3/18/04 After almost a year off, updated the Events page with the two Hawaii lion dance competitions.

4/22/03 Finally (again!) updated the Events page with another new lion dance competition!
Added Kei Lun Martial Arts in San Francisco to CA (no website yet)
Added a "News" section to the main page to keep visitors informed of important stuff.

9/18/02 Finally updated the Events page with three new lion dance competitions!

3/14/02 Corrected the Melbourne Chinese Kuan Yee Lion Dance Association listing in Australia
(it was listed as 2 groups since two different people contacted me about them with different information)
Updated the contact information for the Singapore Nam Wah Pai Dragon & Lion Dance Troupe in Singapore
Wong Sheng Hung Fut Kung Fu Club in Canada got two new websites (second site here)
Really fixed link to Gee Yung Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe in HI and Gee Yung Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe in CA
Did a name change from Chinese Allied Kung Fu Association to the Chicago Chinese Cultural Center in IL They also sell equipment!
Hawaii Physical Culture Club (Jeng Moo Tai Yuk Oui) in HI got a new website
Fixed the link to White Crane Kung-Fu International in NY

3/12/02 Added Au's Shaolin arts Society, Kokohead Chinese Martial Arts Academy, and Kimo Wong's School of Kung Fu in HI (Need contact info for them!)
Added a pic for the Chinese Allied Kung Fu Association in IL

3/11/02 Fixed link to University of Texas at Austin Texas Dragon/Lion Dance Team (TDDT) in TX and added a photo
Fixed link to Gee Yung Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe in HI and
also Gee Yung Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe in CA has their own section of the website
Added a website for Tiger Martial Arts Club in Canada and updated their contact info.
Added a new shipping tip
Added a new site selling/renting southern lions in the UK, Hei's Restaurant
The Chinatown Community Young Lions in NY got a website, there's also an MP3 there.
Added the Ten Tiger's Kung Fu Academy in NY (no website yet)
Traditional Kung Fu Training Center in Canada updated their web address
Added a vendor and group in the Philippines, The Lion and Dragon Dance Federation of the Philippines (no website yet)
Added Chinese Allied Kung Fu Association in IL (no website yet)

3/8/02 Whew! I'm totally exhausted after all those updates yesterday, but just in case you're wondering why I took a year off, check this new section out:
Building a Lion from Scratch
I think you'll like it. Let me know any feedback, positive or negative—I want to hear it all. The link to it is in the Help section.

3/7/02 Holy Smokes, it's 2 days shy of being a whole year since I updated last! Sorry folks…
Got tons of updates, so here they are in the order I received them:

3/9/01 Added Shan Tung Kung Fu Association in Pasadena, CA

3/8/01 Added Coiling Dragon Wu-Shu Studio in Ohio (no website yet)
Philippine Ling Nam Athletic Association in the Philippines got a website.
and Shaolin West Kung Fu Kwoon in Canada changed servers.

3/2/01 Added Chinese Youth Club in Washington DC
and Elite Wushu Lion Dance Troupe in Singapore (no website yet)
Put a new Real Video link up on the Media page.
Added Yue Wah to the list of places to get equipment in Hong Kong, thanks Stephen!
Yidao Chinese Cultural Association in London, England got a new website
so did Kwok Wei Lion Dance in Texas

2/22/01 Brown University Lion Dance Team in Rhode Island got a new website (and some MP3s in their Archive section)
and Success Lion Dance in Canada also got a new website for the new year
Shaolin Temple Kung Fu in S. California got a new email address
so did the Montreal Chinese Lion Dance Club in Canada
Added 2 upcoming events: 4th International Lion Dance judges course and Oriental City lion dance Cup (British Nationals)
and some groups:
International Chinese Kung Fu Association/Wing Lung Kung Fu Tai Chi Association in Miami, FL
Chinese Martial Arts Association in Calexico, CA (no website yet)
Long Ho Hoa in Anaheim, CA (also no website yet)
Hoy Ting Association in Boston, MA (no website for them either)
Wah Lum Kung-fu in Boston, MA (Yeah yeah, sue me, no website for them either)
Sil Lum Kung Fu Club in Utah (a new state for the groups list!)
And I'm still working on getting those archives updated...over 350 messages to code and compile!

2/5/01 A new article! A Meeting of Lions, from Secrets Of Kung Fu (Hong Kong) Vol.3 #6, 1979.

1/31/01 WorldPhotoGallery.com got bought by Zing.com and now I can't find their "images of a Javanees Lion Dance JPGs" so they're now on the Dead Link page
but the West Coast Lion Troupe got a photo gallery on Zing.com that I added to the Multimedia page.

1/30/01 Happy New Year everybody! Sorry no updates for so long--been out on Christmas break and then taking care of physical lion dancing so I didn't have much time for virtual lion dance stuff.
Just added FistSport/Beijing Imports, an equipment store based in Texas.
Wugar in New York updated their pic
and Yidao Chinese Cultural Association in the UK updated their contact information.
Right now I'm a little backed up on geting the archives updated, but I'll be working on that soon...

12/19/00 Lark in the Morning based in Fort Bragg, CA sells lion dance instruments
and Choy Lay Fut Chinese Martial Arts Academy runs Young Forest Martial Arts Gear in South Africa sells uniforms.
got updated contact information for Nanyang Technological University Pugilistic Dragon and Lion Dance Troupe in Singapore
and MCS Northern Lion Dance Team in the UK has a newer website than the one I put in on 12/14.

12/14/00 The Teo Chew Temple in Texas got an unofficial website.

12/13/00 Got a new article from a children's magazine, The Dance of His Dreams. It's short.
The Hung Fong group in Hong Kong has a 7 minute downloadable Real Video file (zipped)
Added the MCS Northern Lion Dance Team in the UK
and Bach Van Kung Fu to the Alpha list, but don't have any location info to add them to the region list yet
and HKCWCFYKMSS in Hong Kong, anyone know what their initials stand for?
and Li-Ming Elementary School Lion Dance Team in Taiwan
and Nanyang Technological University Pugilistic Dragon and Lion Dance Troupe in Singapore
and the Yidao Chinese Cultural Association in London, England
and finally, the Choy Lay Fut Chinese Martial Arts Academy in South Africa.

12/12/00 Added the Hip Sing Recreation Center in Atlanta, Georgia. But no website or contact info.
and Polish Choy Lee Fut Martial Arts Federation in Poland
and Ging Wu Kung-Fu Martial Art Association in Canada they even have a short movie on their lion dance page.
Got contact info for Yau Kung Moon Shea Bing Cheong Sport Accocation in Hong Kong.
Links for Luk Chi Fu White Crane Association (Hong Kong) and Kwok Wei Lion Dance (Texas) went dead.
Fixed the feedback link so that it works from the group pages.

12/5/00 Cracked cymbols? Erick gave a tip for saving them.
Got more reviews for Sifu Meng Kok (Malaysia), Dragon's Gate (online), New Crown (New York) and China Foshan Company's (China) lion heads.
Updated the group listing for East Wind in Los Angeles
Added Lau Fat Mang World Eagle Claw Kung Fu Association in the UK
and Wu Tao Kwoon Kung Fu Associazione Culturale in Italy