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[Globe and Mail] Dance of the Lion, Year of the Tiger
Summary
Celebrations for Lunar New Year – one of the most important festivals in Chinese culture – have been quiet in recent years because of COVID-19. But in a bright red storefront on the edge of Toronto’s Chinatown, members of martial arts studio Hong Luck Kung Fu Club are preparing to make a splash. To honour the community’s elderly, the Hong Luck Kung Fu Club is planning to perform a traditional lion dance outside long-term care homes run by the Mon Sheong Foundation in downtown Toronto, Canada.
But in a bright red storefront on the edge of Toronto’s Chinatown, members of martial arts studio Hong Luck Kung Fu Club are preparing to make a splash.
To honour the community’s elderly, the Hong Luck Kung Fu Club is planning to perform a traditional lion dance outside long-term care homes run by the Mon Sheong Foundation in downtown Toronto, Canada.
And with performances right around the corner, members of the studio were practising late into the night to perfect the movements and co-ordinated teamwork.