2 performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume. The lion head designs differ according to the style of the culture.
The dance is usually held at business premises or houses, and prior to the dance, the owner would have tied an ang pow (red envelope filled with money) to a head of lettuce and hang it high above the front door. The lion will approach the lettuce, then reach up and eat the lettuce and spit out the leaves but not the money.
See other albums of previous years, 2005 and 2007 showing different styles.
The lions lie in wait
Don't fall in the pool
© Liz Price
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Thanks Liz. For your information all my children can perform lion dance and drumming. I used to take my troop out during my young days.
ReplyDeleteI guess children today are still interested to learn lion dance, whereas some of the other traditional cultures may be less popular to the youth.
ReplyDeletelittle interest is still there as for wushu, dragon & lion dance, 18 drums, 24 drums, etc. sad to say the traditional opera and musical is really on a bad decline. mainly i think there is no financial support for anything chinese by the bn gov. the organisation finds difficulty to maintain with limited fund by the private sector.
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