Canberra Dragon Dance is the professional performance arm of our academy and combines self defence displays with wushu, lion dance, dragon dance and chinese percussion as part of an interactive show for audiences around Canberra and surrounding regions.

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 showcases the style of the kung fu practitioner.   We have 9 multiperson dragons - Bruce, the Little Dragon is gold , Jackie, a kid's green dragon, Donnie, our 14 metre long illuminated red fire dragon who has been great for night time performances, Mulan our 10m blue illuminated dragon, Night Fury our black and gold teenage dragon and our red and yellow brother and sisters Fame and Fortune.  The longest dragon in Canberra is  our 9 person pink competition dragon made in Singapore.   His name was Jet but since he was reborn with a new head and tail for the ROAR for Canberra show in 2020 he has been renamed Fearless.   Donnie has now retired from working at night but will still be seen during the day, and has passed on most of the LED work to our newest long 7 person dragon, Aurora, who is gold and red.  We also have 8 solo dragons included an LED one for night time.  

We have been blessed to have the eyes of Donnie dotted in an awakening ceremony by the Chinese Ambassador Cheng Jingye and also by the Vice Chancellor of the Australian National University and Noble Laureate Brian Schmidt.  We were equally honoured when Fearless had his eyes dotted by Ms Carmela Pavlic Searle, the producer of the Where You Are Festival by RISE Canberra.  

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. 

We have also been featured in the Canberra Times , Sydney Morning Herald, SBS TV News, ABC TV News, ABC Radio, XinHua News, RiotACT
We also train in and perform lion dance and our team of 26 lions have been handcrafted in China just for our academy. Each lion has a name and personality and we pay tribute to the many cultures which made up our academy with names such as Katana, Zhang Ziyi, Wakanda, Purple Rain, Pikachu, Phoenix and many more. Our lions have vibrant colours whilst our LED lions change colour at night time shows. We use Hoksan, Futsan, hybrid Futhok and Traditional lions and we even have a white northern lion named Pearl.   We also have kid's lions for kids not only to train in but to perform in. Lions are frequently used to bless businesses and for celebrations to bring good luck. As much as possible we combine dragon, lion and kung fu performances although sometimes we perform only one of these disciplines if a client requests.

Our dragons and lions are available to perform for events such as festivals, openings, fetes, fairs and private celebrations including being there on your special day - your wedding - to bring you good luck and fortune.

We also run workshops for the public and for schools to introduce and teach all of our disciplines of martial arts, lion and dragon dance and chinese percussion.
Our Clients have Included:

Festivals and Community

National Multicultural Festival
Canberra Moon Festival
Canberra Day
Australia Day
Morshead Home, Lyneham
Guardian Early Learning Centre
RSL Lifecare Page
RIFL Holt
Flowing Festival, Jindabyne
Enlighten
Pegasus Open Day
Dragon Boat Festival at FCCCI
Canberra Moon Festival
Canberra Vietnamese School Moon Festival
​Floriade
Floriade NightFest 
Opals vs China Basketball Match
​Canberra Gunners
Murrumbateman Field Days
Braddon Busking Festival
Woolley Street Night Markets
​Lunar New Year in Dickson
Little Penguins Early Childhood Centre
UC Vietnamese Students Society 
ROAR for Canberra for Where You Are Festival
City Renewal Authority, Canberra
Kids Club Rivett
Campbell After School Care
Kangara Waters
Bright Minds Academy
YMCA Early Childhood Belconnen
Cooma Multicultural Festival
Eucalyptus Montessori ELC
Gungahlin YMCA ELC
Canberra Raiders
Ausdance ACT
Goodwin Retirement Village, Monash
Orana Steiner Spring Fair
SAGE ELC
YMCA ELC Jamison
Wattle ECC
Sutton Bonfire
Sutton Country Markets
Australian National Busking  Championships 
FLIGHT: Drone Skyshow and Night Markets (National Capital Authority)
Tumut Falling Leaf Festival
Franklin Early Childhood
Uniting Aged Care, Weston
Canberra Medical Community
Australian Orthopaedic Association
Visabel
Burgman After School Care
​Artemis Early Learning Centre
ACT Chinese Students and Scholars Association
Chinese Australian ECC
Australian Guangxi Friendship Assn
High Commission of Malaysia
Macquarie YWCA After School Care
​Goodwin Retirement Village
Hawker After School Care
Club Kalina
Government Departments and Schools

University of Canberra
UC College
Department of Human Services
Australian National University
Australian Defence Force Academy
Radford College
Merici College
John Paul II College
Daramalan College
Maribyrnong Primary School
Hawker Primary School
Amaroo School
Department of Human Services
​Department of Finance
National Museum of Australia
​National Portrait Gallery
​ACT Police
Suburban Land Agency
Y Suites on Moore
Neville Bonner School
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Businesses and Shopping Centres

​Bruce Sports Medicine
Expert Orthopaedics
Tasting China
Momoda
Wild Duck
Majestic Princess Cruise Ship
HSBC
Canberra Centre
Westfield Belconnen
Westfield Woden
Majura Park Shopping Centre
IKEA
Majestic Mushrooms
Weston Asian Grocery
Yum Cha CBD
Au Lac Dickson
Au Lac Woden
​Ms Ba Co Canberra City
​Chaki Chaki
Two Sisters Lao Thai
​Dendy Canberra
Coles Canberra Centre
Madam Lu
New York Nails and Soa
Soi Noodle Bar
Ming's Pantry
​Commonwealth Bank, Bruce
Coco Fresh Tea and Juice
Biang Biang Noodles
J&R Bakery Rivett
Urban Jungle
IGA O'Connor
​Kopiku
​Taserman Short Film
​Charlie Wan Productions
Subsdance Dance Studio
Target Belconnen
Breadtop Belconnen
Malatang Belconnen
Workwear Belconnen
Elegant Beauty Nails and Spa
​Accenture Canberra
Gorman's Florist Belconnen
Smart Dollar Woden
Tiger Lane, Canberra Centre
My Nails and Beauty
Riverside Plaza
​Chopper Muay Thai
Evo Energy
Pai Lum Kung Fu
Bac Fu Do​
National Dinosaur Museum
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Please contact us if you would​ like to book a performance or would like to join our team