Young people at the East Wind Foundation dedicate their after-school hours and weekends to practicing the traditional folk art of lion dancing. Why it matters: An ancient art dating back to the Han ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — They’re bold. They’re big. They’re impossible to look away from. You’ve probably seen lion dancers at a Lunar New Year celebration in Portland, but there is more to lion ...

Today marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake. And it’s an extra special Lunar New Year in Washington, because this year, for the first time, it’s a state holiday. Festivities have already been ...

It’s 4 p.m. on a Friday at the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club on Canal Street, where 10-15 performers, who make up one of Chinatown’s oldest lion dancing troupes, dating back nearly 70 ...

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, ...

The Chinese art of Lion dance has spread good fortune for centuries, and as the Lunar New Year approaches, Lion Dance at Cornell brings a piece of that festivity to the Cornell community. Lion dance ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It’s thrilling and, at times, heart-stopping to watch a lion dancing to rhythmic beats and leaping onto poles five to seven feet high. The two dancers mastering the lion’s ...

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 ...

Connie Lu, a senior at Lincoln High School in San Francisco, has been practicing lion dance for three years in a youth lion dance club. She performed as the lion's "head" at a high school competition ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HONOLULU (KHON2) — From Market City to Ala Moana, Lunar New Year celebrations filled Honolulu with the sounds of drums, lion ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crouching lion, hidden dragon. It’s 4 p.m. on a Friday at the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club on Canal Street, where ...