Broxton Art, Provided by the Nathan Yip FoundationA traditional part of the Chinese New Year celebrations is the lion dance, a traditional dance in Chinese culture. Highly trained in martial arts, the performers are from the Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu School in Denver. On Jan. 28, we will finally kick that trickster monkey out of our lives and dive into the Chinese year of the fire rooster. According to some Chinese astrologers, 2017 will bring progress and more polite people.