How to introduce dragon dance culture to children

You can make a courseware or animation, because children don't know words very well, and animation can deepen their memory.

Dragon dancing, commonly known as playing with dragon lanterns, is one of the well-known folk cultures of the Chinese nation and has a history of thousands of years. Today, in traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, there are still various dragon dance performances staged in various places, symbolizing the dragon leaping and tiger leaping, peace and joy. Legend has it that a long time ago, the dragon king became an old man and came to the world because of his backache. After the doctor caught a centipede and coated it with herbs, the pain was relieved on the spot. In return, the dragon king told the doctor how to prevent floods. Sewing a long dragon with cloth, holding it high across the streets and alleys, over time, has evolved into a traditional folk custom of praying for a safe harvest.

Dragon dance mainly uses four kinds of props, dragon ball, dragon head, dragon body and dragon tail. Among them, the dragon ball is controlled by one person, controlling the whole dragon's travel route. The dragon head, the dragon body and the dragon tail are integrated. It usually takes four to eight people to dance together and pose in various shapes. Ribbon dragon is a new popular way of dragon dance, which can only be performed by one person. The basic routines are dragon leaving the palace, dragon dancing in eight characters and flying dragons to heaven. Through the rotation of hands, the twisting of waist and the movement of feet to complete the action. Because it can move the muscles and bones of the whole body, it is popularized to enhance the daily exercise of the body.