Modding a Chinese dragon-dance dragon is a good thought. I've come up against two problems:

1) Our stage space is tiny, since half the stage is taken up by the orchestra. If the dragon is too long, there won't be room for it to move.

2) Number of people under the dragon = number of extra people I have to gather and rehearse.

But if I can find a reasonably priced one, I'd certainly consider it. I agree with you that it would look very fine dancing to the flute!