Colorful costumes and traditional dance will highlight Sioux City Museum's Lunar New Year celebration
Pho Mon Temple youth group members practice the Chinese Lion Dance. Photo credit: Earl Horlyk, Sioux City Journal.
Most lions let out a roar, but the Pho Mon Temple Youth Lion Dancers also pounce, do gymnastic lifts and stomp their feet to a drummer's beat.
"Don't forget to stomp your feet loudly," Nick Duong, one of the dance group's team leaders, explained. "You want the audience to feel your presence."