Lion Dance, although very popular in the East, is quite rare in the West. It is even rarer amongst the non-Chinese community. It is also very rare to see females performing Lion Dance, as it is usually seen as a male dominated activity. I am extremely pleased to be able to reveal my all female [...]
Chinese New Year Lion Dance season has closed and what a crazy two weeks it was! We had more performances and travelled further afield than ever before. There was just too much to include in any one article, but outstanding memories include the school where Shaf dropped the Lions mouth over the teachers head to [...]
Sunday 10th February 2013 Year of the Water Snake or Black Snake As you may be aware we will soon be saying Goodbye to the Year of the Dragon. For some the Year of the Dragon can bring extreme good fortune, for others the Year of the Dragon can be tumultuous. However if you believe [...]
I am very proud of my association with the Brighton Breast Cancer Support Group. I have been teaching a Tai Chi class for these amazing ladies for several years now, & we often perform Lion Dances for events that they hold. This Christmas WCMA was invited to perform our Lion Dance for their Christmas party. [...]
On Saturday 10th November the WCMA Lion Dance Team went out to a community centre in Goring in order to perform a Lion Dance for the Indian community that was celebrating a very significant and important festival called Diwali. Diwali is a five day celebration that occurs during October or November, depending on the [...]
The Worthing dragon boat race festival has run for the last two years to help raise money for the very hardworking charity, Wadars, and WCMA lion dance team were there again this year to support and entertain. Since 1969, Wadars, based in Worthing, has worked to rescue and rehabilitate wildlife and rescue and rehome domestic [...]
Recently WCMA performed a Lion Dance for the opening of Pearls, a new shop selling Bubble Tea, a healthy drink rich in antioxidants. Gardner St and Kensington Gardens are known for being very colourful and bohemian, so a Lion Dance fitted in perfectly! Fortunately the weather held again and the Lion looked beautiful as it [...]
Louisa Yuen has run the Oriental Arts shop in Brighton for as long as I can remember. Recently she has relocated her shop to Rock St in Kemp town and launched a new website to promote her business. To celebrate this auspicious occasion, White Crane Martial Arts were proud to perform a double Lion Dance [...]
Chinese Lion Dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture, which is often confused with Chinese Dragon Dance. It is easy to tell them apart, as Lion Dance has only two performers, and their faces are covered, since they are inside the lion costume. Dragon dance has many performers who hold the dragon [...]
WHITE CRANE PERFORMS LION DANCE FOR LABOUR PARTY! Recently White Crane Martial Arts performed their most prestigious Lion Dance to date. We were asked to perform at a diversity event celebrating cultural variety within the Labour party. This event was attached to the Labour Party conference & the guest list looked like a whose who [...]
