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Sebuah Patung singa dari Candi Prambanan diapit dengan dua kapataru dan kinara-

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Lion dance

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Lion dance

Chinese name

Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese

Alternative Chinese name

Traditional Chinese or

Vietnamese name

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Korean name

#an$%l an'a &

Japanese name

(an'i

Lion dance)simplified Chinese*+ traditional Chinese*+pinyin* wsh is a form oftraditional dancein Chinese c%lt%reand other -sian co%ntries in .hich performers mimic a lions
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mo0ements in a lion cost%me1 The lion dance is %s%ally performed d%rin$ the Chinese !e. 2earand other Chinese traditional, c%lt%ral and reli$io%s festi0als1 3t may also 4e performed atimportant occasions s%ch as 4%siness openin$ e0ents, special cele4rations or .eddin$ceremonies, or may 4e %sed to hono%r special $%ests 4y the Chinese comm%nities1

The Chinese lion dance is often mistakenly referred to asdra$on dance1 -n easy .ay to tell thedifference is that a lion is normally operated 4y t.o dancers, .hile a dra$on needs many people1-lso, in a lion dance, the performers faces are only seen occasionally, since they are inside thelion1 3n a dra$on dance, the performers faces can 4e easily seen since the dra$on is held onpoles1 Chinese lion dance f%ndamental mo0ements can 4e fo%nd in mostChinese martial arts1

There are t.o main forms of the Chinese lion dance, the !orthern Lion and the So%thern Lion15oth forms are commonly fo%nd in China, 4%t aro%nd the .orld especially in So%th 6ast -sia,the So%thern Lion predominates as it .as spread 4y theChinese diasporacomm%nities .ho arehistorically mostly of So%thern Chinese ori$in1 Versions of the lion dance are also fo%nd in7apan,(orea,Ti4etand Vietnam1 -nother form of lion dance e8ists in 3ndonesian c%lt%re, 4%t

this is of a different tradition and may 4e referred to as Sin$a 5aron$1

Contents

9 #istory

: ;e$ional types

o :19 Chinese !orthern Lion

o :1: Chinese So%thern Lion

o :1< Vietnamese Lion

o :1= 7apanese Lion

o :1> (orean Lion

o :1? Ti4etan Lion

o :1@ 3ndonesian Lion

< A%sic and instr%ments

= Cost%mes

> -ssociation .ith .%sh%/k%n$ f%
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? B%rin$ Chinese !e. 2ears and festi0als

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History

Betails of the Son$ Bynasty paintin$ Gne #%ndred Children Hlayin$ in the Sprin$ ) 4y S% #anchen ) sho.in$ children performin$ the lion dance1

There has 4een an old tradition in China of dancers .earin$ masks to resem4le animals ormythical 4easts since antiI%ity, and performances descri4ed in ancient te8ts s%ch as Shujing.here .ild 4easts and phoeni8 danced may ha0e 4een masked dances1 J9KJ:K3n in Bynastyso%rces, dancers performin$ e8orcism rit%als .ere descri4ed as .earin$ 4earskin mask,J9Kand it.as also mentioned in #an Bynastyte8ts that mime people ) performed as fish, dra$ons,and phoeni8es1JKJ?Kand introd%ced0ia Cental -sia1J@K-ccordin$ to ethnom%sicolo$ist La%rence Hicken, the Chinese .ord for lionitself,shi), .ritten asin the early periods, may ha0e 4een deri0ed from the Hersian .order1JKThe earliest %se of the .ordshizimeanin$ lion first appeared in #an Bynasty te8ts and hadstron$ association .ith Central -sia )an e0en earlier 4%t o4solete term for lion .assuanni)or, and lions .ere presented to the #an co%rt4y emissaries from Central -sia and theHarthian 6mpire1JDKBetailed descriptions of Lion Bance appeared d%rin$ the Tan$ Bynastyand it.as already reco$niMed 4y .riters and poets then as a forei$n dance, ho.e0er, Lion dance may
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ha0e 4een recorded in China as early as the third cent%ry -B .here lion acts .ere referred to4y a Three (in$domsscholar Aen$ (an$ ) in a commentary onHanshu1J9EKJ99KJ9:K3n theearly periods it had association .ith 5%ddhism* it .as recorded in a!orthern Weite8t,Description of Buddhist Temples in Luoyang), that a parade for a stat%e of 5%ddhaof the Chan$Ii% Temple ) .as led 4y a lion to dri0e a.ay e0il spirits1J99KJ9 lions .ere each o0er < metres tall and each had 9: lion lads .ho teased the lions.ith red .hisks1J99KJ9>K-nother 0ersion of the lion dance .as performed 4y t.o persons, and this.as descri4ed 4y the Tan$ poet 5ai 7%yiin his poem Western Lian$ -rts )!", .here thedance .as performed 4y hu)#, meanin$ here nonO#an people from Central -sia dancers .ho.ore a lion cost%me made of a .ooden head, a silk tail and f%rry 4ody, .ith eyes $ilded .ith$old and teeth plated .ith sil0er as .ell as ears that mo0ed, a form that resem4les todays Lion

Bance1

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5y the ei$hth cent%ry, this lion dance had reached 7apan1 B%rin$ the Son$ Bynastythe lion dance .as commonly performed in festi0als and it .as kno.n as the !orthern Liond%rin$ the So%thern Son$1

