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1A) The first thing you notice in the staircase to the fourth-floor studio on Canal Street in Manhattan,New York,is the
2measured thumping(嘭嘭声)coming from behind a metal door.Just beyond the entrance,large lion masks were twisting and
3turning to the drum-beat.On a recent Friday evening,the teenagers made their way across the studio floor as they
4practiced Chinese lion dancing.
5B) “You want to play in a circle,”Victor Fong,aged 24,told his students at the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic
6Club.“Take it slow and do it again.”The dance group, made up of 60 members,performs throughout the year but was now
7preparing for its biggest events,Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations,which will begin on Saturday and conclude on
8February 15.Teenagers comprise about half of the group,many of whom began lion dancing at the age of 14.About 100
9current and past members of the dance group—which has been performing since 1956—will be among the 220 groups marching
10through Chinatown in Manhattan for the 18th Lunar New Year Parade on February 5.
11C) Mr.Fong has been involved in the organization since he was 15 and began teaching lion dancing three years ago.But the
12club also acts as a recreation center and safe haven ( 庇 护所) for teenagers,with video games readily available.As many as
1320 students show up after school.“The basic requirement for hanging out here is you have to learn how to lion
14dance,”Mr.Fong said.While that is not a formal requirement for being a member, everyone finds a way to participate in
15the Lunar New Year Parade,whether it's by dancing,carrying a flag or beating a drum.
16D) Alvin Chau,aged 26,is an environmental consultant by day and a lion dancer on weekends.He has been a club member for
1710 years and joined because of an interest in lion dance.“We're a big family,”he said,shaking hands with other members
18as they walked through the door.“You know everyone.”
19E) It is believed that the lion dance began in the third century.Stories vary about how lion dancing came to be,but most
20of them include a monster named Nian who would terrorize a village.The villagers finally banded together and scared the
21beast away with firecrackers (爆竹)and drums.While lions are not native to China,some versions of the story include the
22villagers creating a monster of their own in the shape of a lion to fight off the beast.
23F) Today,the dancers travel across Chinatown going from business to business to bring good luck for the coming year.The
24new year—ac cording to the Chinese lunar calendar—will begin on Saturday and marks the Year of the Rooster(鸡年),which is
25thought to be a symbol of positivity."It's almost like the dark night is ending and the sun is coming up,"said Ya Yung
26Teng,the digital collections coordinator for the Museum of Chinese in America.“It's hopeful that we're going to have a
27new day.” Roosters and chickens are not particularly strong creatures,Ms.Teng said,but they are numerous.“In away,”she
28said,the rooster.“stands for ‘We the People.”
29G) The lion head and tail are operated by two people.As one person controls the head,a second follows under a train of
30fabric representing the body.The dancers move in harmony as they imitate the animal's natural movements in the
31wild,including the aggressiveness of an attack.A lion head figure weighs under 10 pounds and sits squarely on the
32dancer's shoulders.Inside,the dancer manipulates strings that open and close the lion's eyes,shake its ears and open its
33mouth to reveal a fire-orange tongue.
34H) “A good lion dancer will imitate a living creature,”said Karlin Chan,aged 59,who heads the athletic club's community
35public relations."I started lion dancing when I was a kid,”he said.“Chinatown was much,smaller then and it was a
36celebration with fireworks and firecrackers,which added a lot of flavor and meaning to it.”
37I) Mr.Chan buys a new lion head each year when he travels to China.A head costs about $1,500.“If you want the good
38stuff,the quality,you have to see it for yourself,”he said. “I'll inspect the product before we put it in the container
39and ship it over.”Mr.Chan, who has been involved with the club for nearly 50 years,said that passing the dance from one
40generation to the next was vital.“You need to pass on the traditions and the culture,and this is a part of our
41culture,"he said.“It's a great way to promote cultural understanding and exchange;we welcome that.”
42J) For Sara Pore,aged 17,another club member,lion dance is more than just tradition;it provides a creative outlet.“Lion
43dancing started 2,000 years ago—that's incredible,” she said.“But what makes you a competent lion dancer is that there's
44a sense of imagination involved.Lion dancing teaches competence in leadership because of this. You're constantly forced
45to push yourself past your limit."
46K) Back at rehearsal(排练),Just in Le,aged 18,tied a red ribbon around his waist to practice jumping.The dancers use the
47ribbons to pull themselves up over their partners'heads.The room's ceilings are too low to wear the lion heads for
48jumping practice,so once up on his partner's head,Mr.Le held out his arms as if in offering.
49L) Mr.Le comes by the dance as a legacy(传承).“I was born into it,”Mr.Le said,noting that his uncle and father were club
50members.“Growing up,I would always watch my family and see the lion dance,and I slowly grew interested in it."By the age
51of 14,he was fully enrolled in the athletic club's lion dance group."I value my culture and tradition,being Chinese or
52Asian-American.I have a lot of pride in that,"he said.“I want to contribute and give back to the community.”
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