Moving to the beat with dexterity

By GRACE CHEN

IF THERE is one thing former two-time national and world champion Yess Cheong would like to point out about lion dancing is that it must be accompanied by live music.

“You need live drum beats to lead the lion,” he said.

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Eng: Most school lion dance clubs aim to preserve culture and ingrain values in participants.

Tan says she gets a special kind of energy emanating from the drum beats.

Woo is one of the oldest members of Kuen Cheng High School lion dance club.

Kuen Cheng High School lion dance club member Tan Qin Yao described the club's activities as fun and interesting.

Kuen Cheng High School lion dance club members warm up and practice with hula hoops on the shoulders to save their lion heads from wear and tear.

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