Gio Nam Mua Lan end of the year slideshow (S-Dub Lion Dance)

[shizraa]

Lol y u call the lions 'her'?

[neva2muchrice]

@shizraa well we know/understand that there are no female lions in southern style but we feel it's mainly because when lion dance started, female did/could not learn martial arts and kung fu fighters will not dance in a female lion to show off the strength of the school. With the integration of female in the modern world doing martial arts and lion dance, we feel it is only right that there should be both female and male lions on our team.

[johnnygo615]

@neva2muchrice um the lions are male because males represent yang which is good if it was a female it would represent yin which is dark. i cant really explain it but thats basically why the lion are male

[neva2muchrice]

@johnnygo615 well thanx for the info and good to know that it follows the idea of the rooster blood during blessing, though I think what I said sort of apply to that idea. There's the myth behind it and there's the reality of it. To say that the male is good/yang while the female is bad/yin seems a little patriarchy. In today's society it is clear that female represents life and birth while male represent death and destruction but in yin and yang those are opposite. To each his own I suppose.

[johnnygo615]

@neva2muchrice very true i guess we cant change traditions but we can start our own

[neva2muchrice]

@johnnygo615 couldn't have said it better myself

[fukwagaifan]

@johnnygo615 why don't you guys check out Gund Kwok asian women's lion & dragon dance troupe in boston.

[neva2muchrice]

@fukwagaifan hahaha ah those lovely ladies. Yes we not only know of them but have met a few of them. They truly are amazing and breaking the chain of a nonsensical tradition. Are you with them?

[fukwagaifan]

@neva2muchrice Yes, I help out where ever I can. I am the troupe carpenter I make all the benches, props & stands, fix heads and do what ever else they need. I also assist them with there music, big supporter. It is a wonderful group to work with, lots of fun and great food always.

[neva2muchrice]

@shizraa We do not apply this idea to other teams of course and respect other ideas and beliefs. A few of our female members joined lion dance because their parents told them that it is only for males and to prove their parents wrong, they are breaking that tradition.

[r3tard3dazn4lif3]

have u guys ever thought about using vietnamese lion heads

[neva2muchrice]

what heads are you referring to? The blue one in A Lion Story is actually a head we got from Vietnam. We remade her with thicker fur.

[r3tard3dazn4lif3]

the heads with the horns tht dont stay in one palce

[neva2muchrice]

Oh no, those lions are the ones we fear. The horn is supposed to be the life force of the lion and if the horn breaks then it's all over for the lion. A detachable horn is not something we can look into tho it helps with transporting and storage. The blue one that I mentioned, when we remodeled the lion, we stuck that horn on tight...we nickname her "The Brick" because she is like rock on the skin. I have personally saw a horn fell off while watching a performance from another team.

[onleongboi]

I totally agree, the horn holds most of the life of the lion, and if it falls a higer part of the lions spirit is lost. Anyways nice video! Seems like you guys had fun over the year.

[Siknal6063]

i hope so. Thank you :]

[Siknal6063]

Im a sophomore right now xD my lion dance is doing benches right now...we're too lazy to do jong and....we're suck xP

[neva2muchrice]

Do you guys have any videos up for viewing? Jongs take up a lot of time and money so I don't kno about lazy and suck. Took us awhile to build them. At least you're doing something you like and continuing the tradition. Good luck with the benches and hopefully I'll still be in the area when you finally get to UCI.

[Siknal6063]

im just a lion dancer in Westminster High. looking forward to go to UCI to join u guys ^^

[neva2muchrice]

How much longer do u have? Glad to hear you're interested. Down to take it to another level?

[Siknal6063]

oh so u guys do jong now? nice...:]

[neva2muchrice]

Hahaha yea it was a big leap and heart pounding routine. May I ask who this is?