Lion Dance Resources
Books Videos Other
Chinese Lion Dance Explained
$54.95US
Dr. William Hu
410p. illus., 1995
Ars Ceramica, Ltd
PO Box 7366
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107-7366
Advanced Lion Dances of China
$39.95US + $5 shipping & handling
Sifu Tat Mau Wong
60 minutes, 1988
Panther Productions
1010 Calle Negocio
San Clemente, CA 92673
Chinese New Year Music and Rhythm Audio Tape
Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year
(Children's book)
Scholastic Book Publishers
Beginning Lion Dances of China
$39.95US + $5 shipping & handling
Sifu Tat Mau Wong
60 minutes, 1988
Panther Productions
1010 Calle Negocio
San Clemente, CA 92673
1998 Genting Highlands
Lion Dance Championships

Set of 3 VCDs.
Produced by:
NTC Videomaker
Big Bird in China
One scene with northern lions, about 25 seconds.
Heritage Workshop
is scheduled to release a line of lion dance figurenes. The first one looks like this:
Challenge of the Masters
Shaw Brothers Productions
Chinese Folk Arts: The Lion Dance
Instructional video in Mandarin.
Dreadnaught
One scene in the middle.
Elementary Lion Dance
Instructional Video in English
First Strike (Jackie Chan)
Lion and Dragon Dance during a funeral procession.
Game of Death (Bruce Lee)
One quick scene during the chase scene.
Jade (1995)
A parade scene in San Francisco Chinatown.
Last Hero in China (Jet Li)
Wong Fei hong dances the lion and some interesting variations like a centipede and rooster.
Once Upon a Time in China Part 1 (Jet Li)
One quick scene in the beginning where Wong Fei hong dances the lion on the rigging of a ship.
Once Upon a Time in China Part 3 (Jet Li)
Some brief scenes and one long lion dance sequence featuring hundreds of Cantonese & "specialty" lions in a competition for the prize.
Once Upon a Time in China Part 4
Many lion dance scenes featuring Southern lions in demonstrations and competitions.
Roar of the Lion
Shaw Brothers
106 minutes, 1981
1 scene, about 15 min. Beijing & Cantonese Lion fighting for the prize.
The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
About half an hour of lion & dragon dancing during a parade interspersed with a dinner party.
The Shaolin Kids (1998)
A scene with northern lions being acrobatic.
Talons of the Eagle (1992)
Year of the Dragon (1985)
Opening scene with a lion dance challenge between two gangs.
Young and Dangerous #6, Born to be King (2000)
Scene with a funeral lion dance.
The Young Master (Jackie Chan--1980)
One fairly lengthy sequence in the beginning of the film showing a lion dance competition between rival schools.


 
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