Summary: Learn about the sleeping lion sequence for the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.
David Landrian-Shrewsbury & Julio Anta are instructors at Anta's Fitness and Self Defense in Miami (Doral) Florida. Mr. Anta has over 30 years experience in kung fu and fitness. He is...read more
"After the lion eats, it gets drowsy and then goes into full sleep. As the lion sits, you can see that it’s moving in almost a yawning motion and sometimes it’ll even scratch its ear. The lion continues to move its mouth, and you’ll notice that the tail imitates a breathing motion with the body. The head will scratch the beard and eventually go to sleep."