New York United Lion Dance Troupe at lion dance competition

New York United Lion Dance Troupe's winning performance in the 1st annual lion dance competition at columbus park in chinatown, nyc hosted by the nyc freemasons and the asian liondance league. props to all other teams!

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[ninjaxvanish]

good job NYULDT congrats on your win again don't listen to the haters. just keep doing your thing. ninja~ drummer / Team Captain from Boston HC oh btw love the drum setup only the bottom part light's up?

[lopchurng]

Thanks for the support ninja.  You guys did an awesome job too. And about the drum, the entire thing was supposed to light up but I guess we had some problems with it. I didnt even realize until I watched the video of us afterwards.

[ujindavamp]

mrjealous if u think u good enough in lion dance why dont u represent NYC or  USA n go to Genting for the competition..make every1 proud instead of insult other pples group.

[onedorki3boi]

Both Hok San and Fut San styles can be expressive or aggressive. However I noticed Fut San players being criticized often when they are not aggressive enough because of their concentration on subtleties and Hok San Players being too "over powering". I believe that in both styles you must strike a balance while maintaining an emphasis that is inherent to that style (i.e. Fut San: strong; and powerful with some expression; Hok San: Be expressive and realistic with some power on crescendos).

[onedorki3boi]

I also wanted to add to the debate by saying that it is difficult to compare "Hok San" style vs "Fut San" styles. The techniques can be similar in some instances and very different in other instances.

Lets take stances for example. Very Traditional Fut San style of lion dance has strong concentration on low and aggressive Kung-Fu based stances whereas "Sar Ping" styles of "Hok San" lion dance has stance but not as much emphasis on it as the traditional "Fut San" style. From my observations.

[onedorki3boi]

ehhh.. everytime a video on lion dance gets very popular on youtube, it becomes a forum for political debate. I had posted a video for Boston lion dance and that caused quite a ruckus as well so believe me I know what I'm talking about.

I watch a lot of videos but don't always leave comments. The reason being is if you don't have anything constructive to say or that can be backed up as oppose to "you suck" you shouldn't say it. In terms of opinions, just respect other's opinions.

[darrenlion]

malaysia and singapore which lion dance is common and competition held yearly why not get help from there lik master siow or name sme porpular trp.(singapore)nam sieng lion dance activity centre/wenyang lion and dragon sport asst (malaysia) world lion dance champ/king kun seng keng get help from them.Plus it a competition Mc shld be slient n not talking rubbish

[xh31kh]

But in a lion dance COMPETITION, marks are give based on how real can the team MIMIC a true lion, not kung fu stances. So if u can show the expressions of a lion i.e. fright, anger, happiness, contentment... that's probably better than just jumping away whole day showing your strong physical strength. Subtlety is the key word here.

[xh31kh]

I come from a country where lion dance isn't unfamilliar to me, Malaysia. in fact, we even have a seven-time world lion dance champion in Kun Seng Keng Lion Dance Association, and i can only say that, if u think Hoksan style doesn't have any stance, u r wrong... dead wrong. Both Futsan and Hoksan have their finer points, and i won't comment much on either styles because i know exactly that both require strenuous training.

[mintcandy]

Well said vickay ..... T.T

[wuthappend136]

hok san lion dance takes more than just footwork. there is a lot more to it in using the head. it's not just "jumpin everyday".