Canberra Dragon Dance
Asian Performing Arts
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 6 dragons - Bruce, the Little Dragon is gold , Jackie, a kid's green dragon, Donnie, our 14 metre long illuminated red fire dragon who is great for night time performances, Blue Steel our 10m blue illuminated dragon and Night Fury our black and gold teenage dragon. 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.
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 were also interviewed by The Canberra Times.
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 6 dragons - Bruce, the Little Dragon is gold , Jackie, a kid's green dragon, Donnie, our 14 metre long illuminated red fire dragon who is great for night time performances, Blue Steel our 10m blue illuminated dragon and Night Fury our black and gold teenage dragon. 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.
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 were also interviewed by The Canberra Times.
We also train in and perform lion dance and our team of 16 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 Goku, 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. 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 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 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.
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.
Watch a traditional eye dotting ceremony for Goku, our adult blue lion and Pikachu, our yellow kids lion:
In 2019 we performed for:
Canberra Dragon Dance School holiday workshops x 2
Morshead Home, Lyneham
UC College Lunar New Year welcoming
UC O Week Market Day
UC O Week Vice Chancellor's Address
Department of Human Services
Tasting China, Canberra City
Momoda, Canberra City
Wild Duck, Kingston Foreshore
Majestic Princess Cruise Ship
Guardian Early Learning Centre Bruce
HSBC Lunar New Year corporate dinner
Canberra Centre Lunar New Year festival
IKEA Lunar New Year festival
Majestic Mushrooms, Murrumbateman
RSL Lifecare Page
RIFL Holt
Weston Asian Grocery
Canberra Times photo and video shoot
ACT Police Multicultural Festival Video
National Multicultural Festival Promotion with MLA Chris Steele
National Multicultural Festival - 3 performances
National Multicultural Festival Parade with Gungahlin College
Flowing Festival, Jindabyne
Enlighten
Pegasus Open Day
National Museum of Australia performances and workshops x 10
Maribyrnong Primary School
Dragon Boat Festival at FCCCI
ANU lion dance workshop
John Paul II College dragon dance workshop
Canberra Moon Festival
Canberra Vietnamese School Moon Festival
Ms Ba Co Canberra City
Floriade
Floriade in the Suburbs
Floriade Night Fest x 3 nights
Opals vs China Basketball Match
Murrumbateman Field Days
Braddon Busking Festival
Chaki Chaki, Braddon
Woolley Street Night Markets
Two Sisters Lao Thai, Dickson
Maribyrnong Twilight Fair
The Wedding of Aaron and Claire
Dendy Canberra's 13th Birthday
National Dinosaur Museum
In 2020 we have performed for
Campbell After School Activity Centre
RSL Lifecare Page
ABC Canberra (radio interview)
Canberra Centre
Coles Canberra Centre
Soi Noodle Bar
New York Nails and Spa
Dendy Canberra
Madam Lu
Ming's Pantry
Weston Asian Grocery
IKEA Canberra
UC O Week Market Day
Commonwealth Bank, Bruce
Little Penguins Early Childhood Centre
National Multicultural Festival x 4 performance
National Multicultural Festival Parade with Dragonstyle
SBS World News interview and performance
UC Vietnamese Students Society Lunar New Year Festival
Daramalan College Lion and Dragon Dance Workshops
Maribyrnong Primary School End of Term Performance
ROAR for Canberra for Where You Are Festival
Moon Festival at National Museum of Australia
Halloween Blessing of New City Walk
Tea Ceremony Wedding for Jacky and Ainav
Canberra Times Photoshoot
Blessing of Expert Orthopaedics
And we have many other performances booked in for 2021!
Please contact us if you would like to book a performance or would like to join our team!
Canberra Dragon Dance School holiday workshops x 2
Morshead Home, Lyneham
UC College Lunar New Year welcoming
UC O Week Market Day
UC O Week Vice Chancellor's Address
Department of Human Services
Tasting China, Canberra City
Momoda, Canberra City
Wild Duck, Kingston Foreshore
Majestic Princess Cruise Ship
Guardian Early Learning Centre Bruce
HSBC Lunar New Year corporate dinner
Canberra Centre Lunar New Year festival
IKEA Lunar New Year festival
Majestic Mushrooms, Murrumbateman
RSL Lifecare Page
RIFL Holt
Weston Asian Grocery
Canberra Times photo and video shoot
ACT Police Multicultural Festival Video
National Multicultural Festival Promotion with MLA Chris Steele
National Multicultural Festival - 3 performances
National Multicultural Festival Parade with Gungahlin College
Flowing Festival, Jindabyne
Enlighten
Pegasus Open Day
National Museum of Australia performances and workshops x 10
Maribyrnong Primary School
Dragon Boat Festival at FCCCI
ANU lion dance workshop
John Paul II College dragon dance workshop
Canberra Moon Festival
Canberra Vietnamese School Moon Festival
Ms Ba Co Canberra City
Floriade
Floriade in the Suburbs
Floriade Night Fest x 3 nights
Opals vs China Basketball Match
Murrumbateman Field Days
Braddon Busking Festival
Chaki Chaki, Braddon
Woolley Street Night Markets
Two Sisters Lao Thai, Dickson
Maribyrnong Twilight Fair
The Wedding of Aaron and Claire
Dendy Canberra's 13th Birthday
National Dinosaur Museum
In 2020 we have performed for
Campbell After School Activity Centre
RSL Lifecare Page
ABC Canberra (radio interview)
Canberra Centre
Coles Canberra Centre
Soi Noodle Bar
New York Nails and Spa
Dendy Canberra
Madam Lu
Ming's Pantry
Weston Asian Grocery
IKEA Canberra
UC O Week Market Day
Commonwealth Bank, Bruce
Little Penguins Early Childhood Centre
National Multicultural Festival x 4 performance
National Multicultural Festival Parade with Dragonstyle
SBS World News interview and performance
UC Vietnamese Students Society Lunar New Year Festival
Daramalan College Lion and Dragon Dance Workshops
Maribyrnong Primary School End of Term Performance
ROAR for Canberra for Where You Are Festival
Moon Festival at National Museum of Australia
Halloween Blessing of New City Walk
Tea Ceremony Wedding for Jacky and Ainav
Canberra Times Photoshoot
Blessing of Expert Orthopaedics
And we have many other performances booked in for 2021!
Please contact us if you would like to book a performance or would like to join our team!
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