Lion Dance Wedding Performance (翔龍)

[haikelmadani]

@jethrotay puah is the cymbol which chi ppl call

[dallases]

I get tired in the lion >.> Props to the dancers!!! :D

[tuoice]

wow amazing lion dance 

[haikelmadani]

the puah is to soft...thats why the drumb is so loud

[jethrotay]

@haikelmadani Puah? O.o

[Chin0xLadiii]

jinfu

heogahet

vonkerdiskoo

dtijuni

vjadag



[xCoolZack]

best video yet

[Nelson11994]

One of my favorite Lion Dance Videos on Youtube :]

[chernggoh]

@Nelson11994 Thanks!

[SleepyEspada]

The Lion's aren't following the drumming...and the movements are slightly too quick and erratic.

But then again, I perform a different style and this isn't a style I'm familiar with, so what can I say about it?

None the less, it's always great to have a Lion Dance bless a wedding !

[jasaperwira]

cheers....i love to watch lions dance. Love it soooo much even tho i am not Chinese.To me its a very good performace.

[jasaperwira]

cheers....i love to watch lions dance. Love it soooo much even tho i am not Chinese.To me its a very good performace.

[TheMisscute1234]

SICKKK I WANT THAT FOR MY WEDDING lol

[seka1986]

I like when the eyes blink and the ears move.

[annaSKeynes]

@seka1986 me too!!

[AznBanditJohn]

i cant believe my family made me quit dragon dancing dancing/kung fu class lol i got to learn the drumming and all tha t=) i want one of those customs =(

[unisaurusrex]

Wonderful wedding! Cultural and something to remember forever!

[thepaesesai]

this is amazing...i want one at my wedding!!!!but how do i do that

[SavageEclipse]

Really nice. lol I like how the lions were in sync.

[Memorized903Forever]

This is so awesome!

Does anyone know how much it would cost to hire "lion dancers"?

[Apocalypss]

@Memorized903Forever price range depends on the team...

usually it's around 250-400/500 sometime 600

[Memorized903Forever]

@Apocalypss

Okay, thanks for letting me know.

[video1688]

Nice lion dance performance

[dyeun1]

haha congratulations i'm happy for u guys =P...i'm inspired >.> i think i wanna lion dance in my wedding too =]

[awesomecuttgirl4]

i love the video

[TohruNoOnigiri]

this is so cute!

[messos]

lol those lions r booty shaking

[jenniferchew823]

My sister-in-law surprised not only my brother, but all the guests with the same lion dance troupe during their wedding last March on Treasure Island. They did it because of they wanted to do something cultural based, and she thought the lion dancing was the right way to go. These dancers were awesome!!!! They really made my brother's wedding something to remember!!!

[chernggoh]

thanks for the kind words!

[idryousuke]

@jenniferchew823 bah seen better... one lion was half decent and the other one was more like a wounded cat than a lion. Didn't even follow a routine just randomly added last pray everywhere (which didn't even look nice - didn't even end in a cat stance) with a few head spins and jump into forward stances. Sorry Jen but they probably made a mockery of the tradition you were looking for in a lion dance. Probably invited evil spirits than scare them away.

[jenniferchew823]

@idryousuke Don’t know what to tell you, but the guests at my brother’s wedding are still talking about these lion dancers, and my brother has been married to his wife for at least 5 years. Maybe in this video to you it looks like crap, but since people who attended my brother’s wedding still talk about the lion dancers performance in the wedding 5 years after the wedding ceremony…it must mean something.

[ricep1cker]

@jenniferchew823 I saw Idryousuka's comments and felt like i had to apologize on behalf of other lion dancers for his arrogance. I enjoyed the groups performance and it makes me happy to know that other groups are out there as passionate as I am about performing. Lion Dance is about the art as much as it is about the audience. As a dancer i feel that the community keeps the tradition alive as much as the dancers themselves. I wish your family the best, congrats on the 5 years.

[chernggoh]

@ricep1cker nicely put! I noticed Idryousuka has made quite a reputation for himself for bad mouthing other lion dancers around YouTube.

