的艺术形式。在婚礼上,民间艺人们载歌 In the Gansu, Qinghai and Ning Hui areas in the western part of China, there was an active folk-custom dance which was known as the “Gansu Gem” banquet dance. The Hui people in Northwest China claimed that their children’s marriage ceremony was “feast of banquet.” Song and dance performances performed at a wedding ceremony were referred to as “feast dance.” It was an indispensable art form in the traditional folk wedding ceremonies of the Hui people. At weddings, folk artists carry songs