The So%thern Lion is a later de0elopment in the so%th of China, most likely ori$inatin$ in theN%an$don$pro0ince1 There are a n%m4er of myths associated .ith the ori$in of this dance* onestory relates that the dance ori$inated as a cele4ration in a 0illa$e .here a mythical monstercalled!ian.as s%ccessf%lly dri0en a.ay+J@KJ9@Kanother has it that theianlon$ 6mperordreamtof an a%spicio%s animal .hile on a to%r of So%thern China, and ordered that the ima$e of theanimal 4e recreated and %sed d%rin$ festi0als1 #o.e0er it is likely that the So%thern Lion ofN%an$Mho%is an adaptation of the !orthern Lion to local myths and characteristics, perhaps

d%rin$ the Ain$ Bynasty1

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Regional types

The t.o main types of lion dance in China are the !orthern and So%thern Lions1 There areho.e0er also a n%m4er of local forms of lion dance in different re$ions of China, and some ofthese lions may ha0e si$nificantly differences in appearance, for e8ample the Nreen Lion )$,in$9 Shi9 pop%lar .ith the #okkien peopleand Tai.anese1J:EKJ:9KGther ethnic minorities$ro%ps in China may also ha0e their o.n lion dances, for e8amples the lion dance of the A%slimminority in ShenIi% Co%ntyin #enan1J::KJ:KJ:?K

Vario%s forms of lion dance are also fo%nd .idely in 6ast -sian co%ntries s%ch as 7apan, (orea,Vietnam, as .ell as amon$ the comm%nities in the #imalayan re$ion1

Chinese Northern Lion
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!orthern Lion in a 0ariety sho.

The Chinese !orthern Lion )simplified Chinese*%+ traditional Chinese*%+ pinyin*Bi shBance is often performed as a pair of male and female lions in the north of China1 !orthern lionsmay ha0e a $oldOpainted .ooden head, and sha$$y oran$e and yello. hair .ith a red 4o. on itshead to indicate a male lion, or a $reen 4o. )sometimes $reen hair to represent a female1 J:@KThere are ho.e0er re$ional 0ariations of the lion1

!orthern lions resem4le Hekin$eseorF% Bo$s, and its mo0ements are lifelike d%rin$ aperformance1 -cro4atics are 0ery common, .ith st%nts like lifts, or 4alancin$ on a tieredplatform or on a $iant 4all1 !orthern lions sometimes appear as a family, .ith t.o lar$e ad%ltlions and a pair of small yo%n$ lions1 There are %s%ally t.o performers in one ad%lt lion, andone in the yo%n$ lion1 There may also 4e a .arrior character .ho holds a spherical o4'ect andleads the lions1J:K

The dance of the !orthern Lion is $enerally more playf%l than the So%thern Lion1 ;e$ions .ith.ellOkno.n lion dance tro%pes incl%deP%sh%iin#e4eipro0ince, and!in$haiin!in$4o1 Thereare a n%m4er of 0ariations of the lion dance performance, for e8ample the #ea0enly To.er Lion

Bance )simplified Chinese*&'

+ traditional Chinese*&'

+ pinyin* Ti!n t" sh wfrom Pian$fen Co%ntyin Shan8iis a performance .here4y a n%m4er of lions clim4 %p a tallto.er str%ct%re constr%cted o%t of .ooden stools,J9Kand there are also hi$hO.ire acts in0ol0in$lions

Chinese Southern Lion

So%thern Lion dance d%rin$ L%nar !e. 2ear :E9> in Haris

The Chinese So%thern )simplified Chinese*(+ traditional Chinese*(+ pinyin*#$n shLion dance ori$inated from N%an$don$1 The So%thern Lion has a sin$le horn, and is associated.ith the le$end of a mythical monster called!ian1 The lion consists of a head .hich istraditionally constr%cted %sin$papierOmchQo0er a 4am4oo frame,J:DKand a 4ody made of
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d%ra4le layered cloth trimmed .ith f%r1 !e.er lions ho.e0er may 4e made .ith modernmaterials s%ch as al%mini%m instead of 4am4oo and are li$hter1 !e.er 0ersions may also applyshinier material o0er the traditional lacI%er s%ch as seI%in or laser sticker 4%t they do not last aslon$ as those .ith semiOd%ll lacI%er1 Aost modern lion dance cost%mes comes .ith a set ofmatchin$ pants, ho.e0er some practitioners %se 4lack k%n$ f% pants to appear more traditional1

Aodern lion dance cost%mes are made to 4e 0ery d%ra4le and some are .aterproof1There are t.o main styles of N%an$don$or Cantonese Lion* the%ut Sanor%o Shan)Chinese*)*+ pinyin*%&sh!n+ literally* 5%ddha Ao%ntain, and theHo' SanorHe Shan)simplifiedChinese*+ traditional Chinese*+*+ pinyin* h(sh!n+ literally* Crane Ao%ntain, 4othnamed after their place of ori$in1 Gther minor styles incl%de the F%tO#ok )a hy4rid of F%t Sanand #ok San created in Sin$apore 4y (on$ Cho. W%i (oon in the 9D?Es, and the 7o. Na)performed 4y practitioners of 7o. family style k%n$ f%1 J:@KThe different lion types can 4eidentified from the desi$n of the lion head1