[ricep1cker]

@chernggoh OMG! i just realized, the performance space is in the upstairs banquet hall with the golden dragon spiraling the staircase in SF Chinatown! That was one of the spots that Inspired me to dance because I've seen numerous performances there when i was a child! what a coincidence. I remember seeing a very traditional puzzle on saw horses with a black lion when i was about 8 and then I saw 2 northern lions perform there. FYI i learned lion dancing in SF.

[chernggoh]

@ricep1cker you are correct! That's Empress of China. Who did you learn from in SF?

[ricep1cker]

@chernggoh In SF the Chinese cultural center when i was really young, practice was held in one of the rooms at the Holiday Inn across the street from the park and later in High school from Loong Mah.

[chernggoh]

@jenniferchew823 that's great to hear!

[lalabear18]

i filmed this video!!!! chris u didn't give me credit!! lolol

[chernggoh]

done

[YuniSetsuri]

its awesome! great job you guys :)

[HakunaMaDarren]

are those 2 lions supposed to represent a male and femail lion? ( since its a wedding) . And one of them arent doing jumps/stances

[darrenlion]

no southern lion aka hoksna no geneder de

[misha854]

This is so cool! I've never seen a lion dance until I came across this on You Tube. I would love to see one of these dances in person!

[narutokyubi9]

Wait until Chinese New Year or something, go to Chinatown. You should see one.

[seka1986]

They are REAL animals.

[XxkunglaoxX]

no they are not

is perform by ppl

[HakunaMaDarren]

i think he knows that..

[soljaboy1376]

how are they real retard

[maazwrxer]

he is just asking shit

[mumalu8]

what a childish name =)

dont insult other ppl belive ASS hole !

[maazwrxer]

ther not real

[armyjacky96]

The rea one are a legend. Its called a nian. Go check out on google to read the legend and its origin.

[chanhcao]

very good routine very nice

[tungyung]

very good routine!

u guys aiming for Genting next year by any chance??

[hgearangler]

文無第一,武無第二!正是指you

[Bluerocka145]

great sync

[lionhead1998]

Nice lion dance team!

[yanyansadik]

i love thme they are very cute

[babeejingles]

wow! i didnt know they did these at weddings. cool!

[TamiDolli]

Aww that is so cute and cool! I love Lion Dances.

[pancake875]

so kl i know nothing about this dance but its sooooooooooo cool the lion is really cute!

[crazyBSer]

your synchronization's very good, how do you do it?

[theodddodoproject]

This is really an excellent performance, great!

[soccerfreaks89]

awesome video!!!

wish we were as good as you

[veronicamidori]

so cute, i would hire u guys for my 18th birthday if you were in southern california

[podeium]

you can

[veronicamidori]

their info site says they're only available to those in the bay area d;

[fdesa12]

there are socal groups. Depending on where you live, you can find them around. If you're looking for a certain style though, that will depend. There are alot of the traditional styles out there, but if you're looking for this kind of style that the group in this video do, the only group that comes to mind is the San Gabriel Valley Chinese Cultural Association. They were a branch off of Leung's White Crane.

Just a heads up though, lion dance performances are costly in general.

[veronicamidori]

oh thank u ^^ i have a boyfriend who is a kung fu instructor, and does this with co-workers! So they will be performing for me FREE OF CHARGE yayy XD lucky me! it's within my living radius too. im blessed! i wasn't surprised with the cost since it really is a good show, they deserve those 100s. im wondering if they'd like a "chang" XD

[crazyBSer]

oh, really!!!

when?

we might be available.

[simon1616]

Awesome. Very life-like.

[jecht47]

Is this Cho Lei Fut lion dancing?

I can find some similarities with both our taiko beats

[Saraburger999]

back in the day i was on the demo team where i did kung fu and that was deffinatly my favorite part of doing demos

[joeameer]

it rocks alot really because i love lion dance

[liondancers]

Great!

[vi3tcooki3monsta]

if you wanna see a lion dance with moves come see mines

[mikFarzel]

ga

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[KEN920710]

Pretty cool....

[MuzicleTokzin]

These are beautiful lions! I love the green and yellow and red ones. The black ones make me freak, for some reason. I just don't like them as much because they seem so dark....in spirit, I mean..

