Yesterday Kwan came to teach us more about the lion dance. We learned two new moves that we put to use along with all of the dance moves we learned in the previous meeting. The first new move was the bow. At the start of each lion dance the individual in the head of the lion bows three times. The technique was a little tricky at first as I was bending down with my legs too much and not enough with my hips/back. Once we got the hang of it we then went into our normal dance that we learned last time.
Another new aspect that we learned yesterday was the importance of the drum. Kwan was very experienced at drumming and it was cool to see him drum to various beats. One of the jobs of the drummer is to stay in sync with the lion as it bows. After the lion bows the drummer then plays freely until once again it is time to bow at the end of the performance. We wrapped up our dance with a bow and wave to the imaginary audience to thank them for coming.