Showing posts with label lion dance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lion dance. Show all posts

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Attack of the lions


Recently my office have been invaded by two lion.. acctually my company had a Lion's dance ceremony.. one of my chinese buddy told me we've been blessed ada ong!!! . Managed to capture a video where the lions invaded my office :)

Check it out


Lion dance (simplified Chinese: 舞狮; traditional Chinese: 舞獅; pinyin: wǔshī) is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture, in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume. The lion dance is often mistaken as dragon dance. An easy way to tell the difference is that a lion is operated by two people, while a dragon needs many people. Also, in a lion dance, the performers' faces are covered, since they are inside of the lion. In a dragon dance, the performers can be seen since the dragon is held upon poles. Basic lion dance fundamental movements can be found in most Chinese martial arts.