In 1962, the late Jeff Chan founded Immortals Lion Dance in L.A.’s Chinatown. Generations of dancers succeed him, performing ...

For the past two years, I've been documenting the lives of youths at the East Wind Foundation, a nonprofit organization in the heart of Los Angeles' Chinatown, at the Alpine Recreation Park. Here, ...

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 ...

From lion dances to Chinatown parades, these Lunar New Year events are exciting ways to celebrate the Year of the Horse through February and early March.

DAM SCRIPT THAT IS MAKING THE TRADITION THEIR OWN. >> WITH BRIGHT COLORS AND A HEART POUNDING BEAT. THE LION DANCE IS A STAPLE OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR. >> TO BRING GOOD LUCK AND DRIVE AWAY EVERYTHING ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When it comes to eye catching performances a group of Louisville teens and college students demand their audience's attention. The way River Lotus Lion Dance interprets traditional ...

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 ...

NPR's Pien Huang speaks with journalist Grace Yeoh, who spent a month with a championship lion dancing team, about the rigors of the dance and what makes it so demanding. Nearly 2 billion people are ...

Two children give a lion lucky red envelopes at a Lunar New Year performance in Pineville on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2024. Smoke filled the air as firecrackers erupted and spectators gathered outside Lula ...