A Southern Chinese lion dance in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
舞獅
Simplified Chinese
舞狮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
wǔshī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
mou5si1
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
跳獅 or 弄獅
Transcriptions
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
thiàu-sai or lāng-sai
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet
múa lân / sư tử
Chữ Nôm
𦨂麟 / 獅子
Korean name
Hangul
사자춤
Hanja
獅子춤
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization
sajachum
McCune–Reischauer
sajach'um
Japanese name
Kanji
獅子舞
Transcriptions
Romanization
shishimai
Indonesian name
Indonesian
barongsai
Lion dance (traditional Chinese: 舞獅; simplified Chinese: 舞狮; pinyin: wǔshī) is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume to bring good luck and fortune. The lion dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year and other traditional, cultural and religious festivals. It may also be performed at important occasions such as business opening events, special celebrations or wedding ceremonies, or may be used to honour special guests by the Chinese communities.
The Chinese lion dance is normally operated by two dancers, one of whom manipulates the head while the other manipulates the tail of the lion. It is distinguishable from the dragon dance which is performed by many people who hold the long sinuous body of the dragon on poles. Dragon dance is performed by more people Lion dance fundamental movements can be found in Chinese martial arts, and it is commonly performed to a vigorous drumbeat with gongs and cymbals.
There are two main forms of the Lion dance, the Northern Lion and the Southern Lion. Both forms are commonly found around the world especially in Southeast Asia, the Southern Lion predominates as it was spread by the Chinese diaspora communities who are historically mostly of Southern Chinese origin. Versions of lion dance related to the Chinese lion are also found in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. Besides the Chinese-based lion dance, other forms of lion dance also exist in India, Indonesia, and East Africa.
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