Dancers from the Asian American Dragon & Lion Dance Association perform the Chinese lion dance at the Westfield Garden State Plaza, 1 Garden State Plaza Parkway, in Paramus., New Jersey, on ...

Tony Shiu and his Daly City-based West Coast Lion Dance Troupe performs at the Lunar New Year Good Luck Parade in San Francisco’s Richmond District, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (Karl Mondon/Bay ...

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.

Historically, lion dance was a male-dominated art form, as it was physically demanding and a taboo, culturally, for women. Today, girls are challenging this tradition by taking up the sport.

As millions of people around the globe ring in the Lunar New Year, one Boston hotel welcomed a local kung fu and tai chi academy to perform and bestow good luck and fortune to all into the year 4,723.

“The lion dance was my favorite event,” said Naomi Chong, an attendee and CSOM ’ 28. “It was fun to see a performance that is so important to the Chinese New Year.” Maddie Chin, another attendee and ...

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The performance will also feature plenty of firecrackers as the colorful lion dancers perform from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Benson Shum. Penguin Workshop, $10.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-593-65887-1; $5.99 paper ISBN 978-0-593-65886-4 At their kung fu club, siblings Lily and Noah spot a colorful lion dance costume—the ...

Historically, lion dance was a male-dominated art form, as it was physically demanding and a taboo, culturally, for women. Today, girls are challenging this tradition by taking up the sport.

The 2025 Oregon Lunar New Year Gala — billed as Oregon’s most prestigious and authentic Asian cultural event — is returning to the Keller Auditorium on Feb. 1.