Chinese lion dance welcomes ‘Year of the Snake’ in Asian communities
Learn why this ancient Chinese dance, rooted in Kung Fu moves, plays an important role in celebrating Lunar New Year.
Chinese New Year Fair celebrates Year of the Snake, brings ‘optimistic energy’ in its 42nd year
Benson Quach was 9 years old when he joined the Lucky Lion Dancers, the oldest lion dance group in San Diego, dating back to ...
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Muar couple creates ‘world’s first’ recycled lion dance costume
Known as Co2_karbondioksida, activists and former architects Celine Tan and Oscar Lee have turned plastic waste into cultural ...
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The art of Vietnamese lion dancing strengthens parish community
The Lunar New Year festival is one of the biggest events on the parish calendar at Our Lady of Vietnam Church. The lion ...
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Woman admits to pouring coffee on lion dance costume, disrupting competition
Lim's husband, Cheang Eng Hock, 60, is also accused of pouring coffee on the lion dance costume and disrupting a lion dance ...
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Lion dance troupe shrugs off patriarchal past
Flinging her male teammate into the air, performer Lin Xinmeng practiced China’s world-famous lion dance with a troupe that is shrugging off centuries of patriarchal norms. Mixing acrobatics, martial ...
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One woman’s quest to preserve the fading art of lion-head crafting
Despite high demand for lion costumes every Chinese New Year, only a few artisans, such as Lim Seow Ling, are dedicated to ...
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Chinese lion dance troupe that’s 25% female ‘allows us to reflect women’s aspirations’
Inside a costume consisting of a large, colourful lion head and a long, silky piece of fabric representing the body, dancers must work in tandem to bring the animal to life.