Dragon dancing

When I was in San Jose, a youth organization in the Viet community performed a short dragon dance in front of the fountain outside the New Century shopping center. Usually, dragon dance troops are much older, better trained and so the dance routines are more elaborate, and the dragons themselves are more spectacularly designed. But, regardless, the kids were absolutely enthralled, and when they were not scared by the firecrackers, they were thrilled that the dragons would often come up to them face to face... it's not often that one dances with dragons!