Beautiful Chinese Dragon Dance Show In Singapore

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Dance of the Dragon - Chinese traditional dance and performance. Like the lion dance , it is often used in various celebrations and festivals.

Dragon traditionally symbolizes China's strength and dignity, the Chinese themselves sometimes call themselves "descendants of the dragon." It is believed that the dragon brings luck to people. Dragon dance - an important point the Chinese New Year , celebrated by the Chinese community around the world.

Representation is that a special team of people, sometimes up to 50 people, holding the six dragons, moving in a way that makes the dragon undulating. The main task of the team - to breathe into the lifeless body of a dragon life and movement. Snake-like body is divided into sections, each of which is attached poles, front and back of the body are attached decorative head and tail. Traditionally dragons made ​​of wood and bamboo hoops, and then covered with fabric. For the manufacture of modern dragons used lighter materials - plastic and aluminum.

Dragon is difficult to manage, it requires special skills. Any errors in one of the participants can spoil everything. With a length of about 34 m body is usually divided into nine main sections, the number of rings in this case reaches 81, and the distance between the hoops - 14 inches.
Dragon's head, the weight of which is sometimes as high as 14 kg, should cooperate with the body, the tail should also move to the beat with his head. The length of the dragon is typically 25 - 35 meters, but for very large festivals use a longer model. According to mythology, it is believed that the longer the dragon, the more luck it will bring.

The Dance of the Dragon originated in the Han Dynasty , thanks to those Chinese who showed special respect and faith toward the image of the dragon. During the Song Dynasty , the dance was already a popular event and an activity practiced by the people during the festive celebrations, as well as lion dance.

The Chinese dragon originated as a stylized combination of different animals that actually exist in nature, and has since evolved into a mythical creature worshiped by the people. The lines on the horns of the dragon combine deer , ears of bull , the eyes of the rabbit , the jaws of the tiger and the scales of fish , all brought together by the body of the snake . There was a belief that the dragon was an animal amphibian with the ability to walk on land, flying through the air and swim in the sea, becoming governor of cloudy and rainy weather.

The dragon is often appealed to as "sacred", because of its image that inspires great respect. The emperors of ancient China considered themselves dragons, thereby transforming the animal in the emblem of imperial authority.

The dragon dance is now an important part of Chinese culture and tradition, and has spread internationally through the emigration of the Chinese people in the world. It has become a part of the performing arts in China, and symbolizes good luck and prosperity for the coming year. According to ancient history, during the period of Spring and Autumn (春秋), the dragon dance was taught to students of martial arts as a form of encouragement.

During the Qing Dynasty , the corps de ballet of the province of Foochow was invited to Beijing to perform the dragon dance, and gained national fame thanks to the appreciation of the emperor.

The dragon dance is performed by a skilled team whose job is to give life to the dragon. The dragon itself is a long serpent with a body made ​​of sticks , mounted together a series of arches on each side and joining the ornamental part of the head and tail ends. Traditionally, dragons were constructed timber with the arcs of bamboo inside and covered with a decorated canvas. However, at present, such materials as aluminum and plastics replaced the wood and heavy material.

The dragons can vary in length by about 25-35 meters , for the more acrobatic models, and more than 50 to 70 meters for the largest parade and ceremonial styles, since part of the myth of the dragon is that the longer it the creature, bring more luck. The size and length of a dragon depend on the human power available, financial power, materials, skills and field size. Its length varies between 9 traditional sections and 15 sections in size, though some dragons are as long as 46 sections.