Chinese New Year Lion Dancers - Unknown Stuntman

A week after Chinese New Year and you will definitely still here thundering drums roaring around town and houses with fireworks all week long. It's an amazing event of the year where you see Lion Dancers dazzle the crowds with their multi talented stunts and skills.

Image Source - Google

These stunts and skills takes months of intense training and practice before the actual event. I can definitely bet you that these practices does come with bruises and broken bones. These talented youngsters don't do this for fame and fortune...maybe a little bit of income...but they do this just to make the crowd go ...'aaawwwww...oooohhhh...yeeeeahhhh!'. Just by having the crowd cheer for them is enough to make them feel that everything is worth it.

Practice Session (Source - Youtube)

The basic thing about the lion dancers is that the tail end of the lion must be stronger or bigger that the one holding the head. This gives better leverage when lifting the person holding the head and do some amazing stunts. Unfortunately, accidents do happen. Sometimes its just wrong timing or wrong step, imagine running on stilts with just enough room for your foot to step on. Sometimes though...its mother nature, strong winds do effect the Lion Dancers performance and does cause accidents and injuries.

Some Failed Stunts (Source - Youtube)

We did saw one unfortunate stunt gone wrong where the wind was quite strong and the Lion Dancers fell to the grown. No serious injury though, but he was still rushed to the hospital to check his condition.

This is to SALUTE those brave performers and stuntman, you really do give your best performance always. Where ever you are, in mainland China, Japan or Korea..young and old we appreciate what you do...'Xie Xie' (Thank You).