- So%thern Lion Bance performance

Fo Shan is the style many k%n$ f% schools adopt1 3t reI%ires po.er in mo0es and stren$th inpost%re1 The lion 4ecomes the representation of the k%n$ f% school and only the most ad0ancedst%dents are allo.ed to perform1 Traditionally, the Fo Shan lion has 4ristles instead of f%r and ishea0ier than the modern ones no. pop%larly %sed1 3t also has a 0ery lon$ tail and eyes thats.i0el left and ri$ht1 Gn the 4ack there are $old foiled rims and a $ilded area .here the tro%pesname may 4e .ritten1 -ll the traditional style Fo Shan ha0e popO%p teeth, ton$%e, and s.i0elin$eyes1 The %nderside of the tail is .hite+ the desi$ns of the tail are also more sI%are and contain adiamond pattern $oin$ do.n the 4ack, and often has 4ells attached to the tail1 3t has a hi$h

forehead, c%r0ed lips and a sharp horn on its head1J:@KTraditional Fo Shan lions are ornate inappearance, a n%m4er of re$ional styles ho.e0er ha0e de0eloped aro%nd the .orld1 The ne.erstyles of Fo Shan lions replace all the 4ristles .ith f%r and the tails are shorter1 They eyes arefi8ed in place, and the ton$%e and teeth do not pop %p1 The tail is more c%r0y in desi$n, does notha0e a diamond pattern, and lacks 4ells1
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Lion dance at #ok San -ssociation in Sin$apore

The #e Shan style lion is kno.n for its richness of e8pression, %niI%e foot.ork, impressi0eOlookin$ appearance and 0i$oro%s dr%mmin$ style1 The fo%nder of this style is tho%$ht to 4e theCanton Lion (in$ Fen$ Nen$Mhan$ )simplified Chinese*+ traditional Chinese*,-+pinyin*%)ng *+ngzh"ng in the early :Eth cent%ry1 Fen$ .as 4orn in a 0illa$e in #e Shan co%ntyin N%an$don$, and he .as instr%cted in martial arts and lion dance 4y his father1 Later, he alsost%died martial arts and So%thern lion dance inFoshan4efore ret%rnin$ to his hometo.n andsettin$ %p his o.n trainin$ hall1 #e de0eloped his %niI%e 0ersion of lion dance, creatin$ ne.techniI%es 4y st%dyin$ and mimickin$ mo0ement of cats, s%ch as catchin$ mo%se, playin$,catchin$ 4irds, hi$h escape, lyin$ lo. and rollin$1 #e and his disciples also made chan$es to thelion head, its forehead is lo.er, its horn ro%nded and it has a d%ck 4eak mo%th .ith flat lips1 J:@KThe 4ody of the lion is also more po.erf%l in str%ct%re .ith eyeOcatchin$ colo%rs1 To$ether .ithne. dance steps and a$ile foot.ork, a %niI%e rhythm in0ented 4y Fen$ called the Se0en StarBr%m, Fen$ created a ne. style of lion dancin$ that is hi$h in entertainment 0al%e and 0is%alappeal1 3n the early 9D:Es, the #e Shan lion dance .as performed .henS%n 2atOSenass%medoffice in N%an$Mho%, and created a stir1 -ro%nd 9D=>, #e Shan lion performers .ere oftenin0ited to perform in many places .ithin China and So%theast -sia d%rin$ cele4ratory festi0als1The #e Shan style 4ecame 0ery pop%lar in Sin$apore+ the lion acI%ired the title of Lion (in$ of(in$s, and has a kin$ character ). on its forehead1 F%rther impro0ement had 4een made 4ythe Sin$apore #ok San -ssociation, for e8ample makin$ the lion more catOlike 4y shortenin$the tail of #e Shan lion, and creatin$ ne. dr%m 4eat for the dance1

Bifferent colors are %sed to si$nify the a$e and character of the lions1 The lion .ith .hite f%r isconsidered to 4e the oldest of the lions, .hile the lion .ith $olden yello. f%r is the middle child1The 4lack lion is considered the yo%n$est lion, and the mo0ement of this lion sho%ld 4e fast likea yo%n$ child or a headstron$ teena$er1 The colors may also represent the character of the lion*the $olden lion represents li0eliness, the red lion co%ra$e, and the $reen lion friendship1 Thereare also three lion types that represent three historical characters recorded in the classic ;omance

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- Chinese N%an Non$ )(.an (%n$lion %shers in the Chinese !e. 2earin Chinato.n,Aanhattan,!e. 2ork City)RS-1

TheLiu Bei)Cantonese*Lau ,ei lion is the eldest of the three 4rothers and has a yello.)act%ally imperial yello. as he 4ecame the first emperor of the Sh%O#an (in$dom 4asedface .ith .hite 4eard and f%r )to denote his .isdom1 3t sports a m%lti colo%red tail).hite %nderside si$nifyin$ the colors of the fi0e elements as it .as 4elie0ed that 4ein$the 6mperor, he had the 4lessin$s of the hea0ens and th%s control of the fi0e elements1Glder Li% 5ei lions also ha0e 4lack in the tail .hile the ne. ones do not1 There are threecoins on the collar1 This lion is %sed 4y schools .ith an esta4lished Aartial art master)Sifu or or$aniMation and is kno.n as the-ui Shi)simplified Chinese*/+ traditionalChinese*/+ pinyin*-u. Sh+ literally* -%spicio%s Lion1

