The stiff, simple and vigorous dance steps of male troupes are the giveaway for the "village" amateurs; all-female dancers who punctuate their graceful feminine motions with daring stunts belong, more likely than not, to professional troupes.
一板一眼、樸實有力的男子跳鼓，一定是莊頭陣；扭跳婀娜、時時穿插特技動作的娘子軍，十之八九是職業陣。