Lion dance competition

david-lowdavid-low Registered Users Posts: 752 Major grins
edited September 10, 2008 in Other Cool Shots
Its Mid Autumn festival here and the Lion dance competition is an annual event. It’s a show of skill, techniques and artistry requiring the pair to “prance” from pole to pole in tandem.

Added to the difficulties are the cumbersome head gear and costume. Margin of error is little as the landing area is not very large. Points will be awarded for ingenuity and difficulty in execution. Mistake do happened as shown in last clips.

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You can view some short clips at:
http://david-low.smugmug.com/gallery...2_4ZDvd/Medium

http://david-low.smugmug.com/gallery...6_rynUr/Medium

http://david-low.smugmug.com/gallery...9_qRoa3/Medium

And a boo-boo:
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Comments

  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited September 7, 2008
    If it weren't for the videos, I would have thought that was a ghost in photo above!

    Where is "here"?
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • david-lowdavid-low Registered Users Posts: 752 Major grins
    edited September 7, 2008
    DoctorIt wrote:
    If it weren't for the videos, I would have thought that was a ghost in photo above!

    Where is "here"?

    Its a ghostly lion. Place is Singapore
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  • PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited September 7, 2008
    Howdy David,

    Those Video's are really neat, I had always heard of the Lion Dances but had never really seen them before, and to have to do them on top of the platforms, jumping back and forth, really adds to their talent.

    Very nicely done.
    Take care,

    Craig

    Burleson, Texas
  • david-lowdavid-low Registered Users Posts: 752 Major grins
    edited September 9, 2008
    Panther wrote:
    Howdy David,

    Those Video's are really neat, I had always heard of the Lion Dances but had never really seen them before, and to have to do them on top of the platforms, jumping back and forth, really adds to their talent.

    Very nicely done.

    Thanks Panther for dropping by.
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2008
    Wow. Have never seen the Lions Dance. Appreciate seeing the
    videos your sharing. :D
    Michael
  • david-lowdavid-low Registered Users Posts: 752 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2008
    DaddyO wrote:
    Wow. Have never seen the Lions Dance. Appreciate seeing the
    videos your sharing. :D

    Hi,

    Those you see from the videos jumping from pole to pole are not the usual lion dance. It meant for competition that enable segregation between the really good one and mediocre. I was told they got so many injuries during practices, some with concussion on their heads that require stitches. The normal lion dances are those just dancing on the floor, rid of any worries.
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  • jeffmeyersjeffmeyers Registered Users Posts: 1,535 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2008
    Whoa, dude. That's pretty dang cool!
    More Photography . . . Less Photoshop [. . . except when I do it]
    Jeff Meyers
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