San Francisco -- In Chinese and other Asian cultures, Lion dance is traditionally performed to bring good luck and fortune. Dressed in bright-colored lion costumes, performers mimic a lion's movements ...

This weekend marks the start of the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Dragon. Many Asian cultures celebrate Lunar New Year with varying traditions. San Diego Legendary Lion Dance Association explains ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Year of the Rabbit officially begins Jan. 22 but, as Asian-American communities celebrate, it will be another animal that takes center stage: the lion. Lion dance performances ...

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 ...

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The air is quiet but charged with energy, like the moments after a lightning bolt arcs across the sky during a thunderstorm. Then, the thunder returns – the drum rumbles. The lions have arrived, ...

The Chinese art of Lion dance has spread good fortune for centuries, and as the Lunar New Year approaches, Lion Dance at Cornell brings a piece of that festivity to the Cornell community. Lion dance ...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Pushed to the back of performances because her movements “weren’t strong enough”, Form Four student Joevenne Loo Yi Thong never expected to be at the front of a history-making moment – ...

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 ...