满族单鼓舞广泛流传于东北满族地区，是辽宁省丹东地区最为盛行的在祭祀活动中表演的民间艺术。 单鼓，表演者手持单面皮鼓，由最初的二人击鼓对唱，后来发展成领唱、群唱等多种形式，加进了舞蹈、武术等，逐渐演变成一种边唱、边说、边舞的民间走唱艺术，即以说唱形式为主兼有舞蹈表演的民间歌舞艺术。分为民香和旗香两种。在历史的变迁和社会的变革中，其道具的使用，舞蹈的形式也随着发生了很大的变化。

The Manchu nationality list inspiration widely spreads in the Northeast Manchu nationality area, is Liaoning Province Dandong area most is in vogue the folk art which performs in the sacrificial offering activity. The gangu, the performer grasps the single cheek drum, beats a drum by the initial two people to sing, afterward developed the lead singer, the group singing and so on many kinds of forms, advanced the dance, the martial arts and so on, evolved one kind on the one hand to sing, on the other hand saying that gradually, side the dance folk walked sings art, namely had at the same time dance show's folk dance art primarily by the traditional entertainment involving talking and singing form. Divides into the people fragrance and the flag fragrant two kinds. In the historical vicissitude and in society's transformation, its stage prop's use, the dance form along with has also had the very big change.