The *uan *ong)Cantonese*/wan /ung lion has a red 4ased face, 4lack 4ristles, .ith alon$ 4lack 4eard )as he .as also kno.n as the B%ke .ith the 5ea%tif%l 5eard1 The tailis red and 4lack .ith .hite trim and a .hite %nderside1 #e is kno.n as the second 4rotherand sports t.o coins on the collar1 This Lion is kno.n as the0ing Shi)simplifiedChinese*0+ traditional Chinese*0+ pinyin*01ng Sh+ literally* -.akened Lion1This is a commonlyO%sed lion1

The2hang %ei)Cantonese* 3heung %ei lion has a 4lack 4ased face .ith short 4lack4eard, small ears, and 4lack 4ristles1 The tail is 4lac' and white.ith .hite trim and a.hite %nderside1 Traditionally this lion also had 4ells attached to the 4ody, .hich ser0edas a .arnin$ like a rattler on a rattle snake1 5ein$ the yo%n$est of the three 4rothers, thereis a sin$le coin on the collar1 This Lion is kno.n as theDou Shi)simplified Chinese*1+ traditional Chinese*2+ pinyin*D5u Sh+ literally* Fi$htin$ Lion 4eca%se han$Fei had a I%ick temper and lo0ed to fi$ht1 This lion is %sed 4y cl%4s that .ere '%ststartin$ o%t or 4y those .ishin$ to make a challen$e1

Later three more Lions .ere added to the $ro%p1 The Nreen Faced Lion representedhao 2%norhao )Cantonese* Chi% i Lon$1 The hao i Lon$ lion is a $reen lion .ith a $reen tail .ith4lack trim and a .hite %nderside, as .ell as a .hite 4eard and f%r and an iron horn1 #e is oftencalled the fo%rth 4rother, this lion is called the #eroic Lion 4eca%se it is said he rode thro%$h CaoCaos million man army and resc%ed Li% 5eis infant and fo%$ht his .ay 4ack o%t1 The 2ello.)yello./oran$e face and 4ody .ith .hite 4eard represented #%an$ hon$)Cantonese* Won$
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Ts%n$, .e .as $i0en this color .hen Li% 5ei rose to 4ecome 6mperor1 The #%an$ 7oon has af%ll yello. tail .ith .hite trim1 This lion is called the ;i$hteo%s Lion1 The .hite lion is kno.nas Aa Chao)Cantonese* Aa Chi%, he .as assi$ned this color 4eca%se he al.ays .ore a .hitearm 4and to 4attle a$ainst the 6mperor of Wei, Cao Cao, to si$nify that he .as in mo%rnin$ forhis father and 4rother .ho had 4een m%rdered 4y Cao Cao1 Th%s this lion .as kno.n as the

f%neral lion1 This lion is ne0er %sed e8cept for the f%neral of a Aaster or an important head of the$ro%p, and in s%ch cases the lion is %s%ally 4%rned ri$ht after %se as it is sym4olicallyina%spicio%s to 4e kept aro%nd1 This lion is sometimes conf%sed .ith the sil0er lion .hichsometimes has a .hite like colo%rin$1 These three alon$ .ith N%an 2% and han$ Fei .erekno.n as the Fi0e Ti$er Nenerals of Sh%n, each representin$ one of the colors of the fi0eelements1

Vietnamese Lion

Vietnamese Rnicorn and Un$ a at the :E9= TXt Harade in Little Sai$on, C-

The lion dance is kno.n in Vietnam as the %nicorndance )Vietnamese* ma ln1 3t .as importedfrom China 4%t has acI%ired local characteristics1 Aost lions in Vietnam resem4le the Chinese

So%thern Lion .ith sheeps f%r and not the traditional 4ristled hair, 4%t there are also distinctlocal forms that differ si$nificantly in appearance and performance1 The dance is performedprimarily at traditional festi0als s%ch asVietnamese l%nar ne. year)T6t and7ietnamese 8id9:utumn %esti;al)T6t trung thu, as .ell as d%rin$ other occasions s%ch as the openin$ of a ne.4%siness1 The dance .ith a 0ie. to .ard off e0il spirits, and the dances are typicallyaccompanied 4y martial artistsand acro4atics1

- feat%re of the Vietnamese %nicorn dance is its dance partner aor the spirit of the earth,depicted as a lar$e 4ellied, 4roadly $rinnin$ man holdin$ a palmOleaf fan similar to the Chinese5i$ #ead 5%ddha )31 The $oodOhearted spirit, accordin$ to pop%lar 4eliefs, has thepo.er to s%mmon the a%spicio%s %nicorn, and th%s d%rin$ the dance, takes the lead in clearin$

the path for the %nicorn1 The comical appearance of Un$ a adds to the festi0e and merryOmakin$ nat%re of the dance1J


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Festi0al of AiyaMaki Shrine, 7apan

7apan has a lon$ tradition of the lion dance and the dance is kno.n as shishi9mai) in7apanese1 3t is tho%$ht to ha0e 4een imported from China d%rin$ the Tan$ Bynasty, and 4ecameassociated .ith cele4ration of 5%ddhas 4irthday1 The oldest s%r0i0in$ lion mask, made ofpa%lo.nia.ood .ith an artic%lated lo.er 'a., is preser0ed in TYdaiO'iin 7apan1J


