Sydney Lion Dance

27/01/2025

🐍🎉 🦁Celebrate Chinese New Year with Us! 🦁🎉🐍

While most of our lion dance performances are for private events or restaurants, we’re thrilled to share a list of public performances where you can join in the celebrations and experience the magic for yourself!

📍 Check out the full schedule of dates and locations in the image below and don’t miss your chance to:
✨ Watch us in action
✨ Pat the lions for good luck
✨ Soak up the energy and tradition of this vibrant cultural celebration

We’d love to see you there to welcome the Year of the Wood Snake with joy, prosperity, and good fortune! 🧧🐍

26/01/2025

📣 Save the Date! Choy Lee Fut Annual Parade Day 🦁🦁🥁

Mark your calendars for Sunday, 2 February 2025 and join us in Chinatown from 11am to 4pm for a day of tradition, unity, and celebration!

For over 40 years, this Parade Day has been a cornerstone of our Choy Lee Fut family—a time to come together, honour our lineage, and bless the streets of Chinatown with non-stop lion dance, powerful drum beats, and the vibrant energy of the Year of the Wood Snake 🐍.

Don’t miss this incredible celebration of culture and community. Be there to feel the roar of the lions and the spirit of this timeless tradition!

26/02/2024

01/02/2024

🎉🐉 Celebrate the Roar of Tradition! 🐉🎉

G’day everyone! As the vibrant spirit of the Chinese New Year unfolds, we're thrilled to announce the kick-off of our festive season! Get ready to experience the mesmerizing magic of our LIVE Lion Dance public performances, happening next week!

🔥 What's on the Agenda for Next Week?

Spectacular Lion Dance shows: Watch as the lions leap to life, embodying strength, prosperity, and good fortune.
Cultural insights: Be part of the rich heritage and stories behind one of the most iconic traditions.
A community gathering: Meet, mingle, and make memories!

📅 Save the image of the flyer! Mark Your Calendars with locations and dates!

Witness an electrifying display of skill and tradition.
Be part of a cultural celebration that bridges communities and hearts. Create unforgettable moments with friends and family.

📢 Let's Make Some Noise:

Like 👍, Share ➡️, and spread the word!
Bring your friends, family, and that neighbor who's never seen a Lion Dance!

Don’t forget to tag us in your photos and videos using and
Let's welcome the Year of the Dragon with energy, enthusiasm, and an unforgettable roar! See you there! 🎊🐉

30/01/2024

13/12/2023

🥋🎄 Season's Greetings & Important Dates! 🎅👊

As the holidays are fast approaching, it's time to hang up our uniforms (temporarily!) and embrace the festive cheer. Here are the important dates for our final classes of 2023:

🐉 Kids Kung Fu: Last class on Sunday, 10th December.
💪 Adults Kung Fu: Final showdown on Friday, 22nd December.
🍃 Qigong: Last serene gathering on Saturday, 23rd December.

But don't get too comfy in those holiday socks! We're bouncing back with energy in the New Year:

🏋️ Adults Kung Fu: Reassemble on Friday, 5th January.
🌅 Qigong: First breath of 2024 on Saturday, 6th January.
🌟 Kids Kung Fu: Back to action on Sunday, 7th January.

Let's make these last classes of 2023 count and come back in 2024 ready to break more records (and maybe fewer New Year's resolutions 😉). Enjoy the holiday season, stay safe, and remember... a true warrior never skips dessert during holidays!

🎊 Happy Holidays and see you all soon! 🎊

01/03/2023

25/01/2023

Gong Hei Fat Choi! Happy New Year of The Water Rabbit!

19/01/2023

Next up! Live Lion Dance Performances in the Darling Harbour, Sydney precinct. Remember to tag us on socials (FB and Insta), we love it!

Darling Quarter
Sat 21 Jan - 6.00pm
Fri 3 Feb - 6.15pm
Sun 5 Feb - 6.30pm

Cockle Bay Wharf
Sun 22 Jan - 6.30pm
Sat 4 Feb - 6.00pm

Tumbalong Bvd
Sat 21 Jan - 09.00pm
Sun 22 Jan - 8.25pm
Sat 4 Feb - 9.00pm
Sun 5 Feb - 8.25pm

Darling Square
Fri 3 Feb - 9.00pm

12/12/2022

☯️ We will break for Holidays from Friday 23rd December 2022.
and will return Friday 6th January 2023.
☯️ First Lion Dance class will be in Saturday 7th January 2023 from 2 to 4pm!

Wishing everyone a safe and happy break!

It's almost 2023!

We've had an amazing new year with lots of training, but now it's time to have a short break and rest, and celebrate the time with our loved ones.

---- Here are the CLF dates for the upcoming holiday season ----

☯️ Last adults (KF & QG) class is on Friday 23rd December 2022.
☯️ First adults (KF & QG) class is on Friday 6th January 2023.
☯️ Last kids class is on Sunday 11th December 2022.
☯️ First kids class is on Sunday 15th January 2023.

There will also be a lion dance class on Saturday 7th January 2023 (2-4pm) to help prep for Chinese New Year which falls shortly after we come back this time around. All students are welcome to attend!

Thanks to all the students, teachers and parents for making a great year. Wishing you and your families a safe, healthy and happy holidays and see you in 2023!

Team CLF