Learn how to do the Southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance, including tips on dance steps, equipment, costumes and history, in this free series of instructional dance videos.
There are 15 videos in this series:
Get an introduction to the traditional Southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.
Learn about the basic elements of the traditional Southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance--music, costumes and the Buddha--in this free instructional dance video.
Learn about the sequence of the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.
Learn about kung fu stances for the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.
Learn about proper facial expressions for the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.
Learn about the half-stacking technique for the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.
Learn about the full-stack technique for the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.
Learn about the role of Buddha in the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.
Learn about crowd interaction with the lion in the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.
Learn about the lettuce puzzle for the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.
Learn about the sleeping lion sequence for the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.
Learn about the sequence of the lion dance in the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.
Learn about the sequence of the lion dance in the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.
Learn about the sequence of the lion dance in the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance video.
Learn about the sequence of the lion dance in the traditional Southern Chinese New Year Lion Dance in this free instructional dance 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 Southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance, including a demonstration of dance steps and moves, equipment, costumes, and a little more history. Watch as the Buddha puts the lion through its paces, taunting him with his fan. Also see the lion sleep, eat and dance. Get an up-close look at the Lion Dance ceremony and how it is performed in this video series, a thousand years in the making.
David Landrian-Shrewsbury & Julio Anta 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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