Hand-waving dance: According to historical records, the hand-waving dance originated from the military war dance of the Ba people during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. During the Western Han Dynasty, this kind of military war dance of the Ba people became the dance music of the Han court and was called the Ba Yu Dance. Liang restored its name and later changed it to Xiong Wu. In the early Tang Dynasty, Bayu dance was classified as Qinggao music. From the Han Dynasty to the Tang and Song Dynasties, Ba Yu dance has been popular among the people for a long time. There are two types of hand waving dance: big hand waving and small hand waving. The small waving dance is held once every year on the first day of the year and is mainly used to perform farming, fishing and hunting activities. The Big Waving is held every three years. The content is based on the small waving dance, plus the military war dance performed by Pixilankapu. When dancing the hand-waving dance, you need to blow the big earth horn, suona, beat gongs, cymbals, drums, and set off three-eye cannons and firecrackers. People formed a circle, with men in the outer circle and women in the inner circle. In addition to circles, there are also columns, "herringbone" formations and various pattern formations. The number of dancers is variable and they can come and go freely. The movement requires the hands to swing beyond the shoulders, the knees to stretch, bend, and vibrate, and the hands and feet to move sideways. The dance is simple and the music has a lively rhythm. While dancing the hand-waving dance, you should also sing hand-waving songs. The lyrics include fixed lyrics that have been passed down for a long time, as well as a small number of new lyrics that are improvised and sung. People sang and danced, and the atmosphere was warm and full of Tujia flavor.

Mourning dance: a sacrificial dance of the Tujia people. After the death of an old man, the Tujia people in western Hubei perform funeral dances, and the Tujia people in western Hunan perform funeral songs and dance cards to pay homage to the old man. The dances performed during the ceremony are all mourning dances. Among the mourning dances, the mourning dance in western Hubei is the most distinctive. It usually involves one person playing drums and singing in front of the deceased, while the other two or four people sing and dance in pairs. Most of the mourners are men. The contents include history, production, love, etc., and most of them are improvised and self-composed lyrics. The movements mostly simulate the labor and wars of birds, beasts and humans, often like swallows carrying mud, tigers descending mountains, and beautiful women combing their hair. The head, hands, shoulders, waist, hips, arms and feet move together, and you can also dance, sing and drink at the same time. The main movement requirements are figure eight steps, wrapping the hands, bending the waist, bending the knees, and swinging the hips. The movements are exaggerated, simple and rough, with masculine beauty, and the images created are vivid and lifelike. The singing of the funeral dance is sometimes high and exciting, sometimes low and soothing, but the whole dance music is cheerful and without a sense of sadness.

Huaguzi: A celebratory and entertaining dance performed on festive occasions and during leisure time. Without accompaniment or makeup, both men and women take the stage, holding handkerchiefs and small fans, dancing and singing. The content is mainly about singing about love, and the lyrics can be sung impromptu. There are also traditional arias such as "Ten Loves", "Ten Thoughts", "Tanlang", "New Year is in the First Month", etc. The whole dance has light movements, and with the wonderful lyrics, the dancers make various funny movements with their hands, creating an active and enthusiastic atmosphere.

Eight Treasures Bronze Bell Dance: The Eight Treasures Bronze Bell Dance, a popular Tujia sacrificial dance in western Hunan, is performed by Tu Lao priests when offering sacrifices, paying homage to the dead, and giving away money. The dancers wear eight skirts and phoenix crowns, hold a horn horn (or dancer's knife) in their right hand, and a copper bell in their left hand. They dance and sing, and from time to time they sing duets with the onlookers. There are two types of Eight Treasure Bronze Bell Dance: sitting hall and walking hall. When sitting in the hall, Tuolaosi sat on a stool and completed the movements with his hands, with few movements. The performance hall requires dancers to keep walking and dancing, with many movements. The lyrics are mostly fixed, including procedures such as feeding the horse, teasing the horse, mounting the horse, straddling the saddle, galloping the horse, dismounting the horse, jumping into the puddle, ringing the horse racing bell, crossing the threshold, hitting the shrine, and jumping on the lotus. The dance is rough and ancient.

In addition, there is also a group entertainment dance - Sheba Baba Dance, a slapstick song and dance popular in the Tujia area in northeastern Guizhou and southeastern Sichuan, and is also loved by the local Tujia people.

Of course, the most famous one is the waving dance.