Trini: WELCOME BACK.
IN CELEBRATION OF CHINESE NEW
YEAR, WE'RE OFF TO LEARN A
CHINESE ACTIVITY THAT'S BECOME
QUITE POPULAR HERE IN THE
THIS.
THAT'S IN TODAY'S EXPLORING WITH
ALOHA.
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TAIZO: I KNOW WE'RE IN
KAIMUKI.
WHAT ARE WE DOING?
Trini: WE'RE GOING TO SACRED
HEARTS ACADEMY.
I HOPE YOUR HAVE YOUR DANCING
SHOES ON.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO EARN WILL
HOW TO DO A TRADITIONAL CHINESE
ACTIVITY.
TAIZO: I DO HAVE MY DANCING
SHOES.
KEEP GOING.
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COMINGTrini: I'M HERE WITH BRANDO
HO WITH THE ASIAN LIONS DANCE
TEAM.
TODAY WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT LION
DANCING.
I'M MARRIED TO A PART CHINESE
MAN.
I HAD A LION DANCE AT MY
WEDDING.
I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND 1 THE
HISTORY AND CONCEPT.
WHAT IS LION DANCING ALL ABOUT?
LION DANCING IS A
HELPS CHINESE PEOPLE CELEBRATE
ALL KINDS OF HAPPY OCCASIONS.
THE LION ITSELF OR WHAT WE CALL
THE SIJI IS AN AMALGON OF MANY
DIFFERENT ANIMALS.
IT HAS A SNOUT OF THE DRAGON.
THE DRAGON IS A WONDERFUL,
MYTHICAL CREATURE.
HAS THE EYES OF THE BIRD.
THE STRENGTH OF THE TIGER.
THE BACK OF THE HEAD IS HARD
LIKE THE TORT TURTLE'S SHELL.
THE HORN.
SYMBOLSYMBOLIZES THE POUR POWER AND
I GOT TO ASK YOU WHAT DOES IT
TAKE TO BE A GOOD LION DANCER.
FIRST OF ALL, HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN DASSING?
SEVEN YEARS.
TAIZO: WHAT'S A SKILL TO
HAVE.
FOCUS ON BEING VERY SAFE SO
YOU DON'T, YOU KNOW, UPSET
ANYBODY OR DISRESPECT THE
CULTURE.
SOMETHING ELSE YOU SHOULD HAVE
IS STAM MA AND ENDURANCE.
OUR TEAM IS OPEN TO ANY AGE.
Trini: DOES THAT MEAN WE CAN
LEARN HOW TO DO IT?
TAIZO: NO PAUSE.
SHE SAID YEAH.
Trini: WILL YOU TEACH US?
TAIZO: FIRST WE GOT TO PUT ON
SOME PANTS.
THESE ARE NICE PANTS.
YOU LOOK GREAT.
THIS IS OUR SEXY PANTS.
TAIZO: I CAN SEE WHY.
OH, MY GOSH.
LOOK AT THIS.
Trini: HELLO.
OKAY.
IT'S GOOD.
THERE'S A STRING IN THERE.
Trini: IS THAT BLINKING?
YOU WOULD PUT YOUR HAND UNDER
THE MOUTH TO CLOSE IT.
AND THEN BEND YOUR KNEES
SLIGHTLY.
OKAY.
THE FIRST WAY THAT THE LION
WOULD MOVE WOULD BE A MASHING MASH --
WASHING MACHINE WHICH IS MIDDLER
LEFT, RIGHT.
SIDE TO SIDE.
Trini: THIS WAY?
TAIZO: LOOKING GOOD, TRINI.
NOW, TELL ME WHAT I AM SUPPOSED
TO DO IN THE BACK.
IN THE BACK, THE TAIL PLAYER
HAS TO GIVE THE LION LIFE.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE FLAPPING
WHICH GIVES THE LION SOME
BREATH.
ONE THING YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE
IS YOU FOLLOW CLOSE BUT NOT TOO
CLOSE.
TAIZO: OKAY.
SORRY, SORRY, SORRY.
DON'T GO INTO THE HEAD'S
BUTT.
TAIZO: TRINI, YOU READY?
Trini: I THINK SO.
IS THAT RIGHT?
OKAY.
I'M GOING TO BLINK.
AND I'LL DO THE --
NOW WALK AROUND.
Trini: OKAY.
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Trini: OOPS.
SORRY, TAIZO.
DOING GREAT.
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[LAUGHTER]
TAIZO: AWESOME.
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TAIZO: YES I I WAS THE TAIL
BUT I WAS IMPRESSED.
THERE'S A LOT OF TEAMWORK THAT
HAS TO GO INTO.
Trini: A LOT OF TEAMWORK.
A LOT OF STRENGTH.
THAT HEAD IS HEAVY.
BUT I THINK WE DID PRETTY GOOD.
TAIZO: WE DID.
JUST ONCE I RAN INTO HER.
Trini: I DON'T THINK ANYBODY
WILL BE ASKING US TO PERFORM AT
THEIR PARTIES.
BIG MAHALO TO THE ASIAN LION
DANCE TEAM FOR TAKING TIME TO
TEACH US.