[MuzicleTokzin]

These are beautiful lions! I love the green and yellow and red ones. The black ones make me freak, for some reason. I just don't like them as much because they seem so dark....in spirit, I mean..

[evilmousey]

ur guys are awesome! you are good at going at the same time

[9009za]

i am not chinese but i love lion dance much.

i would like to invite them on my wedding too...

[AznGirrL]

omg. haha.

today at the midland library i went to had

a lunar new year celebration and my family only sticked around to see the lion dance!

[mur669]

no..im not chinese

[starrycrap]

i bet everyone watching this is all chinese

[BiGxPlaYA]

every single video on youtube always got to have at least one ignorant ass person to leave a comment that has something to do with race when the video has nothing to do with ethnicities.

[sparkchainoffical]

ur racist and im vietnamese so u calling me chinese?

[01134hello]

lion dancing rocks....

[ddrfusion]

Fuck man, orginal lion head usually weight 20kg which is 50 pounds, I have one in my home it's belong to my grandfather it weights 35kg which is more than 80 pounds, it's a black general(黑張飛). light weighted lion head is only for overseas, come to china check out the tradition lion.

[phan94]

Nice

but i dont like the blak lion.... i like the red, yellow oneXDD

those two look BRAND NEW!

[01134hello]

damn...black colour scares the shit out of me

[yeungrulz]

ur racist

[patapple21]

i doubt u r nt singaporean. who the hell said onli china had tradition lion??? and do u ever noes y there r lion dance performance??? if u don, pls shut up

[thiefguy852]

@ddrfusion who gives about the traditional lion head its all about hok san.

[trentteo]

lions are like 5kg for small 7kg for a medium n 10kg for large the're even heavier one's.phone book? ur joking

[canadianloro]

omg... I would so scared if that lion came up to me and dance there staring at my face with those HUMUNGOUS eyes! I WOULD FREAK.

[Strogy]

lol...light? not at all. and even so, try holding 2 phone books in your hands ABOVE your head dancing around.

[GuildWarsBlade]

i love chinese new year!!

[kalysha92]

My school has lion dance, and it's awesome!! I can actually follow the beat and everything in the video.. So cool!!

[LeaderOfAkatsuki1996]

Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy Chinese new year!

[shuffle33]

Cool! That's much better than having a wedding band! It's good, it'll actually bring luck to the couple.

[patapple21]

u r rite. i agree wif u

[Shortyjr02]

I give major props to these performers. Those heads aren't anywhere NEAR "light" and to keep in sync w/ eachother for such a long routine is amazing. KUDOS!

[asdfgh528]

lions head are pretty light man it just ways as much as one half phone books

[FaisarahRAH95]

Siok Sendiri Sey ! What country is this China or Singapore ? Because it don't look at Singapore .

[chernggoh]

It's actually the United States.

[SavageEclipse]

Love the sync in the beginning with teh bow and the whole routine =)

[estherkhampheng]

I love this lion dance a lot i wanna hire someone to do it for me one day :)

[mozartfanatic]

Same here....

[the2weirdoboys]

con love being the muoh long head!(some of my comment in viet)

[KagiKitsune]

i love doing the head!

[howlingBlade]

i like doing the back cus ppl cant see me XD

[SavageEclipse]

Agreed! =)

[younglions88]

whoa whoa whoa.... relax, i only started playing at the head around 3 years old..

[simplyandrooo]

awesome!!! i love hok san lion dance heads!! =D

[s0ySaucE]

PFT im 14 and i do head

[LionDanceCrazy123]

hahaha i'm 13 nd do the head! LOL!

[s0ySaucE]

lol okay but i started doing the head when i was like 8

[LionDanceCrazy123]

cool!!

i started wen iwas 9 and a half. XD

[GREENskyDRAGON]

n i started when i was born!

pretty impressive huh? XD

lol

[LionDanceCrazy123]

hahaha i doubt that bro. LOL!!

See ya. XD

[undertaker115598]

hey...why isn't the other lion jumping on the thighs and stuff....

[Nightxfox]

looks great

[xXxHolLoWxXx]

aw man i wanna join a lion dance group =( but i don't know where to go and apply ...

