Lunar New Year takes place on Jan. 29 The Joyous Spring Lion Dance Troupe practices on a quiet residential street in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ...

We get tips from the members of UCLA's student-run lion dance team — and explain why and how it differs from the dragon dance.

Learn why this ancient Chinese dance, rooted in Kung Fu moves, plays an important role in celebrating Lunar New Year.

Lion dance performances have become part of a Lunar New Year culture which dates back centuries.

The intensity of the training process to prep mostly novice incoming lion dancers for events like the Making Memories Festival has been a large undertaking for ACA Lion Dance, Kubiatko said.

A lion dance team from Shenzhen, Guangdong province, performs during the 2024 World Chinese King of Lion Dance Championship in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, this month.

It is a well-known ancient art form, and now, the lion dance is set to be jointly nominated by China and Malaysia for Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage list.

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