Have you ever seen lions dancing in the streets? The lions dance to the beat of a drum. Of course, 1 are not real lions. They are actually dancers wearing lion costumes (服饰) . Lion dancing first2 in China centuries ago. It is meant to bring3 luck in the coming year.
Usually, a lion4 of two dancers. One dancer controls the head. The other controls the the tail.
"I think of it as5 sport, " says Andy Huang, aged
16. He is a member of the London Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club. Andy performs as the lion's head. It can weigh 20 pounds. Lion dancing is6 to Andy. "This tradition really lifts me up, " he says.
In the past, lion dancing was performed mostly7 men. But it is different today. LionDanceMe is a lion dancing group in England. There are boys and girls on the8 . They dance together.
"Anyone can take up lion dancing. You're supposed9 that you can do it, " says Jenny Tang, a 17-year-old girl.
Lion dancing will continue to develop. 10 a team's sense of community will never change. "We call it a family, " Jenny says, "It's really great, because we always have each other's backs. "
