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“BLACK MANTIS” – KUNG FU – LION DANCING – DRAGON DANCE

There are many different ways of performing the Lion Dance, but each one follows the same basic pattern. The eight elements of the basic Lion Dance are: Sleeping, Opening, Playing, Searching, Fighting, Eating, Closing, and Sleeping. The dance may be extended, or parts may be left out. The lion dance is also accompanied by the music of a large drum, gong and cymbals, a playful monk and the popping of firecrackers.

To begin Lion Dance, drums, cymbals and gongs play as loud as possible. This wakes up the lion. The lion is grumpy when it wakes up! It circles around, growling and gargling. Then, the lion bows to the audience and begins to dance with the music. After all these exercises, Lion Dance comes to the climax. Now the lion is hungry, so it starts “Chai Chin,” that means looking for a snack, and “Chin” is a green vegetable. The lion takes “Chin” into its mouth, and then spits “Chin” out over the audience. Firecracker explodes, and everyone cheers.