From the eHow.com article, "How to Have a Lion Dance at a Chinese Wedding":
Step OneI shudder to think of the poor souls who missed this key bit of advice and hired actual lions.
Decide how elaborate a performance you want and how many lions. (One or two lions is customary.) Remember that the "lions" are costumes that are manipulated by dancers.
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