International DAY!

The University of Wyoming has been very good about having cultural events for their students to participate in, i was able to attend was International Day through my Kung Fu class. Throughout out the day each club would present a presentation of the culture they represented. There was salsa dancing, brazillian line dancing, African drums. My kung Fu class did Lion Dancing. We had musical instruments and actual lion dancing. For those who are confused at what lion dancing is i have a website link to what it looks like.
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/lion-dancing-in-ouatic-3/534cdca6aa9807ec6bb2534cdca6aa9807ec6bb2-255405457761?q=Lion%20Dancing&FORM=VIRE3
We also did the lion dancing during the homecoming parade in which we won best small Float. The lion dancers were in the back of the bed of a pickup while the people playing the instruments were in another. IT was very fun to be apart of it. I would continue to encourage everyone to participate in the Cultural events the university has to offer since it is a unique opportunity to expierience Anthropology without leaving Laramie.
Here are some links about the history of lion dancing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance
http://www.chcp.org/lion.html

Lion dancces have been around for a little over a thousand years. They  can be found at mos major chinese celebrations including New Years, dedicatoins of new temples and the opening of chain stores. The Lion dance we preformed was the Southern lion Dance style which originated in Guangdong Province.