Lion Dance
舞狮
Welcome to Kung Fu Dragon Bay Area Lion Dance Team in Pleasanton, CA. We specialize in the traditional Futsan Southern Style of lion dancing with an energetic and lively gait. Our students join weekly classes in Chinese lion dance, which is an extension of Chinese martial arts, and our dancers undergo extensive training in intricate steps, body movements, and the use of percussion instruments. Our lion dance performance combines Kung Fu skills with agility, flexibility, balance, and coordination, featuring fast footwork, powerful kicks, headshakes, and acrobatics.
Our program teaches the historical background and significance of lion dance, basic techniques in percussion rhythms, lion dance formations and their meaning, and more. Lion dance enhances Kung Fu skills by improving breath control, fluidity of movements, and mental clarity. Any Kung Fu student who performs lion dancing finds their stances are stronger, stamina is increased, and overall strength is greater. KFDUSA members intermediate and up, who are interested in joining the lion dance team are welcome to join.
- Historical background and significance of Lion Dance in kungfu culture.
- Basic Traditional Lion Dance techniques and performance.
- Basic techniques in percussion rhythms – playing the drum, the cymbals and the gong in Lion Dance music.
- Arrangement and interpretation of Lion Dance formations and their meaning.
- Rhythm, tone, expression, and dance routine in Lion Dance.
- Lion Dance as a mean to develop kungfu skills. Enhance kungfu skills like breath control, stances, fluidity of movements, agility, balance, and solidness, mental clarity and relaxation.
Lion Dance is not just for demonstration. Its practice can enhance qualities like ability to relax while performing vigorous actions, fluidity of movement, stamina, mental clarity, carefulness, cheerfulness and courage, which are not only beneficial for Kungfu training but also for our daily living. Any Kungfu student who performs lion dancing soon finds his/her stances are much stronger, his stamina is increased, and he possesses greater overall strength. Lion dancing provides cardiovascular exercise, stance training, and weight training all rolled into one cultural package. And it’s a whole lot of fun! Lion Dancing is a combination of Kungfu, acrobats and instruments. We will help you master them all at Kungfu Dragon USA.
KFDUSA members (intermediate level and up) interested in participating in the Lion Dance team are welcome to join. Members have to complete the basic requirements of the beginner Kungfu class at Kungfu Dragon USA. This gives them the coordination and body strength needed to begin training in the Lion Dance.
What You’ll Learn:
- Historical background and significance of Lion Dance in kungfu culture.
- Basic Traditional Lion Dance techniques and performance.
- Basic techniques in percussion rhythms – playing the drum, the cymbals and the gong in Lion Dance music.
- Arrangement and interpretation of Lion Dance formations and their meaning.
- Rhythm, tone, expression, and dance routine in Lion Dance.
- Lion Dance as a mean to develop kungfu skills. Enhance kungfu skills like breath control, stances, fluidity of movements, agility, balance, and solidness, mental clarity and relaxation.
Lion Dance is not just for demonstration. Its practice can enhance qualities like ability to relax while performing vigorous actions, fluidity of movement, stamina, mental clarity, carefulness, cheerfulness and courage, which are not only beneficial for Kungfu training but also for our daily living. Any Kungfu student who performs lion dancing soon finds his/her stances are much stronger, his stamina is increased, and he possesses greater overall strength. Lion dancing provides cardiovascular exercise, stance training, and weight training all rolled into one cultural package. And it’s a whole lot of fun! Lion Dancing is a combination of Kungfu, acrobats and instruments. We will help you master them all at Kungfu Dragon USA.
KFDUSA members (intermediate level and up) interested in participating in the Lion Dance team are welcome to join. Members have to complete the basic requirements of the beginner Kungfu class at Kungfu Dragon USA. This gives them the coordination and body strength needed to begin training in the Lion Dance.
