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| Champion team Kun Seng Keng |
Two lion dance teams from Johor swept first and second places at the World Lion Dance Invitation Championship, beating teams from 11 countries. The Kun Seng Keng Dragon and Lion Dance
Association from Muar edged out Seni Goh Chor Wushu Tarian Singa Association
from Segamat to take home US$10,000 (RM35,000).
The other 24 teams were from China, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, the United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and the Philippines. Thirty lion dance troupes
from 16 countries including Malaysia, Japan, China, Vietnam, the US and
Australia pranced on stilts, climbed poles and performed other complicated stunts at the “50 Years of Nationhood - World Lion Dance Invitation” competition at the Arena of Stars, Genting
Highlands Resort.
The winning pair - Chong Kok Fu, and his partner, Si Tiam Yong - dazzled a packed crowd at the Arena of Stars with their fluid jumps, hops and turns on a line of narrow poles. The
duo had been practising six hours a day for two months to showcase their
latest move: A triple 180-degree turn. The pair overcamed broken bones
and injuries on their way to success. The competition was jointly organised by Malaysia’s Tourism
Ministry, Genting-City of Entertainment and the Selangor & Federal
Territory Dragon & Lion Dance Association. The event is one of the 50 events held in conjunction with the 50th Merdeka celebrations
and Visit Malaysia
| Final Result |
Country |
Score |
| Kun Seng Keng Lion Dance Troupe |
Malaysia |
9.27 |
| Persatuan Seni Goh Chor Wushu
Tarian Singa |
Malaysia |
9.25 |
| Guangdong Guangning Wushu
Lion Dance Troupe |
China |
9.03 |
| Leung's White Crane Dragon and Lion
Dance ssociation |
USA |
9.02 |
| Borangsai & Liong Yayasan Sosial Kong
Ha Hong Jakarta |
Indonesia |
9.02 |
| Yi Wei Athletic Association |
Singapore |
9.01 |
| Doan Truong Doan Lan Su Rong
Nhon Nghia Duong |
Vietnam |
8.74 |
| Hong Kong
Dragon Lion Unicorn & Pai Yau Sport Association B Team |
Hong Kong |
7.77 |
| Chinese Taipei R.O.C Dragon
Lion Dance Association |
Taiwan |
0.00 |
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Participating Teams
Preliminary Round 1 (03/08/2007)
- Yi Wei Athletic Association, Singapore
- Pasukan Tarian Singa Tarakan KALTIM, Indonesia
- Guangdong Zhanjiang Suixi Huang Lue Zhen Long Wan
Lion Dance Troupe, China
- Chinese Taipei Dragon and Lion Dance Association B
Team
- Chinese Taipei Dragon and Lion Dance Association A
Team
- Gee Yung Chinese Martial Art Lion Dance Troupe, USA
- Thailand Dragon and Lion Dance Federation A Team
- Cheng San Community Club Dragon & Lion Dance Singapore
- Doan Truong Doan Lan Su Rong Nhon Nghia Duong, Vietnam
A team
- Hong Kong Chinese Martial Art Dragon & Lion Dance
Association
- Associacao Desportiva E Recreativa Hong Vai
- Dragon Phoenix Lion Dance Troupe, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Kun Seng Keng Dragon and Lion Dance Association, Muar,
Johor, Malaysia
- Chung Hwa Middle School, Brunei
Preliminary Round 2 (04/08/2007)
- Chinese Youth League
Lion & Dragon Dance Team, Australia
- Associacao Desportiva E Recreativa
Chung Soon
- Thailand Dragon and Lion Dance
Federation B Team
- Chinese Taipei R.O.C. Dragon
Lion Dance Association
- Borangsai Yayasan Sosial Kong
Ha Hong Jakarta, Indonesia
- Hong Kong Dragon Lion Unicorn
& Pai Yau Sport Association A Team
- Hong Kong Dragon Lion Unicorn
& Pai Yau Sport Association B Team
- Sungai Way Khuan Loke Dragon
and Lion Dance Association, Malaysia.
- Persatuan Seni Goh Chor Wushu
Tarian Singa, Segamat, Johor, Malaysia
- Guangdong Guangning Wushu Lion
Dance Troupe, China.
- China Jie Fang Jun Hai Jun Gongcheng
College
- Leung's White Crane Dragon and
Lion Dance Association, USA
- Doan Truong Doan Lan Su Rong
Nhon Nghia Duong, Vietnam B Team
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