 Folk dances however remained popular.Many of the folk dances of the Qing dynasty were known from the earlier period, for example, the "yangge" dance was developed from a dance known in the Song dynasty as Village Music (村田樂).Small-scale folk song-and-dance shows became popular in the Qing dynasty, examples are the Flower Drum, Flower Lantern (花燈) and Picking Tea (採茶) song and dance shows.