Demonstration of basic movements of lion dance

Lion dance generally requires five or six people, or even a dozen people to perform together.

When practicing, the two actors are in tandem, the front is called the lion's head and the back is called the lion's tail. The man in the back is slightly taller than the man in front, so as to spread the lion skin.

During the performance, the lion head player holds the "lion head" on his head with both hands and leans forward slightly to identify the direction from the lion's mouth and eyes and find the target. After the players at the back put on the lion's skin, they grabbed the belt at the waist of the players in front with both hands, pressed their shoulders down, bent their chests at a 90-degree angle, and squatted down with their legs.

When walking, take the front foot first and then lift the foot. Forefoot landing, hind foot landing, left and right feet in turn. When jumping, jumping, tumbling, playing ball, licking hair and panting, the lion's head and tail are required to coordinate their movements at the end, and every movement should keep the habit of the lion.

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Brief introduction of lion dance

Xu Shui, Hebei 1

The lion dance in Beili, xushui county, Hebei Province has a long history and is known as the hometown of lion dance in the north. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, festivals and major events were performed at Zhangjia Temple Fair.

2. Wuhan Huangpi

Stiff lion is a folk activity popular in Huangpi and Xiaogan, Hubei Province, and also a lion dance activity, especially in huangpi district.

3. Fujian Fang Lin

Fang Lin's green lion is a northern lion warrior lion, commonly known as the lion. The lion's movements are agile, and a weapon can be hidden in the lion's head as a quality card, which can be attacked and defended. Two people, lion head and lion tail, cooperate tacitly and change a lot, imitating the various postures of lions.