A Day in the Life of a Lion Dancer on Chinese New Year 2024

Lion Dance is fun and so is learning Mandarin Chinese!

LION DANCING Is extremely difficult and EXTREME. We're gonna be trying it out today so that we can perform for Chinese New Year 2022! It's gonna be the craziest Lion Dance Performance of 2022! After trying Shaolin Kung Fu in the past, we're trying another traditional form of Kung Fu: Lion Dance! #liondance #cny #lunarnewyear

Interested in Lion Dance? Checkout @WushuProject for bookings and more!

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[charilyn]

It was your first time and you got only a very short period of time to train it, I wanted to say does the result really matter here? I'm sure you guys and your fans literally just enjoyed the process. And well said, a lot of time when you mess up, it is all in your head and nobody really notices. Quite inspiring. Well done CantoMando, hope you guys can do this again in the future!

[eva-ygbh]

sooo proud of you!!! the training must have been so hard but i'm so happy to see all of you embracing your culture

[lestersys]

"A lot times when you mess up, it's all in your head and no one really notices." You said it. Hey, you set yourself an almost impossible task to achieve within the time frame and did an awesome job! My parents sent me to a lion dance school for fun as a kid and I gave up after going twice. LOL

[elijahmcstotts]

I've been lion dancing for close to 4 years now. Some of the techniques you've learned in only a month, I am just now getting to learn. And you have done them well! I hope that lion dance is a part of your culture that you continue to pursue. Like me, you still have a lot to learn, but I think you could become a great dancer someday.

[lostuniverso]

you did so great! like you said messing up is mostly only in your brain. a lot of people wouldn't necessarily notice and think it's just part of your show. or would notice but know it's not easy. you're allowed to mess up sometimes😙 also at the end of the day you made all these people happy, and i think that's probably the most important part, isn't it?

[Limit]

This series was so nice to see. You guys went out of your comfort zone and took up lion dance training. You guys did really well and should be proud of yourself!

[dr.gaosclassroom]

I can't hold back tears when you performed for your mum!! Your family and relatives must be super proud of you guys!! This video is soooo good!!!

[robertosangineti]

Its nice to see young people embrace their culture, try to make parents proud of it, seeing that the new generation are still into all the history of their family/country even if you are not living there anymore (now with globalization its something common!!). And what its also important, have fun in all the process! Thanks for showing all of this, it was really nice

[andytrinh]

You did pretty good I did lion dancing for five years pretty tiring but the bond and family you make through lion dancing was worth it also keeping traditions alive was worth it

[jujub]

This was such a fun saga. I wish we got to see more Mike behind the costume!!! He needed some screen time too 🥺

[pinkhairblackman]

finding your channel really made me proud of my chinese heritage, thank you sheldon

[Maitchell]

the long awaited video i’ve been waiting for!!

[eunicetsao]

Your true dedication and determination was amazing! It wasn't easy to learn this but it helped you embrace your culture and gain confidence. Good job guys you did it!

[twoheads]

i love lion dances regardless of how well done they actually are lol its more abt the spirit than anything

[chromeify_real]

it's okay, you JUST learned it. I've been doing lion dance for many years and i STILL flunk the performances. (most of the time)

[slamdunk]

Major props to you guys for pulling this off! I just finished watching the series. Way cool! 恭喜!

[consciouscreator]

I did lion dance many years ago and I think u did great for someone who only had 30 days of practice. In your mum’s eyes, you are the most perfect lion dancer in the room. 😊

[nyanjessnyan]

I'm Japanese Mix, I don't know if I have Chinese in me. But my younger cousins does, so I'm happy that you got to proud of your culture. I'm starting my journey with my biological family, and I'm already proud of my Japanese culture AND my Korean culture. YOU GOT THIS!!💖💖💖

[sharndipity]

You guys did a great job considering how little time this whole journey took!

Just a thought.. Are there any plans for a reversed version of the canto to mando blueprint. Mandarin speaker seeking to maybe pick up some canto.

[sarahpun]

Good job Sheldon, wish you can hit Million subscribers soon 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