Canberra Dragon Dance
The Chinese dragon is a symbol of power, wealth and wisdom and the dragon dance has been performed since the Han Dynasty 1800 years ago in festivals and celebrations around the world.
It requires strength, co-ordination and team work and it is traditionally performed by kung fu schools. We have 4 dragons - Bruce, the Little Dragon is gold and you may have seen him perform at events such as the National Multicultural Festival, Westfield Belconnen Chinese New Year Celebrations and The National Capital Dragon Boat Festival. We also have Jackie, a kid's green dragon, Donnie, our 14 metre long illuminated red dragon who is great for night time performances. These are mainland Chinese dragons and we have just received Jet, our 9 person multicoloured competition dragon made in Singapore.
Our students love training in dragon dance which involves not only the dancers themselves holding the dragon, but also the bearer of the Pearl of Wisdom and percussionists who symbolise the heart beat of the dragon. Have a look at the photos of our recent performances on our dedicated Canberra Dragon Dance Facebook Page.
It requires strength, co-ordination and team work and it is traditionally performed by kung fu schools. We have 4 dragons - Bruce, the Little Dragon is gold and you may have seen him perform at events such as the National Multicultural Festival, Westfield Belconnen Chinese New Year Celebrations and The National Capital Dragon Boat Festival. We also have Jackie, a kid's green dragon, Donnie, our 14 metre long illuminated red dragon who is great for night time performances. These are mainland Chinese dragons and we have just received Jet, our 9 person multicoloured competition dragon made in Singapore.
Our students love training in dragon dance which involves not only the dancers themselves holding the dragon, but also the bearer of the Pearl of Wisdom and percussionists who symbolise the heart beat of the dragon. Have a look at the photos of our recent performances on our dedicated Canberra Dragon Dance Facebook Page.
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In 2018We also train in and perform lion dance and often dragons and lions are seen together in the same performance. As much as possible we combine dragon, lion and kung fu performances although sometimes we perform only one of these disciplines.
Our dragons and lions are available to perform for events such as festivals, openings, fetes, fairs and private celebrations to bring you good luck and fortune. In 2017 we performed for: Westfield Belconnen CNY Celebrations National Multicultural Festival Parade National Capital Dragon Boat Festival Harrison School Twilight Fair Pegasus Riding School Open Day ANU Toad Hall Multicultural Festival Welcoming of Chinese Premier to Canberra (Drumming only) FCCCI Multicultural Day Old Bus Depot Markets Multicultural Market Day CISA Conference Networking Night, University of Canberra UCISS Welcome Night, University of Canberra University of Canberra Multicultural Mega Market Day University of Canberra Open Day Floriade Canberra Bruce Sports Medicine Opening Canberra Vietnamese School Moon Festival (closing) Canberra Moon Festival (opening the festival) ANU Lion and Dragon Dance cultural workshop Wendy Wu Tours Information Evening Maribyrnong Primary School Twilight Fair Maribyrnong Primary School End of Year Concert In 2018 so far we have performed for: UCISS Welcome Night, University of Canberra National Multicultural Festival Roving Performers National Multicultural Festival Parade Kinloch Lodge Lunar New Year Celebrations, ANU Ainslie Football Club Lunar New Year Gungahlin Lakes Golf Club Lunar New Year ANU Lunar New Year Festival for Chinese Ambassador Majestic Mushrooms Private Lunar New Year Blessing Lambing Flat Chinese Festival, Young (With Yau Kung Mun) Man from Ironbark Festival, Stuart Town UC Multicultural MegaMarket Day UC Open Day Canberra Boys Grammar North Early Learning Centre Guardian Early Learning Centre Bruce Toad Hall Multicultural Festival, ANU Pegasus Riding School Open Day John Paul II College Private Childrens Birthdays in Canberra We are busily getting ready for Floriade, the Canberra Moon Festival and the Canberra Vietnamese School Moon Festival in September with many performances booked. Please contact us if you would like to book a performance or would like to join our team! |
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