Lion Dance for Oriental Arts, Brighton- An Article by Russell Suthern, Chief Instructor WCMA

Louisa Yuen has run the Oriental Arts shop in Brighton for as long as I can remember.

Recently she has relocated her shop to Rock St in Kemp town and launched a new website to promote her business.

To celebrate this auspicious occasion, White Crane Martial Arts were proud to perform a double Lion Dance to bless the new shop and bring luck to the business.

Despite the dire weather warnings, the sun gods shined down upon us and it remained dry for the duration of the dance.

The two Lions looked extremely colourful in the bright sunlight and everybody loved the dance.

Shaf and Kirsty were in the Gold Lion and Josh and Jason were in the Red Lion. Both pairs worked really hard to bring their Lions to life and thrill the audience. The photos of the event can be seen in the gallery section.

Louisa sells all kinds of Chinese ornaments, calligraphy and so forth. She had brought in some puppets based on the Chinese Lions which we could not resist buying! Photos of these little creatures can also be seen in the gallery.

If you are interested in contacting Louisa regarding her selection, her details are as follows:

Tel: 01273 819 168

Web: www.orientalartsbrighton.co.uk

This is just the first of many Lion Dances we have booked up for the summer season and I’m really looking forward to our next performance!

Russell Suthern

Chief Instructor WCMA