Chinese Lion Dance

Part of a Chinese New Year celebration is to usher in good luck for the new year with a traditional Lion Dance! We had the UVA Lion Dance Team come to our school today to perform the Lion Dance for the kindergarteners and second graders. The kids LOVED it! The "lion" ran around the gym pretending to chase the guy in the red shirt who was taunting him, to the delight of the kids! After the dance, the team let the kids come up and pet the lion! Look at their faces in the second picture! They were looking for the lion as he chased the guy and they were laughing hysterically!