Chinese Southern Shaolin Lion Dance & Dragon
Dancing
The Lion is a symbol of good
luck and is therefore often seen at Chinese New Year, celebrations and
the opening of new businesses.
Nam Yang Martial Arts Association Lion and Dragon Dancers out in force!
We celebrated Chinese New Year 2005 by bringing out two Dragons and six
Lions to dance in London. The size of our squad makes us one of the larger
Lion and Dragon Dance troupe in Europe.
This flambouyant display involves
two people in a 'lion' performing a long series of strenuous steps to
the beat of drum, cymbals and gong. The art requires and promotes great
skill and dexterity and is of great benefit to Kung Fu training.
The Nam Yang Martial Arts Association
enjoys the membership of the Singaporian national champion. The British
group has grown strong in recent years and we have been making many public
performances. We have shared a float with Chris Eubanks in Croydon, and
celebrated Chinese New Year in Leicester Square and Chinatown. We make
demonstrations regularly around the country and the team have even been
flown out to Bahrain to perform. Members of the Lion Dance troupe enjoy
plenty of opportunities for travel as a performer.
In competition we recently placed
fourth in the World Traditional Martial Arts Championship, which took
place in Germany, against strong global opposition. We also won four silver
medals for both Kung Fu forms and chinese kickboxing.
Nam Yang Martial Arts Association
is also one of the few who teach Dragon Dance. This is a much larger dance
and involves many more dancers.
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