The flexibility of yi-chen performances allows them to be rich and varied. But with market conditions being what they are, not only have some of the new chen-t'ou gotten a little off the track, even some older chen-t'ou have been "transformed." For example, the most interesting thing about the "Dance Drum" chen has always been the sprightly rhythm and powerful gestures.
藝陣表演彈性大，使得它豐富多變，但在市場取向下，不但一些創新的藝陣出現「脫軌」的演出，連某些老陣頭也常加入完全違反屬性的表演而產生「質變」。