r/nextfuckinglevel • u/RamenChicken8 • 20h ago

A lion dance performance builds suspense.🦁

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u/Aware-Explanation879 20h ago

The coordination of these performances is insane. I have never been disappointed with any performanc i have watched. The practice sessions are just as lit

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u/SL1MECORE 18h ago

Have you seen the videos where it's a POV from the performer? Lmao it's so loud and chaotic inside that suit, idk how they do it.

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u/anonymapersonen 17h ago

I have not but would now like to see it. You know where I can find such a video?

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u/Starslip 17h ago

There was a reddit post with a video from this woman a while back, I can't find it but here's her instagram post of a similar video https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVBe1CXjZL5/

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u/coolaznkenny 16h ago

looks like a race car cockpit.

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u/Ok-Hedgehog3894 13h ago

That was so terrifying- why did I try to kick with her?

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u/Imaginary_Waltz5261 10h ago

She just did a flip in that costume awhile back.

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u/United_Rent_753 17h ago

Look up xerenite on instagram, she posts exactly these kinds of videos

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u/laziestindian 16h ago

You generally are listening for the beats on the drum and less so the jingle-jangle and crowd noise. We did some simple stuff during Chinese new year at my karate dojo. The heads are also 25lbs or more, its a workout.

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u/VectoRequiem 15h ago

Practise practise practise fall fall fall until we get it

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u/Extra_Sheepherder676 14h ago

I done lion dance before (no jumping stunts tho) and it hot as heck and also difficult to see inside the lion head

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u/Agreeable_Work4668 5h ago

It's the same as going to the restaurants. You don't ever want to go to the back kitchen where the magic happens.

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u/Read2Fap 3h ago

there was a movie about a kid who wanted to be a lion dancer and what it was like (though in an abbreviated form appropriate for a underdog story)

called 'i am what i am'