Beyond The Pride Lion Dance Exhibition (2 of 10) - Opening Ceremony (Wui Xi)

[Daydreamer1233]

What dose the guy with the fann thing do?

[LivingTraditionsPro]

@Daydreamer1233 are you referring to this video specifically or his role in lion dance? He is known as the Dai-Tao-Fut/Ong-Dia/Big-Buddha­-Man. He is actually not the Buddha but rather the earth god and the lion tamer. In many stories and performances, he can be seen leading the lion. However, there are times when the lions refuse to listen so he must use his wit to trick the lion. The back and forth play being the DTF/OD/BBM and the lions is very amusing and funny for the audience to watch.

[TheredCP78964]

i used to lion dance,but them my team just broke up :(

[LivingTraditionsPro]

@TheredCP78964 that's a shame. Where were your team located at? Was it disband due to lack of participants?

[TheredCP78964]

@LivingTraditionsPro my brother typed tht commet so i have no idea

[fumanchuxoxo]

love to c the love for the lions

[sky9high61]

is canada allowed to participate?

or is it just the US

[LivingTraditionsPro]

We would love to have Canada participate! This is an open forum for dedicated teams who feel that they can go beyond their pride and come together for a higher purpose. We want to promote this on an international level so it is our goal to have teams from different regions and countries.

[jliu1234]

i see most lion dance groups from all over cali. but what happen tothe ones from san francisco?

like YKM or LWC? would love to see them in this too

[LivingTraditionsPro]

@jliu1234 This is an open forum for any lion dancer team to present their art to the public. YKM and LWC were contacted but things did not work out. We will continue to reach out to them and in hope that they may grace us with their presence in the future.

[spidie619]

NICE... What happen to the rest of the show?

[Quista]

MORE VIDEOS!

[ninjatrippy]

haha that was epic

-Tommy from van kiep

[kingkongtimtam]

that's whats up

[yytboii]

nice lions keep it up :)