My uncle had hired a lion dance group to perform at his house during Chinese New Year, cost a couple hundreds of Ringgits.
When I was a kid, lion dance was quite often seen… during CNY or any Chinese organization’s related events.
Although Malaysia is world renowned for lion dance, it’s not as easily seen as those days. When I was a kid we could get a ‘lion’ performing at our house for RM10 or less; now it cost much more and needs advance booking.
Some people like to relate this to government’s sanction etc., but fact is it’s hard to maintain a lion dance group… it’s not financially sound and youngster these days are not as passionate about these kind of activities; they prefer TV or PC games perhaps.
I wonder 50 years from now on… will people still be seeing lion dance in Malaysia.
February 25th, 2007 at 7:54 am
yeahh lor.. my dad was telling me when he was a kid he always liked to follow the lion dance troupe out on its visits to houses… can earn some pocket money also… nowadays much lesser people wanna learn lion dance although its heartening to see our indian and malay brethren trying to learn it :)
February 25th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
It will be odd if some years later Non-Chinese are doing all the lion dance :p
February 26th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
hey i have already have that in mind .. having a lion dance done on the chinese new year eve at my place .. after all we are malaysian :)
February 26th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
Perhaps I should consider getting one as well next year… but I need a bigger house lol.
March 1st, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Lion Dance…..I tot lions are from Africa.
So actually must get an African to dance it lah
March 1st, 2007 at 11:01 pm
d_D… interesting point. Actually lion did exist in China, but not in many numbers and extinct probably a few centuries ago.
March 16th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Sydney has excellent lion dance troupes because of the influx of maniland Chinese migrants. Australia also issues Chinese New Year stamps (this year it had a gold pig) for its Christmas Island territory but the stamps sold in all Australia Post outlets in the country.
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