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3n Gkina.a, a similar dance e8ists, tho%$h the lion there is considered to 4e a le$endary shisa1The heads, 4odies and 4eha0ior of the shisa in the dance are I%ite different from the shishionmainland 7apan1 3nstead of dancin$ to the so%nds of fl%tes and dr%ms, the Gkina.an shisadanceis often performed to folk son$s played .ith thesanshin1

Korean Lion

(orean 5%kcheon$ sa'anore%m

There are t.o main traditions of lion dance in (orea, thesaja9noreum, .hich is performed as ane8orcism drama+ and [email protected] is performed in association .ith masked drama1J


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The Sno. Lionis re$arded as an em4lem of Ti4et and the Sno. Lion Bance is pop%lar dance inTi4etan comm%nities and it is performed d%rin$ festi0als s%ch as d%rin$ the rit%al dance )chamfesti0al and the !e. 2ear1 The sno. lion dance may 4e performed as a sec%lar dance, or as arit%al dance performed 4y4on pomonks1 The dance may ha0e a lon$ history in Ti4et, 4%t mayalso ha0e 4een infl%enced 4y Chinese Lion Bance in the SinoOTi4etan 4orderland1 J=?K

ndonesian Lion

5aron$ of 5ali, 3ndonesiaAain articles* ;eo$and 5aron$ )mytholo$y

The Chinese lion dance is referred to as 4arongsaiin 3ndonesia, often performed 4y Chinese3ndonesiand%rin$Amle'1 3ndonesians ho.e0er, has de0eloped their o.n style of lion dances1 Thelion dance )3ndonesian* 4arong in 3ndonesiahas different forms that are distinct to the localc%lt%res in 3ndonesia, and it is not kno.n if it has any relation to the Chinese lion1 JKThe most.ellOkno.n lion dances are performed in5aliand 7a0a1

3n #ind% 5alinesec%lt%re, the 5aron$is the kin$ of $ood spirits, and the enemy of the demon

I%een ;an$da1Like the Chinese lion, it reI%ires more dancers than in the 7a0anese ;eo$1;eo$Honoro$o, 3ndonesia

The ;eo$dance of Honoro$oin 7a0a in0ol0es a lionfi$%re kno.n as thesinga 4arong1 3t is heldon special occasions s%ch as theLe4aran)6id alOFitr, City or ;e$ency anni0ersary, or3ndependence day carni0al1 - sin$le dancer, or waro', carries the hea0y lion mask a4o%t


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Aen%E*EEA%sicians accompanyin$ lion dance at Seattles Chinato.nO3nternational Bistrict !i$htAarket, #in$ #ay Hark ):E9E

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The Chinese Lion Bance is performed accompanied 4y the m%sic of 4eatin$ of dr%ms, cym4als,and $on$s1 3nstr%ments synchronise to the lion dance mo0ements and actions1 F%t San, #ok San,F%t #ok, Cho. Nar, etc1 all play their 4eat differently1 6ach style plays a %niI%e 4eat1Be0elopments in electronic de0ices ha0e allo.ed m%sic to 4e played 0iaphone/ta4let/comp%ter/mp< player1 This has contri4%ted to the e0ol%tion of ho. people can playlion dance m%sic O .hich eliminates the need to carry aro%nd instr%ments ).hich can 4e I%itelar$e1

Costumes

The lion dance cost%mes %sed in these performances can only 4e c%stom made in specialty craftshops in r%ral parts of China and ha0e to 4e imported at considera4le e8pense for most forei$nco%ntries o%tside -sia1 For $ro%ps in Western co%ntries, this is made possi4le thro%$h f%nds

raised thro%$h s%4scriptions and pled$es made 4y mem4ers of local c%lt%ral and 4%sinesssocieties1 For co%ntries like Aalaysia .ith a s%4stantial Chinese pop%lation, local e8pertise may4e a0aila4le in makin$ the lion cost%mes and m%sical instr%ments .itho%t ha0in$ to importthem from China1

Association "ith "ushu#$ung %u

The Chinese lion dance has close relations to k%n$ f%or W[sh\)67 and the dancers are%s%ally martial art mem4ers of the local k%n$ f% cl%4or school1 They practice in their cl%4 andsome train hard to master the skill as one of the disciplines of the martial art1 3n $eneral, it is seenthat if a school has a capa4le tro%pe .ith many lions, it demonstrates the s%ccess of the school13t is also $enerally practised to$ether .ith Bra$on dancein some area1
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Toronto Lion Bance team, W%sh% Hro'ect po%rin$ Chinese Teato person)s .ho0e reI%estedthem to at the Biamond 5anI%et #all in Aarkham, GntarioforChinese !e. 2ear:E9=

&uring Chinese Ne" 'ears and %estivals

Lett%ce 4ein$ offered to a lion, and a 5i$ #ead 5%ddha at the start of a Lion Bance d%rin$ aChinese !e. 2earfesti0al in 5ostons Chinato.n1

B%rin$ the Chinese !e. 2ear, lion dance tro%pes from the Chinese martial art schools orChinese $%ild and associations .ill 0isit the ho%ses and shops of the Chinese comm%nity toperform the traditional c%stom of cai ?ing )8$, literally meanin$ pl%ckin$ the $reens,