[chernggoh]

search for local groups in your city or area. many teams welcome all people who are interested in learning

[Kelvin994]

then you need to sign in into the form then can join...but i think you better find a friend join with u..cos you will been bully if u alone..haha

[patapple21]

if u staying in singapore, u can go singapore yoke boo live lion dance assn.

[benooi89]

luv it!!

[2pidlamo]

which 1 is da male?

[chernggoh]

all Southern lions are males

[undertaker115598]

hey guys watch me on tv on new year im going to china town!...im only 11 years old tho....but im the tail of a lion :)

[Kelvin994]

IMPOSIBLE!!!! i follow also need age 13 above then can be lion tail...but i be the head =P...this year at 27th january i got a performance at dewan at my country sabah

[binh1988]

looking good bois

[3xTnAnhMinhfan]

- Music is amazing, so0o cute when they were shaking their butts. xD

[killastrika]

the drumming in this video is LIKE GREAT !!!

[kissabledeath]

my cousins and my sister does the lion dance.

my cousins dad is in charge of the lion dance too...in another place

[ahkun2008]

whooooo!!!way to go,rox sia!

[Serenity1211]

Thank you for your comment. It reminds me of my home (family) when I see it. But, I am not from China. I identify myself as more of a cultural diaspora.

Serenity1211

[Agares]

very good performance!

[laceylingerie]

i seriously think the lions are cute. the faces...hahah

[AlienZygote010]

Dude...this is really cool. I saw one of these when I was a very little kid and it blew my mind. I never forgot it. Thanks for posting this. it's fascinating and it brings back memories of an enthralled youngster

[Unpreparedg]

Your bows kinda look slow mo'd, try speed it up just a tiny bit

[willdawg840]

Cool. My school's team might have to take some things from this..heh.

[tutukuay]

As usual,da tail juz did da followin of the head's steps and stood juz there most of da time doin nothin..U guys could try shakin dat butt alittle along with da momentum. At least when da drum took a pause,da shakin of da butt wont make dat few secs look boring ^^

[maxrox415]

how did Doug/Russell get good @ triangles?

[vtboivincent]

i have a lion costume just like that except its red and the head and the body blanket are a bit smaller suit for my size

[lilfagnut]

i want that at my wedding lol

[micahelguy123]

my name is michelle

[acekings13]

so ???

[micahelguy123]

high 5!

[maxrox415]

yes, it is...

[Zanoske]

The song is always the same, although it has slight variations. What is the title? I want to download it

[LionDanceCrazy123]

Nice I like this performance! Also the lion heads! Keep it up guys!

[woyahfan]

Dang how much does it cost to have this at a wedding? wow

[metabolic96]

hey i follow my lion dance in school islam can follow a lion dance and 9 years old

[animalsXhaveXrights]

I think they are actually dragons...

[chernggoh]

Sorry to disappoint. These are indeed lions. If you can see, only two people are in each lion whereas a dragon would require at least 10 people to maneuver.

[animalsXhaveXrights]

It looks odd.....It needs something to symbolise a mane.

[chernggoh]

You are right. It doesn't look like a lion. This is an old Chinese traditional art. There were no lions in China but many Chinese believed that the lion was indeed, a ferocious animal from stories told by people who traveled through China.

Therefore, these costumes were created based on descriptions that the Chinese were given.

[animalsXhaveXrights]

Ahh.I see

[523567jk]

im in a lion dance! ima black belt! i do nun-chucks the hard part of the lions head is its heavy=( it hurts don't you see people switch?

[lilaznpersn123]

well its not actually the head thts heavy its the fur, and i think being the tail is way more tiring

[natariee]

they are actually lions

[darrenlion]

lion la deh....

[ifrit1780]

how much experience in kung fu do you need to learn lion dance?

[chernggoh]

These days, there are many troupes that operate with little to no affiliation to kung fu, including us.

[ifrit1780]

yay! thanks!

[patapple21]

the mos important thing is he 'ma bu'. i can c nw a days a lot of ppl lion dancing w/o 'ma bu'.

[trentteo]

"xing li" that time no "ma bu" is maybe cause no space.Yea i agree most troopes don't use "si ping ma" , "ding zhi ma" and "gong shi ma".