Lion dance wiki:
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; pinyin: wÇshÄ«) is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture, in which performers mimic the lion's movements in a lion costume.The lion costume may be operated by a single dancer, who springs about while energetically moving and shaking the head and operating the jaws and eyes, or by a pair of dancers, forming the back and fore legs of the beast. The use of a pair of dancers is seen perfected in the exhibitions of Chinese acrobats, with the two dancers forming as a team the motions of a single animal as they move between platforms of varying elevations. The dance is traditionally accompanied by gongs, drums and firecrackers, representing the descent of good luck.
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