.here4y the lion pl%cks the a%spicio%s $reen 0e$eta4les like lett%ce either h%n$ on a pole orplaced on a ta4le in front of the premises1 The $reens )?ing is tied to$ether .ith a reden0elope containin$ money and may also incl%de a%spicio%s fr%it like oran$es1 3n Chinese c"i)8, pl%ck also so%nds like ci)9, meanin$ 0e$eta4le and c$i), meanin$ fort%ne1 Thelion .ill dance and approach the $reen and red en0elope like a c%rio%s cat, to eat the$reen and spit it o%t 4%t keep the red en0elope .hich is the re.ard for the lion tro%pe1 Thelion dance is 4elie0ed to 4rin$ $ood l%ck and fort%ne to the 4%siness1 B%rin$ the in$ Bynasty,
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there may 4e additional hidden meanin$s in the performances, for e8ample the $reen 0e$eta4les)?ing eaten 4y the lion may represent the in$ Aanch%s1J=@K

Bifferent types of 0e$eta4les, fr%its, foods or %tensils .ith a%spicio%s and $ood sym4olicmeanin$s+ for instance pineapples, pamelos, 4ananas, oran$es, s%$ar cane shoots, cocon%ts, 4eer,

clay pots or e0en cra4s can 4e %sed to 4e the $reens )$ to 4e pl%cked to $i0e differentdiffic%lty and challen$e for the lion dance performers1 5%t the diffic%lties of the challen$e sho%ldcomes .ith the 4i$$er the re.ards of the red en0elope $i0en1

Chinese lion dance performin$ a cai chin$ .here the $reens are h%n$ hi$h a4o0e for the lionto pl%ck1

3n the old days, the lett%ce .as h%n$ > to ? metres a4o0e $ro%nd and only a .ellOtrained martialartist co%ld reach the money .hile dancin$ .ith a hea0y lion head1 These e0ents 4ecame a p%4licchallen$e1 - lar$e s%m of money .as re.arded, and the a%dience e8pected a $ood sho.1Sometimes, if lions from m%ltiple martial arts schools approached the lett%ce at the same time,the lions are s%pposed to fi$ht to decide a .inner1 The lions had to fi$ht .ith stylistic lion mo0esinstead of chaotic street fi$htin$ styles1 The a%dience .o%ld '%d$e the I%ality of the martial art

schools accordin$ to ho. the lions fo%$ht1 Since the schools rep%tation .ere at stake, the fi$hts.ere %s%ally fierce 4%t ci0iliMed1 The .inner lion .o%ld then %se creati0e methods and martialart skills to reach the hi$hOhan$in$ re.ard1 Some lions may dance on 4am4oo stilts and somemay step on h%man pyramids formed 4y fello. st%dents of the school1 The performers and theschools .o%ld $ain praise and respect on top of the lar$e monetary re.ard .hen they did .ell1The lion dance tro%pes are sometimes accompanied 4y 0ario%s characters s%ch as the 5i$ #ead5%ddha,

B%rin$ the 9D>EsO?Es, in some areas .ith hi$h pop%lation of Chinese and -sian comm%nitiesespecially the Chinato.n in many forei$n co%ntries a4roadChinain the .orld, people .ho'oined lion dance tro%pes .ere $an$sterOlike and there .as a lot of fi$htin$ 4et.een lion dancetro%pes and k%n$ f% schools1 Harents .ere afraid to let their children 'oin lion dance tro%pes4eca%se of the $an$ster association .ith the mem4ers1 B%rin$ festi0als and performances,.hen lion dance tro%pes met, there may 4e fi$hts 4et.een $ro%ps1 Some lifts and acro4atic tricksare desi$ned for the lion to fi$ht and knock o0er other ri0al lions1 Herformers e0en hid da$$ersin their shoes and clothes, .hich co%ld 4e %sed to in'%re other lion dancers le$s, or e0en attacheda metal horn on their lions forehead, .hich co%ld 4e %sed to slash other lion heads1 The 0iolence4ecame so e8treme that at one point the #on$ (on$ $o0ernment 4anned lion dance completely1!o., as .ith many other co%ntries, lion dance tro%pes m%st attain a permit from the $o0ernment
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in order to perform lion dance1 -ltho%$h there is still a certain de$ree of competiti0eness, tro%pesare a lot less 0iolent and a$$ressi0e1 Today, lion dance is a more sportOoriented acti0ity1 Liondance is more for recreation than a .ay of li0in$1 5%t there are still plenty of tro%pes .ho stillpractice the traditional .ays and ta4oos of the lion dance as it is practiced in the past1

3n a traditional performance, .hen the dancin$ lion enters a 0illa$e or to.nship, it is s%pposed topay its respects first at the local temple)s, then to the ancestors at the ancestral hall, and finallythro%$h the streets to 4rin$ happiness to all the people1

(volution and competition

Lion dance in competition may 4e performed on a series of small circ%lar platforms on polessimilar to the ones sho.n here1

Lion dance has spread across the .orld d%e to the .orld.ide presence of the diaspora Chinesecomm%nities and immi$rant settlers in many co%ntries in the -mericas,6%rope, -sia, -frica,-%stralia, Hacific Holynesia, and in partic%lar, inSo%th 6ast -sia.here there is a lar$e o0erseasChinesepresence1

