After joining a lion dance team (CYSM) last sunday... and training for 5hrs in the near 40deg heat... I was proud to be part of this group performing in Chinese New Year!
These kids are amazing!
Performances almost always have 'standing up tricks' i.e.
o lion head sitting on the lion tail's head
o lion head standing on lion tail's shoulders
o lion head standing on lion tail's thighs
Other entertaining tricks include: drunken lion (after a couple of beers), lion eating fish, lion drenching a little girl with a bucket of water...
Its so funny what shop owners give the lion to 'eat'! i.e. oranges, a pot of flowers, watermelon, lettuce, a cold dish of duck, jelly fish etc with lots of sauce... ?!?!?!
Its a good excuse to do damage and to make a big racket at chinese new year! :)
Go CYSM lion dance!
Now, Im so inspired to learn and to play the drums really well!! There are limited roles to what a girl can do in a lion dance performance :P
- Instruments - Symbols, Gong, Drums
- Lion - the head?? too heavy tho... tail? only if there is a girl lion team i guess!
Chinese New Year CYSM Line up!
Their routine for each small shop consists of:
o 3 bows
o High drum, Low drum and finding the lure
o Eating
o Lighting fire crackers
o 3 bows
After each routine.. I usually inhale a LARGE amount of smoke and my eardrums suffer (even with ear plugs...) :P
But all in the name of fun eh? :)
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Part Two: Glen Waverley Performance
The last lion dance performance for me this year!
preparation for Lion dance
Oooooo can u see me on the symbols??? ^_^
Liondancing
the intruments cart
Next year.. it will be ME on the drums!! ;) *hope*
Flags of CYSM
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