Journey into Asia 2009 Part 1/25: Chinese Lion Dance

Journey into Asia 2009
Hosted by the Asian Students Association (ASA) of UNC Chapel Hill at Memorial Hall
Emcees: Terry Bu (the nerdy one), Michelle Lin (the cute one), Debbie Vu (the crazy one), Joe Sangbong Lee (the chill one), Anish Thakkar (the lovable one)

Chinese Lion Dance
TACAS (Triangle Area Chinese American Society) Youth Group Lion Dance Troupe

Performers: Cooper Chang, Jonathan Chang, Yang Ho, Justin Huang, Kelly Kuo, Stephen Lai, Victoria Lai, Marissa Lu, Wesley Shang, Sunny Su, Andrew Tie

The Lion Dance is a traditional dance performed to bring in luck, happiness, and prosperity. Each lion has two performers who mimic the actions of a lion to the beat of the drum. The drum beat represents the roar and soul of the lion, and the lions chase away the evil spirits. In this performance, four lions perform a traditional Lion Dance and are teased by a happy Buddha. The traditional Lion Dance will then evolve into a more modern dance style facilitated by the Buddha

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• UNC
• Chapel
• Hill
• Chinese
• Lion
• Dance