The dance has e0ol0ed considera4ly since the early days .hen it .as perform as a skill part ofChinese martial arts, and has $ro.n into a more artistic art that takes into acco%nts the lionse8pression and the nat%ral mo0ements, as .ell as the de0elopment of a more ela4orate acro4aticstyles and skills d%rin$ performances1 This may4e performed as a c%lt%ral performances ord%rin$ competitions1 This e0ol%tion and de0elopment has prod%ced the modern form of liondances and competition are held to find the 4est lion dance performances1 The competition may4e performed on a series of small circ%lar platforms raised on poles, and is '%d$ed 4ased on theskill and li0eliness of the lion to$ether .ith the creati0ity of the st%nts and choreo$raphedmo0es, as .ell as the diffic%lty of the acro4atics, and rhythmic and p%lsatin$ li0e instr%mentalaccompaniment that can capti0ate the spectators and the '%d$es of the competition1

3nternational Lion Bance championships are held in many co%ntries, for e8ample in Aalaysia,Sin$apore, #on$ (on$ and Tai.an1J=K

n politics

The lion dance is seen as a representati0e part of Chinese c%lt%re in many o0erseas Chinesecomm%nities,J=DKand in some So%th 6ast -sian co%ntries, there .ere attempts to 4an or
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disco%ra$e the dance in order to s%ppress the Chinese c%lt%ral identity in those co%ntries1 J>EKFore8ample, in Aalaysia, lion dance .as criticiMed 4y a Aalay politician in the 9D@Es as notAalaysian in style and s%$$ested that it 4e chan$ed to a ti$er dance, J>9Kand it .as 4anned e8ceptat Chinese !e. 2ear %ntil 9DDE1J>:KLion dance 4ecame a matter of political and p%4lic de4atea4o%t the national c%lt%re of the co%ntry1J=DKB%rin$ the S%hartoera in 3ndonesia, p%4lic

e8pression of Chinese c%lt%re .as also 4anned and 4arongsai)lion dance procession .asconsidered pro0ocati0e and an affront to 3ndonesian nationalism1J>=K

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3n the 9D?Es and 9D@Es, d%rin$ the era .hen the#on$ (on$s Chinese classic and martial artsmo0ies are 0ery pop%lar, k%n$ f%mo0ies incl%din$ 7et Lis Won$ Fei #%n$ has act%allyindirectly sho.s and indicates ho. lion dance .as practised .ith the k%n$ f%close coOrelationand k%n$ f%d%rin$ that time1 Those days, the lion dance .as mostly practised and perform as

W%sh% or k%n$ f% skills, .ith the challen$e for the lion 4%ilt of chairs and ta4les stack %pto$ether for the lions to perform its st%nts and accomplish its challen$e1

Se0eral 9DDEs mo0ies, incl%din$ a remade 0ersion of Won$ Fei #%n$, and the seI%els of EnceFpon a Time in 3hina, in0ol0e plots centered on Lion Bancin$, especially Ence Fpon a Time in3hina AAAandA71 The series main actor, 7et Lihas performed as a lion dancer in se0eral of hisfilms, incl%din$ So%thern style lion dancin$ in Ence Fpon a Time in 3hina AAA, Ence Fpon aTime in 3hina and :mericaand !orthern style lion dancin$ in Shaolin Temple Gand ShaolinTemple 1

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&ragon dance)simplified Chinese*H+ traditional Chinese*+pinyin* w lbng is a formof traditional danceand performance inChinesec%lt%re1 Like the lion danceit is most often seenin festi0e cele4rations1 The dance is performed 4y a team of dancers .ho manip%late a lon$fle8i4le fi$%re of a dra$on %sin$ poles positioned at re$%lar inter0als alon$ the len$th of thedra$on1 The dance team mimics the s%pposed mo0ements of this ri0er spirit in a sin%o%s,%nd%latin$ manner1

The dra$on dance is often performed d%rin$ Chinese !e. 2ear1 Chinese dra$onsare a sym4ol ofChina, and they are 4elie0ed to 4rin$ $ood l%ck to people, therefore the lon$er the dra$on in thedance, the more l%ck it .ill 4rin$ to the comm%nity1J9KThe dra$ons are 4elie0ed to possessI%alities that incl%de $reat po.er, di$nity, fertility, .isdom and a%spicio%sness1 The appearanceof a dra$on is 4oth fri$htenin$ and 4old 4%t it has a 4ene0olent disposition, and so e0ent%ally4ecame an em4lem to represent imperial a%thority1 The mo0ements in a performancetraditionally sym4oliMe historical roles of dra$ons demonstratin$ po.er and di$nity1

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#an Bynasty stone relief en$ra0in$ sho.in$ a form of Bra$on Bance1

B%rin$ the #an Bynasty, different forms of the dra$on dance .ere mentioned1 ;ain danceperformed at times of dro%$ht may in0ol0e the %se of fi$%res of dra$on as Chinese dra$on.asassociated .ith rain in ancient China, for e8ample the dra$on2in$lon$.as considered a raindeity,J:Kand the Shenlon$had the po.er to determine ho. m%ch .ind and rain to 4rin$1 JKGther dances in0ol0in$dra$ons may 4e fo%nd in a pop%lar form of entertainment d%rin$ the #an Bynasty, the 4aiZi)H 0ariety sho.s,.here performers called mime people ) dressed %p as 0ario%screat%res s%ch as 4easts, fish and dra$ons1 3n hisLyric ]ssay on Oestern 3apital) han$#en$recorded 0ario%s performances s%ch as performers .ho dressed as a $reen dra$on playin$a fl%te, and a fishOdra$on act .here fish transformed into a dra$on1 J?KJ@KJKThese ancient dancesho.e0er do not resem4le modern Bra$on Bance in their descriptions, and performances depictedin #an Bynasty stone relief en$ra0in$s s%$$est that the props %sed .ere c%m4ersome, %nlikemodern Bra$on Bance .here li$htO.ei$ht dra$ons are manip%lated 4y performers1JDK

