Lion Dancing gets New Year Celebrations underway then continues all seasons, specially when online businesses, projects and enterprises accessible to bring these luck. Activity naturally reaches fever-pitch on New Years Day

Lions Love Lettuce (and Children)

The lion dance 'stalks' a lettuce its symbolic prey (Shaolin Buddhist Lions are naturally vegetarian) during the Dance. Finally, to intensified Drum, Cymbals and Gong accompaniment the Lion pounces, enthusiastically ripping to bits and devouring this (1). Lettuce goes everywhere to ecstatic applause--being hit by flying fragments traditionally means flourishing fortunes for the following year!

'Three Bows to Buddha' (and audience) started the dance our Lion now makes three more similarly, cleans its teeth with its hind-quarters as well as the Dance suddenly ends. The Dancers then join the percussionists often one-and-the same) as well as Team make their final-bow.

Toddlers present, thinking they are often eaten by way of the ravenous beast, among the clangor of cymbals, gong and drum, are sometimes initially afraid. These needs to be reassured.

My Team perform in local Junior/Infants Schools around this time and apprehension always becomes enthusiastic cheering and applause if the Dance ends. A profusion of collage, drawings, model-Lion dance troupe , stories and descriptive-writing then proceeds display.

Heads and Tails

The rattan, wire and paper Head is heavy to wield athletically. The Lion's eyes, ears and mouth move via cords and hinges this Lion Dancer controls.

The brightly coloured Lion dance performance body or 'Tail' often incorporates many flashing sequins and dancers usually wear similar trousers. Body bent forward at right-angles, the Tail has to follow accurately the Head's footwork blind to unfolding exterior events in deep, tiring Kung Fu stances because key figure in the Drummer beats-out changing rhythms their actions must match.

Making regular substitutions their Coach ensures these go smoothly. The relieved Dancers are then re-designated percussionists perform vital support functions or rest!https://liondance.com.sg/

Lion Dance and London Chinese New Year Celebrations

Soho echoes to Lion Dancing and free, first-class performances on Trafalgar Square's huge outdoor stage, of Kung Fu, ethnic dances and music from visiting Chinese artists throughout Sunday February 10th. London's Black Water Snake Year 2013-14 Celebrations get underway having an earlier street-parade along The Strand, Charing Cross, Shaftesbury Avenue and thru Chinatown

Chinatown Fireworks, craft stalls, street entertainments and Lion dancing continue to the evening. Spare an inspiration with the tired Lion Dancers with given their through then.