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Close up of dragon head2. Midshot dragon dancer3. Wide of dragon dancers4. Various of dragon and dancers 5. Close up of lion head6. Various of lion dance training7. Close up of lion head and...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eGuangzhou, China, Oct. 5, 2010\u003cbr/\u003e1. Close up of dragon head\u003cbr/\u003e2. Midshot dragon dancer\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of dragon dancers\u003cbr/\u003e4. Various of dragon and dancers \u003cbr/\u003e5. Close up of lion head\u003cbr/\u003e6. Various of lion dance training\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close up of lion head and dancer\u003cbr/\u003e8. Midshot of 2 dancers training on table\u003cbr/\u003e9. Close up of trainer\u003cbr/\u003e10. Various of training\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of training in temple\u003cbr/\u003e12. Close up of lion costumes \u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of Ancestor Worshipping Temple\u003cbr/\u003e14. Close up of Temple banner\u003cbr/\u003e15. Close up lion head\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Xian Quan Gui, Dance Team Leader: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Overseas Chinese people kept it (lion dance) alive and developed new routines. We learned from them and then we began lion dancing again. Lion dance has become popular again, because people are living a better life now and can afford to invite the team to perform at festivals.\"\u003cbr/\u003e17. Close of paper under table for support\u003cbr/\u003e18. Close of dancer's feet on pole\u003cbr/\u003e19. Mid of dancers on poles\u003cbr/\u003e20. Low shot of poles and dancer\u003cbr/\u003e21. Wide of dancers jumping on poles\u003cbr/\u003e22. Close up of team leader watching\u003cbr/\u003e23. Mid of dancers training on poles\u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lu Wei Min, Trainer:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I've been training since I was a little boy. It's our tradition and it's important to keep it alive. It's better to sweat here than playing video games. It teaches us discipline and we become fit and physically strong. We're more confident when we're out in the world.\"\u003cbr/\u003e25. Wide of dancer training on pole in front of Temple\u003cbr/\u003e26. Midshot of dancer training on pole top\u003cbr/\u003e27. Midshot of boys helping\u003cbr/\u003e28. Various of dancer training on pole top\u003cbr/\u003e29. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Xian Quan Gui, Team Leader:   TRANSLATION???????\u003cbr/\u003e\"If Lion Dance becomes a competition discipline of Asian Games, the government will put more resources in Lion Dance. Schools and colleges will begin to teach it. It will certainly help Chinese Lion Dance to become a lot more advanced and competitive.\"\u003cbr/\u003e30. Wide of Asian Games promo video wall in Guangzhou\u003cbr/\u003e31. Close of Asian Games logo on screen\u003cbr/\u003e32. Wide of Guangzhou city\u003cbr/\u003e33. Close of Asian Games promo video\u003cbr/\u003e34. Wide of modern Guangzhou city\u003cbr/\u003e35. Various city and stadium shots\u003cbr/\u003e36. Mid lion head at sports event\u003cbr/\u003e37. Close up of lion's eye\u003cbr/\u003e38. Mid of cheering crowd\u003cbr/\u003e38. Various lion dancers getting ready\u003cbr/\u003e40. Mid of drummer and lion dance\u003cbr/\u003e41. Various lion dance performance\u003cbr/\u003e42. Close of lion dance performers\u003cbr/\u003e43. Wide of 4 lions\u003cbr/\u003e44. Drummer and team leader\u003cbr/\u003e45. Wide of skyline in background\u003cbr/\u003e46. Close of lion on top of pole\u003cbr/\u003e47. Mid of cheering crowd\u003cbr/\u003e48. Wide of 2 lions on top of pole with skyline in background\u003cbr/\u003e49. Various lion dancers\u003cbr/\u003e50. Wide of lion dance and crowd and skyline\u003cbr/\u003eWith just over two weeks to go to the 2010 Asian Games, the host city, Guangzhou in China, is using the opportunity to showcase the country's culture and traditions. \u003cbr/\u003eThe city is home to the traditional Dragon and Lion Dance.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Dragon and Lion Dance is traditionally performed at Chinese New Year celebrations and festivals. \u003cbr/\u003eDragons and lions are auspicious symbols that are said to scare away evil and bring good fortune.\u003cbr/\u003eThe art of the lion dance originated in the southern China province of Guangdong more than a thousand years ago. \u003cbr/\u003eThe skills required for the dance have been passed down from generations. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Hong Sheng Lion Dance team practice their moves in the village temple of ancestor worship. \u003cbr/\u003eThey take pride in the fact that their ancestors have been credited with being the best lion dancers in the country for hundreds of years. \u003cbr/\u003eThe tradition was suspended during the Cultural Revolution when lion dances were banned and ancestor halls were burned down. Only after the mid 80s did the villagers resume practice and performance.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Overseas Chinese people kept it (lion dance) alive and developed new routines. We learned from them and then we began lion dancing again. Lion dance has become popular again, because people are living a better life now and can afford to invite the team to perform at festivals,\" says dance team leader Xian Quan Gui.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Lion Dance is indeed popular once again. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Hong Sheng team gives an average of 20 shows a month - at openings of new business, public events, and sometimes birthday celebrations. \u003cbr/\u003eThe young boys train hard for the shows and for competitions with other teams. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Lion Dance involves challenging skills: precise movements, perfect coordination, strength, and the portrayal of lions' emotions.\u003cbr/\u003eThe team aim high and often come up with more difficult, sometimes dangerous, routines to impress the audience. \u003cbr/\u003eTraining requires determination and hard work. It's not a career. \u003cbr/\u003eMost of the dancers have a full time job and practice only in the evening. Yet, they're passionate and determined. \u003cbr/\u003e\"I've been training since I was a little boy. It's our tradition and it's important to keep it alive. It's better to sweat here than playing video games. It teaches us discipline and we become fit and physically strong. We're more confident when we're out in the world,\" says trainer, Lu Wei Min)\u003cbr/\u003eThe team has reasons to be proud. They performed at the opening ceremony of the last Asian Games in Doha and although the Lion Dance is not yet a competition discipline, the team is hopeful that it will be one day.\u003cbr/\u003e\"If the Lion Dance becomes a competition discipline of Asian Games, the government will put more resources in Lion Dance. Schools and colleges will begin to teach it. It will certainly help Chinese Lion Dance to become a lot more advanced and competitive,\" says Xian Quan Gui.\u003cbr/\u003eGuangzhou is counting down to the opening of the Asian Games on 12th November. \u003cbr/\u003eWith hopes to build a platform for Chinese art, the city is organising various public events to promote Chinese culture - and that gives the lion dance a good opportunity to showcase itself Guangzhou. 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