Dragon dance

Dragon dance is a traditional Chinese performance in which a team manipulates a long, articulated dragon figure on poles. It is commonly performed at festivals and celebrations.

Dragon dance choreography: The coordinated patterns of movement performed by dragon dancers as they manipulate the figure. Choreography turns separate pole movements into waves, coils, and other dragon-like actions.
Chinese dragon: A mythical being in Chinese culture associated with power, prosperity, and auspicious forces. The dance animates a culturally meaningful dragon rather than a generic creature.
Chinese folk dance: Traditional dance practices associated with Chinese communities and cultural regions. Dragon dance belongs to a broader tradition of communal performance.
Dragon dance competition: An organized contest in which dragon dance teams are judged on performance, technique, and coordination. Competition encourages precise choreography and increasingly elaborate routines.
Dragon dance team: A group of performers who carry and animate a dragon figure during a dragon dance. The team’s spacing and timing determine how smoothly the dragon moves.
Chinese New Year: The annual festival marking the beginning of a new year in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Dragon dances are a familiar public performance during its celebrations.
Dragon worship in China: Historical Chinese practices that revered dragons as powerful beings linked to rain and water. The dance draws on the dragon’s older ritual and auspicious associations.
Dragon dance in Singapore: The practice and public performance of dragon dance in Singapore’s Chinese communities and festivals. Singapore offers a prominent setting for both traditional and competitive performances.
Dragon dance pole: A handheld pole used to support and move one section of a dragon figure. Each pole lets a performer lift or steer part of the articulated body.
Lantern Festival: A festival on the fifteenth day of the first month of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Dragon dances feature in some Lantern Festival events and processions.

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