Lunar New Year falls on February 10, and it ushers in the year of the dragon. The dragon is a symbol of good luck, and it’s the only mythical creature among the Chinese zodiac signs, so this year will ...

Giant, furry heads buck and roll, and long bodies slither across the floor behind them. Logically, you know that the colorful creatures in front of you aren’t creatures at all. They’re dancers in ...

This time of year, Norman Lau is just running on pure adrenaline. Such is the life of the owner and lead performer of one of San Francisco’s largest lion and dragon dance studios, LionDanceME.

When Allen Lee, a native Houstonian, founded Lee’s Golden Dragon Lion & Dragon Dance Association in 1974 there was only one loosely-organized lion dance group that performed during Lunar New Year in ...

Robert Yu put on a large colorful lion head and matching pants, then took to the stage at Westfield Garden State Plaza recently and performed the Chinese lion dance to the beat of a drum before dozens ...

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The head of a lion costume sits on a desk ahead of a rehearsal for the parade. (Cici Yu/WBUR) Chinatown's streets will come to life on Sunday with thunderous drums and the clang of cymbals as nine ...

Noise echoes through the small squash court in the Boyden Gymnasium. Cymbals crash, a gong bangs and a drum keeps the beat. A red dragon named Todoroki moves swiftly and mischievously through the room ...