Why does dragon dance belong to sports? What is this sport like?

Many people don't understand that dragon dancing is actually a sport, mainly belonging to China folk sports. Dragon dance has experienced a long period of development. It has existed since ancient times, so its traditional cultural heritage is very rich. This activity with certain cultural connotation has gradually developed into a sports activity. Because this project needs to be combined with sports, it is constantly innovating and integrating some related sports, so it has gradually become a sports activity. Let's take a look at the main process of dragon dance, what is it often.

Folk will also call it Dragon Dance Lantern, which mainly comes from ancient people's worship of dragons. Whenever there are very festive programs, people will start to dance dragons, especially on traditional festivals in China, such as the Spring Festival. You can see this activity every year, and sometimes there will be this activity on the Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon dance mainly refers to holding the dragon head and the dragon body under the guidance of the dragon ball, and the dragon tail begins to move with the music.

There will be a lot of jumping and tumbling movements in the dragon dance, mainly to express our love and respect for the dragon. China has always attached great importance to an animal. In ancient times, dragons were regarded as immortals, and dragon dancing was closely related to dragons. Because dragons are considered auspicious things, they always appear on festive occasions. We often see dragons wagging their tails, which needs to actively test people's cooperation. Therefore, it is difficult to dance the dragon, which requires people to have certain knowledge of martial arts and be flexible in activities. Dragon Dance is an artistic activity with a special folk style in China.

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