A 7-year-old girl was captured enthusiastically practising a lion dance outside her family's shop, while a passing troupe played music for her in southern China.

Video filmed in Jieyang City in Guangdong Province on February 10, shows a girl performing a lion dance on a roadside, while a professional lion dance troupe waiting for the traffic light spontaneously played music for her.

The girl then performed a segment with utmost seriousness and even bowed three times in return to the senior lion dancers, continuing until the red light ended.

The father Mr. Lin said, "Actually, that day was the first time we let our daughter, Yueyue, practice in front of the shop. Before that, she had only practised on the second floor of our shop at home. We never expected that she would encounter a professional lion dance troupe just casually practising by the street, let alone receiving so much attention."

Mr. Lin mentioned that he used to practice lion dance himself and that his daughter developed an interest in it at the age of 5.

The lion dance costume seen in the video cost approximately 1,000 yuan (£110), and she usually self-studies at home.

"What she wants to do in the future depends on her own decision; for now, academics come first," Lin added.

A staff member of the Sun Zhengao Shaolin Martial Arts Academy, part of the lion dance troupe in the video, explained, "In the local culture, lion dance performances, which have a history of over a hundred years, are required for celebrations every Chinese New Year."

Recollecting the encounter, the staff member said, "As lion dance enthusiasts, we couldn't help but beat the drums when we saw the little girl practising." Regarding the girl's performance, the staff member commented, "She did very well, and it's evident that she has practised diligently. Seeing children like her carrying on this cultural tradition brings us great joy."

Yueyue expressed her gratitude to the lion dance troupe for playing music for her through a video, and she also sent New Year blessings to everyone.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

2月10日，广东省揭阳市，一个未满8岁的小女孩在自家店门口舞狮时，路过的舞狮队即兴为其奏乐。视频中，小女孩身着一套黄色舞狮服，独自在路边的箱子上练习舞狮，路过的舞狮团队看到这一幕后，在等红灯间隙为其呐喊助威并敲锣擂鼓。随后，小女孩跳下纸箱，认真表演了一段，并面向舞狮前辈“三抛狮”，低头甩三下回礼，直至红灯结束，双方都在尽力用自己的表演，配合呈现完这场“演出”。
2月12日，舞狮小女孩的父亲林先生称，“其实那天是第一次让女儿“悦悦”在店门口练习，之前都是在自家店里的二楼，没想到只是第一次随意地在街边练习舞狮就碰到专业舞狮的队伍，还受到这么多的关注。”林先生称，自己以前练过舞狮，女儿是在5岁的时候自己喜欢上舞狮的，视频中女儿那身行头大约花费了1000元左右，平时就在家里自学。“她今后想做什么还是看她自己，现在以学业为主。”林先生说。
视频中的舞狮队孙振高少林武术学院的一名工作人员介绍，在当地的文化里，作为经历了百余年历史的舞狮表演，每到大年初一，当地都需要舞狮来进行庆祝。该工作人员回忆，那天他们团队在表演完回程的路上，偶然碰到了正在练习舞狮的小女孩，“我们作为舞狮爱好者，看到这一幕就情不自禁地敲锣了。”对于小女孩的表演，工作人员称：“表现得很不错，能看得出来她是经过刻苦练习的，看到现在有小孩在传承这个文化，我们心里也很开心。”
2月12日下午，舞狮女孩儿悦悦也通过视频，对为其奏乐的舞狮团队表示了谢意，并且为大家送上了新年祝福。