"Amazon" Dancers: The military origins and physical exertion of drum dancing, along with the social segregation of women in years past, meant that these early troupes, both amateur and professional, were composed solely of men.
木蘭軍上陣因系源於練兵、表演耗力，加上從前風氣女子巾拋頭露面，所以當時莊頭陣清一色為男性成員，職業陣也一樣。