Yuan Zhen
Many of the dances of the Tang dynasty are described in Tang poetry: Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen wrote of the Whirling Dance in their poems "The Whirling Hu Girl" (胡旋女), Du Fu of the sword dance. The White Ramie Dance, Lion Dance, and other dances are also mentioned. The Tang poets also wrote "Ci" verses set to the tunes for dances such as the "Boddhisattva Barbarian" (), a processional dance (隊舞) that may have several hundred performers.