During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the time period in Once Upon a Time in China III, the lion dance united communities and ...

Giant, furry heads buck and roll, and long bodies slither across the floor behind them. Logically, you know that the colorful creatures in front of you aren’t creatures at all. They’re dancers in ...

This post was updated Nov. 12 at 1:20 p.m. A Lion Dance team will be blessing the festivities of an upcoming auspicious occasion. Held in Los Angeles State Historic Park, the Making Memories Festival ...

For the past two years, I've been documenting the lives of youths at the East Wind Foundation, a nonprofit organization in the heart of Los Angeles' Chinatown, at the Alpine Recreation Park. Here, ...

Boba Lions launch a $250 educational performance rate initiative for schools and libraries to break financial barriers ...

NPR's Pien Huang speaks with journalist Grace Yeoh, who spent a month with a championship lion dancing team, about the rigors of the dance and what makes it so demanding. Nearly 2 billion people are ...

DAM SCRIPT THAT IS MAKING THE TRADITION THEIR OWN. >> WITH BRIGHT COLORS AND A HEART POUNDING BEAT. THE LION DANCE IS A STAPLE OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR. >> TO BRING GOOD LUCK AND DRIVE AWAY EVERYTHING ...

Robert Yu put on a large colorful lion head and matching pants, then took to the stage at Westfield Garden State Plaza recently and performed the Chinese lion dance to the beat of a drum before dozens ...

Two children give a lion lucky red envelopes at a Lunar New Year performance in Pineville on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2024. Smoke filled the air as firecrackers erupted and spectators gathered outside Lula ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Portland lion dance group is gearing up for a busy couple weeks as the Lunar New Year celebration begins Sunday and continues until February 5. White Lotus Dragon & Lion ...

Noise echoes through the small squash court in the Boyden Gymnasium. Cymbals crash, a gong bangs and a drum keeps the beat. A red dragon named Todoroki moves swiftly and mischievously through the room ...