LJ's Musical journey

  The Chinese lion dance is a traditional dance that is usually performed at religious festivals, especially during the Chinese new year, wedding ceremonies, and special celebrations. This i s a dance which is like a martial arts form performed in China and other Asian countries to bring good luck. Lead performers wear large, impressionistic lion masks with moving mouths, eyes and ears. It takes at least 2 dancers to perform the lion part of The Chinese lion dance. One manages the mask and the front legs, the other the rear legs. The back performer must be able to lift the front as part of the performance. Footwork includes quick cross steps, lifted knees, and side-to-side steps. The performer in front is the head and front limbs, the one behind is the back and hind legs. Performers' legs are dressed the same color as the lion's body, and sometimes the costume extends to shoes the shape and color of the lion's paws. The lions' head is huge and very much oversized. The l...

Hi everyone my name is LJ Curry. I'm a current student athlete at converse university and I'm a junior. I grew up in Delaware and after nine years I moved to West Columbia South Carolina. I moved a lot in Delaware but then settled down in South Carolina. I'm now studying sports management at Converse University.  My go to music right now is either R&B music or rap. My go to as of recently has been R&B. My favorite R&B artist this past year has been Brent Faiyaz. One of my favorite songs by him gang over luv. The reason I like this song a lot was because of how Brent talks about his great/unbreakable friendships and the disappointments and also seeking out distractions with his crew being young.   An example of this rapper named J.Cole music his song Love Yourz that has been personally meaningful to me for a while now. The song was made and released in 2016. Ever since then this song has been resonated with me ever since. The song is about how the important thing...