Nazierkumu Dance or Nazcum dance, is a folk dance popular only in Turpan. The dance imitates all kinds of creatures in nature. The dance is mainly based on legs, shrugs and unique squatting steps. Compared with other ethnic dances in Xinjiang.

This folk dance of Turpan has a witty and joyous comedy color. People dance in pairs, accompanied by string instruments and songs. The dance is divided into two parts.

In the first part, dancers imitate actions of "making noodles", "soling a shoe" or "duck walking" in a humorous way. They also imitate actions of their counterpart in an exaggerate way.  In the second part, one dancer in a pair demonstrates his or her unique skill in an effort to triumph over the other. Audiences shout encouraging words, adding to the fun.

Performers "shake shoulders and get near", or "spin with hands on knees", exhibiting many similarities with the "Black Bear Fighting" dance, but the rhythm is the same as yangko. This is the result of inter-affection and inter-absorption of all kinds of dances and reflects the national unity of Turpan, for it has been inhabited by several ethnic groups since the Tang and Song dynasties

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