🦁🥁 The high-pole #lion dance is a performance tradition that blends martial arts, #dance, and #storytelling.

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The high-pole #lion dance is a performance tradition that blends martial arts, #dance, and #storytelling.

Inside the costume, two partners need to coordinate maneuvers like the "Spider," where the tail partner hangs from a pole while supporting the full weight of the head dancer. It’s a high-stakes discipline where the athletes describe their team as a second family.

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