As a fifth-generation lion dance costume maker, Zhong Jiachao, 64, has been through the many ups and downs of the business. "Our industry is closely related to the economy and government policies," ...

LIHUE — Tracey Pilch of Anchorage, Alaska, spent the last two days working through the routine for their Chinese lion. Pilch and Petr Bucinsky arranged to have a Chinese lion costume shipped to Kauai ...

Ten years ago, Chloe Howard was just a drummer learning to keep the beat with the dancers of the traditional lion dance. And now, at 23, she is an instructor for a younger generation of Chinese teens ...

Passersby can hear the sounds of London's traditional Chinese lion dancers at least a block away before coming face-to-face with the gold and silver animal costumes moving to a drum beat on the lawn ...

Kyle Nip, 14, spent a recent Friday night sweating and working out. He ran laps, held together several martial arts moves, practiced dance steps and performed multiple sit-ups. It was all to train for ...

Becoming an artist often requires resources – paint, canvas, tools. For architects turned environmental artists Celine Tan and Oscar Lee, the realisation that art could be made from waste was a game ...

The loud beating of the drums and gravity defying jumps and turns. These are the two things that draw our attention to the spectacle of the lion dance this Chinese New year. As our imagination comes ...

With a mix of ferocity and finesse, three ancient lion costumes sway side to side, shaking their bodies and stomping their feet. Underneath each costume, two members of the Joyous Spring Lion Dance ...