The Present Situations of Dragon and Lion Dancing in Universities and Strategies for Its Development

The paper starts with the current situation of the loong dance and the lion dance in Chinese colleges and universities, followed by a specific analysis of the sports in such schools. It continues to analyze the elements of its talent training, choices of teachers' books, student recruiting mechanism and institutional management which have exercised a great impact on the development of the provincial sports. The paper concludes with some suggested countermeasure for its better development in colleges and universities and for achieving the goal of "Lion Dance Entrance into Colleges and Universities" laid down by the Administration Center of Social Physical Education. KEYWORD: the loong dance and the lion dance; current situation; countermeasure