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Lion Dance

Genting World Lion Dance Championship
Videos of terrific lion dancing.

National Freestyle Lion Dance Competition
Contacted us last year about volunteering. I believe they are working on the second competition. Very comprehensive site with history, links, videos. They are selling a DVD of the performances, lots of cool stunts.

Wushu Lion Dance
Contains a short description and history of lion dance.

Chinese Historical and Cultural Project
History of lion dance and explainations of the Northern and Southern Styles.

Chinatown Online
Some information along with the legend of the monster "Nian," which became the Chinese word for year.

Sherman's Lion Dance Page
Pictures of different types and colors of lions. Links to some interesting articles about lion dancing.

Kingdom of Lions
Some history of lion dancing and other lion related topics. Talks about "Nian."

Ling Nam Siu Lum Kung Fu Acadamy
Lots of pictures along with history.

Hung Kuen
Information about history, types of dance, equipment, routine, ettiquette, and Hoi Gong.

Chuan Fa Gung Fu Association
Information and history about hung gar and choy lee fut schools of kung fu.

Clarion Music
Lion Dance equipment. They mostly specialize in instruments but they do carry lion dance equipment. We have ordered from them in the past and their supplies are pretty good.

Jonie Uniforms
Lion Dance equipment. Purchased a new lion head from them recently.

Wah Ngai Tong
Lion Dance equipment.

Anniwan Lion Dance Supplies
Lion Dance equipment.

Global Lion Dancer
Lion Dance equipment.

MIT Lion Dance Booking Page
If you want MIT Lion Dance for a performance use this form.


Other Troupes and Affiliates

Lion's Cave
Alphabetical Listing of lion dance groups from Lion's Cave. We are listed. Now we have something for them to link to.

Brown
Brown's lion dance team. Site is well done and kept updated.

Columbia
Columbia's lion dance webpage.

Brandeis
Lion dance site of Brandeis. Not updated recently.

Harvard Wushu
Wushu club at Harvard. Several of our members practice with them. Wushu and lion dance are closely linked.

Wong Chinese Lion Dancers
Supposedly, they are the most acclaimed lion dance group in the US.

Asian Martial Arts Studio
Talks about their troupe and gives an story behind their performance of the Southern Style of lion dance.


Others

MIT ATS
Association of Taiwanese Students

MIT CSC
The Chinese Student Club of MIT.

ZhongWen.com
An online Chinese dictionary with phrase maps. Translates between Chinese and English.

China Sprout
Chinese New Year products and links.

Government Information Office of Taiwan - One - Two
Two New Years pages from the Taiwan government. Contains information about many traditions including a bit about lion dancing.

CCC Zodiac
Site with information about the 12 Year Zodiac cycle closely associated with New Years.

Wushu Dragon Dance
A dragon dance information page.

Dragon Dance
Not what you expect.


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