Idioms describing the action of the lion dance

Three kneeling and nine kowtow waking lion dance movements and routines: according to the old artists, the lion dance footwork is completely used in Nanquan martial arts of the four flat horse, meridian horse, unicorn step, jumping step, seat plate step (i.e., the old tree plate root), turn over, tumbling, etc. These movements are hard bridge, hard horse, rigid and powerful footwork is solid and rooted. These actions are hard bridge and hard horse, strong and powerful, solid footwork, landing rooted, where learning to dance lion dance, must first learn Nanquan, in order to lay the foundation. Lion dance performance procedures are: out of the hole, down the hill, across the bridge, drinking water, picking green, drunken sleep, drunken wake up, up the hill, play ball, big head Buddha play lion ...... picking green is the climax. Picking green is divided into "picking high green" and "picking ground green". Cai Di Qing" is also divided into water green, crab green, under the bridge green, split the word green and so on. The routines are rich, colorful, skillful and difficult. In addition, there are "lion lanterns", "lion spit ball", "big head of the Buddha to attract the lion" and the recent development of highly competitive "high pile lion", "plum blossom pile lion" and "lion tightrope walking" and other stunts.

The lion dance is a cultural activity that combines martial arts, dance and music. During the performance, the gongs and drums ring, the lion dancers first play a burst of Nanquan, which is known as the "open pile", and then two people play a lion dance, another person wearing a smiling face "Big Head Buddha", holding a large sunflower fan to lead the lion on the stage. The lion dancers' movements are mostly based on the Nanquan horse stance, and the lion movements include "opening the eyes", "washing the beard", "licking the body" and "shaking the hair". The main routines are "Caiqing", "drinking water on the high platform", "lion spitting ball", "stepping on the plum blossom pile", etc. Among them, "Caiqing" is the most popular lion movement. Among them, "Caiqing" is the essence of the lion dance, which has the process of starting, carrying on, turning, and merging, with drama and storytelling. The "Caiqing" has undergone changes and has given rise to a variety of routines, which have been widely circulated. The Suixi Waking Lion has gradually developed from the traditional Ground Lion to the Stool Lion, and from the Stool Lion to the High Platform Lion and the Gorgon Lion, and from the Gorgon Lion to the Pile Lion. Pile lion's difficulty is also increasing, such as the addition of tightrope walking, jumping in the air and other performance categories. The highest pile close to 3 meters, spanning a maximum of 3.7 meters, fully embodies the "new, high, difficult, dangerous" features, known as "China's best". Guangzhou City, the sand pit waking lion props modeling is characterized by: lion head forehead high and narrow, eyes large and can turn, mouth wide with a pen, back wide, nose collapse, cheeks full, teeth can be hidden and exposed. The performance is divided into three main categories: the cultural lion, the dancing lion and the young lion. Through the ground or pile array on the Teng, move, flash, pounce, pirouette, leap and other difficult movements interpretation of the lion joy, anger, sadness, happiness, movement, quiet, shock, doubt eight state, the lion's performance of the mighty and strong.