Harade of a Chinese dra$on in Seattle, c1 9DED

The dra$on acts of the #an Bynasty .ere also mentioned in theTan$and Son$ Bynasty1 Fi$%ressimilar to the dra$on lantern ) %sed d%rin$ Lantern Festi0al.ere descri4ed in the Son$Bynasty .orkDreams of Splendor of the ]astern 3apital,.here fi$%res of dra$on mo%nted fordisplay .ere constr%cted o%t of $rass and cloth and inside .hich n%mero%s candle li$hts may 4eplaced1J9EKJ99KS%ch dra$on lanterns may 4e carried and paraded 4y performers in the street d%rin$the Lantern festi0al at ni$ht time,J9:Kand this may ha0e e0ol0ed into the modern form of the
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dra$on dance .hich is often performed d%rin$ day time1 - .ide 0ariety of dra$on dances ha0ede0eloped in 0ario%s re$ions in China, for e8ample a form of dra$on dance from Ton$lian$Co%nty )IJH, .hich ori$inated as snake totem .orship, .as said to ha0e 4e$%n d%rin$ theAin$ Bynastyand 4ecame pop%lar in thein$ Bynasty1J9 to meters for the more acro4atic models, and %pto >E to @E meters for the lar$er parade and ceremonial styles1 The siMe and len$th of a dra$ondepend on the h%man po.er a0aila4le, financial po.er, materials, skills and siMe of the field1 -small or$aniMation cannot afford to r%n a 0ery lon$ dra$on 4eca%se it reI%ires considera4le

h%man po.er, $reat e8penses and special skills .hich are diffic%lt to mana$e1
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Herformers holdin$ the dra$ons on poles in Tai.an

The normal len$th and siMe of the 4ody recommended for the dra$on is 99: feet )


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spoil the .hole performance1 To 4e 0ery s%ccessf%l in the dance, the head of the Bra$on m%st 4ea4le to coordinate .ith the 4ody mo0ement to match the timin$ of the dr%m1 For lar$erceremonial and parade style dra$ons, the head can .ei$h as m%ch as 9: katis)9=1= k$, almost


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Herformin$ in a dra$on dance team incorporates se0eral elements and skills+ it is somethin$ of acrossOo0er acti0ity, com4inin$ the trainin$ and mentality of a sports team .ith the sta$ecraft andflair of a performin$ arts tro%pe1 The 4asic skills are simple to learn, ho.e0er to 4ecome acompetent performer takes dedicated trainin$ %ntil mo0ements 4ecome second nat%re andcomple8 formations can 4e achie0ed Z .hich rely not only on the skill of the indi0id%al mem4er,

4%t on concentration 4y the team as a .hole to mo0e in coOoperation1- do%4le dra$on dance, rarely seen in Western e8hi4itions, in0ol0es t.o tro%pes of dancersintert.inin$ the dra$ons1 60en rarer are dances .ith the f%ll array of nine dra$ons, since nine is aperfect n%m4er1 S%ch dances in0ol0e lar$e n%m4er of participants from 0ario%s or$aniMations,and are often only possi4le %nder the a%spices of a re$ional or national $o0ernment1

Competition

- n%m4er of dra$on dance competitions ha0e 4een or$aniMed aro%nd the .orld1 3n competitionperformances ho.e0er, there are strict r%les $o0ernin$ the specifications of the dra$on 4ody and

the ro%tine performed, and so dra$ons made for these e0ents and .hat are mostly seen in theimpressi0e sta$e sho.s are made for speed and a$ility, to 4e %sed 4y the performin$ team forma8im%m trick diffic%lty1 3n these dra$ons, the head is smaller and li$ht eno%$h to 4e .hippedaro%nd, and m%st 4e a minim%m of < k$, the 4ody pieces are a li$ht al%mini%m .ith cane and thema'ority of the hoops .ill 4e 0ery thin HVC t%4in$1 Herformances are typically O to 9EOmin%tero%tines .ith an accompanyin$ perc%ssion set1

3n more recent times, l%mino%s dra$ons .here4y the dra$ons are painted .ith l%mino%s paintsthat fl%oresce %nder4lack li$htare also %sed in competition1

n literature

La.rence Ferlin$hettis poem The Nreat Chinese Bra$on, p%4lished in his 9D?9 antholo$yStarting from San %rancisco.as inspired 4y the dra$on dance1 Nre$ory Stephenson says thedra$on ^ represents the force and mystery of life, the tr%e si$ht that sees the spirit%ale0ery.here transl%cent in the material .orld1J9K6arl Lo0elaces no0el The dra$on cant dance%ses the theme of the Carni0al dance to e8plore social chan$e and history in the West 3ndies1J9DK

-rth%r ;ansomeincorporates dra$on dances in his childrens 4ook Aissee Lee1 part of theS.allo.s and -maMons series, .hich is set in 9D


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