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Drum and percussion music for the traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance is explained in these free lion dance music video instruction clips from our expert kung fu and drum artist.
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Drum music is used in the traditional style for the Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video.
Different drums sounds are used in the traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video.
Cymbal and gong sounds are an important element of traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video.
Play the dancing lion drum part in the traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video.
Use different drum beats for the dancing lion in the traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video.
Play the drum beat for the lion approaching food in the traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video.
Play the drum beat for the sleeping lion in the traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video.
Play the cymbal parts in the traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video.
Play the gong parts in the traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video.
Play the drum and gong beats together in the traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video.
Play the drum and cymbal parts in the traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video.
Play the drum beat for the lion bow in the traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video..
Play the drum beat for the dancing lion in the traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video..
Play the drum part for the eating lion in the traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video..
Play the drum part for the sleeping lion in the traditional southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance; learn more from our expert kung fu and drum artist in this free Chinese drum video..
The traditional Chinese New Year Lion Dance is a long-practiced ritual, with over a thousand years of history and performance. It finds its origins in the story of a Chinese village that was being threatened by a monster, ravaging the crops and killing the villagers. As the story goes, a wise Buddhist monk came along and organized a resistance against the monster. He instructed the villagers in how to build a monster of their own to scare the beast away. Though there are variations on this story, essentially, the lion dance today is performed to ward off evil spirits like the monster, as well as to celebrate, to entertain, and to remember important Chinese history.
In these free lion dance video instruction clips, learn about the music of the Southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance and how it influences and directs the ceremony. Listen to the cymbals and drums as the Buddha puts the lion through its paces, taunting him with his fan. Learn how the different instruments create emotional soundscapes related to the narrative of the lion dance. Get an in-depth look at Chinese lion dance drum music in this video series, a thousand years in the making.
David Landrian-Shrewsbury David Landrian-Shrewsbury & Julio Anta are instructors at Anta's Fitness and Self Defense in Miami (Doral) Florida. Mr. Anta has over 30 years experience in kung fu and fitness. He is a kung fu master and lion dance instructor. His kung fu and lion dance student/instructor, David Landrian-Shrewsbury, is the coordinator, and teaches lion dance at Anta's Fitness and Self Defense. Anta's Kung Fu Lion Dance Team has performed in South Florida on numerous TV shows, in parks, schools, churches, military bases, parades, business openings, social gatherings, festivals and in Chinese New Year.dkdk
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