A Kelly: KUNG HEE FAT CHOY.
IT IS THE CHINESE NEW YEAR.
TODAY KICKS OFF THE YEAR OF THE
BOAR.
STACY ADORA, ASIAN LION DANCE
TEAM INVUCCOR TELLS US ALL ABOUT
LAD
LION DANCING.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
KUNG HEE FAT CHOY.
Kelly: KUNG HEE FAT CHOY.
WHEN YOU THINK OF THE CHINESE
NEW YEAR, AND A LOT OF
CELEBRATIONS, YOU THINK OF LION
DANCING.
SO I WANT TO KNOW, WHAT GOES
BEHIND IT?
WHAT DOES IT SIGNIFY?
THE WHOLE POINT OF THE
CHINESE LION DANCE IS BRING GOOD
LUCK, GOOD FORTUNE TO WHOEVER
WE'RE PERFORMING FOR.
TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
IT'S REALLY GRATE WAY TO SIGNIFY
CELEBRATION.
WE'RE HERE FOR A PARTY.
Kelly: WONDERFUL.
WE'VE SEEN IT.
IT LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL.
A LOT OF HARD WORK GOES INTO
THAT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT VIDEO OF THEM.
IT'S NOT EASY.
ALL OF THAT PERFORMING, IT
DOES TAKE A LOT OF WORK, A LOT
OF DEDICATION.
YOU PUT THE TIME, EFFORT AND
PRACTICE IN.
ANYONE, YOU KNOW, YOU COME IN,
PRACTICE WITH US AND YOU CAN DO
THE LION DANCE, TOO.
Kelly: HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE
TYPICALLY IN THE LION?
THE LION IS A TWO-PERSON SORT
OF COSTUME.
ONE OF THE CONFUSIONS THAT
PEOPLE HAVE IS AT THEY THINK IT'S A
DRAGON.
IT'S UP IN THE SKY AND LION IS
ON THE GROUND.
Kelly: LION HAS TWO.
YES.
Kelly: OKAY.
AND YOU ALWAYS SEE PEOPLE DOING
IT.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
FIRST PERSON IS KIND OF UP AND
MOVING.
IS THE BACK PERSON --
YEAH.
WE CAN SHOW QUICKLY.
I'M GOING TO HAVE THE LION COME
UP REAL QUICK.
WE HAVE THE HEAD PLAYER, AS WE
CALL IT PLAYING AROUND AND TAIL
PLAYER FOLLOWS AROUND.
FOLLOWS THE HEAD PLAYER.
Kelly: AWESOME.
AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVES
I'VE SEEN PEOPLE DO THE LIFT.
AND WEB WHEN YOU DO THE EXCHANGE
BETWEEN THE BACK AND FRONT.
YEAH.
YOU WANT TO DO A LIFT?
Kelly: I'M NOT CALLING OUT
FOR A DISPLAY.
YOU SURE?
Kelly: I'M SAYING IT TAKES
A LOT OF EFFORT.
IF IT'S POSSIBLE.
OKAY.
READY.
LOOK AT THAT.
AMAZING.
Kelly: AND IT JUST GOES TO
SHOW HOW MUCH STRENGTH AND
EFFORT CAN GO INTO THIS, TO BE
ABLE TO EVIDENTLY DO THAT MOVE.
INCREDIBLE.
THANKS, YOU GUYS.
IT'S CHINESE NEW YEAR.
THOSE WHO WANT TO GET
PERFORMANCES, THAT WANT TO RING
IN THE NEW YEAR WITH GOOD LUCK,
HOW CAN THEY GET IN TOUCH WITH
YOU?
WE DO HAVE OUR WEBSITE.
ASIAN LION DANCE TEAM.com.
WE HAVE INSTAGRAM.
WITH THE SAME HANDLE.
AND YOU CAN CATCH US TONIGHT AT
McCULLY SHOPPING CENTER AT
5:00.
THERE ARE PERFORMANCES
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK BY OTHER
TEAMS.
WE'RE DOING ANOTHER ONE IN
MILILANI, IF THAT'S MORE ON YOUR
SIDE OF THE ISLAND.
THAT IS GOING TO BE ON FRIDAY.
AROUND 5:00.
Kelly: MAKE SURE YOU HEAD
OUT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE GUEST A SNEAK
PEEK.
A LIVE PERFORMANCE.
SO ASIAN LION DANCE TEAM.
TAKE IT AWAY.
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