Chinese lion dance troupe shrugs off patriarchal past

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Physical exertion and deep-rooted patriarchal attitudes have long excluded women from lion dancing, but one troupe in southern China is training female dancers in an attempt to revitalise the tradition. Lion dancing mixes acrobatics, martial arts and theatre and is believed to bring prosperity and protection from evil spirits.

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00:00I want to break through myself. I don't think girls are necessarily worse than boys.

00:27I want to blend in with the beauty of steel, and blend the beauty of women with the beauty of steel.

00:57Some people think that I'm a girl, and I shouldn't be a female guard, but I love female guards. I want to pay for my love.

01:27Some people think that women should stay at home and do housework, but we think differently.

01:43Men and women are equal. What men can do is what women can do, and maybe even better.

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