What are the two kinds of lion dances?

Lion dance is divided into southern lion and northern lion.

Lions in the north usually appear in pairs, led by masters dressed as soldiers. Sometimes, a pair of northern lions will be accompanied by a pair of little northern lions. The little lion teased the big lion, and the big lion had fun and showed his family. The performance of the Northern Lion is closer to acrobatics, and the music is mainly Beijing cymbals, Beijing gongs and Beijing drums.

The Southern Lion, also known as the Lion Awakening, has a more vigorous shape and pays attention to "horse stance just look" when dancing. The Southern Lion mainly relies on the dancers' movements to show the majestic lion style, and generally only two people dance together at one end. The lion's head is brightly colored and beautifully made, and its eyes and mouth move.

Knowledge expansion:

Lion dance is an excellent folk art in China, which was also called "Taiping Music" in ancient times. Lion dance is divided into north and south, and the southern lion is also called lion awakening. Lions are made of colored strips of cloth. Each lion is usually performed by two people, one jumping at the head and the other jumping at the tail.

Performers dress up as dogs or other auspicious animals (such as brave and lion) under the music of gongs and drums, and make various movements in order to celebrate and be auspicious. Lion dancers should show southern martial arts with various moves when performing, which is very masculine.

Lion dance is considered as an auspicious thing to ward off evil spirits. Whenever there is a festival or major event, it will be accompanied by a lion dance, which will last for a long time and be passed down from generation to generation.

Lion dance activities are also widely circulated in overseas Chinese communities. Where there are Chinese, there will be lion dances, which have become an important ceremony to enhance national prestige and establish the soul of China, and a cultural bridge for overseas compatriots to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors. Its cultural value and influence are far-reaching.