Girls meet professional lion dance team accompaniment Parent: This is the first time my daughter has practiced in front of the store

Cover News Trainee Reporter Wang Yili Video Editing Gong Sihan

On February 10, in Jieyang City, Guangdong Province, a video of a little girl under the age of 8 playing a lion dance for her while dancing in front of her store attracted widespread attention. In the video, the little girl is dressed in a yellow lion dance costume and practicing the lion dance alone on a roadside box. Afterwards, the little girl jumped off the cardboard box, performed a serious performance, and greeted the lion dance seniors until the end of the red light, and both sides were trying their best to use their own performances to cooperate with the presentation of this "performance".

A little girl dances a lion dance in front of her shop

Many netizens sighed: "This may be the meaning of inheritance." There are also relevant professionals in the comment area, this little girl "bowed her head three times" to the lion dance team, expressing respect for her predecessors and thanks.

Netizens commented: "Bow your head and throw it three times", expressing respect for your predecessors and thanking you for your support.

On the afternoon of February 12, the cover news reporter contacted the father of the little lion dance girl by phone, and the other party said, "In fact, that day was the first time to let my daughter practice at the door of the store, and I used to be on the second floor of my own store. The little girl's father told reporters that he had practiced lion dance before, and his daughter liked lion dance when she was 5 years old, and she usually taught herself at home. What she wants to do in the future is still up to her, and now she is focusing on her studies. The girl's father said. At the same time, he also revealed to reporters that his daughter's outfit in the video cost about 1,000 yuan. As for whether he will let his daughter continue to practice on the street recently, the other party said that due to the recent large amount of attention, in order not to affect the neighbors, he still lets his daughter practice at home.

The reporter also contacted the staff of the lion dance team Zhengao Shaolin Martial Arts Academy in the video, and the other party told the reporter that in the local culture, as a lion dance performance with a history of more than 100 years, every New Year's Day, the local lion dance is needed to celebrate. The staff member recalled that on the way back from the performance, the team happened to meet a little girl who was practicing lion dance, "As lion dance lovers, we couldn't help but beat the gong when we saw this scene." Regarding the little girl's performance, the staff said: "The performance is very good, we can see that she has practiced hard, and we are very happy to see that there are children who are inheriting this culture." ”

(Video materials and pictures are based on the interviewee)