Chinese Lion Dance in Silver Spring, MD

Events and venues we perform for in Silver Spring

In Silver Spring we perform at restaurant and shop grand openings in Downtown Silver Spring, along Georgia Avenue and in Wheaton and Four Corners, at public cultural festivals on Veterans Plaza, at Lunar New Year events hosted by schools, churches and the county's community centers, at weddings in local halls and hotels, and at corporate and nonprofit events for the organizations headquartered around the Silver Spring Metro station and the Georgia Avenue corridor.

Neighborhoods and districts we know well: Downtown Silver Spring, Ellsworth Drive and Veterans Plaza, Georgia Avenue corridor, Wheaton, Four Corners, Long Branch, Takoma Park.

Lion dance and Silver Spring’s community

Silver Spring is one of the most diverse communities in Maryland, and audiences here include Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Ethiopian, Latin American and long-time Maryland families side by side. A lion dance here is both a Chinese tradition and a shared neighborhood celebration. Our school's own history is rooted in this part of the county: Grandmaster Sifu Tai Yim opened his first Hung Fut school in Wheaton in 1979, and the Kensington school that houses the team today is a few minutes away.

Getting the lion to Silver Spring

Silver Spring and Wheaton are reached from our school by Georgia Avenue, University Boulevard or Beach Drive, so travel is short and we can schedule performances close together. Downtown Silver Spring has public garages; Wheaton strip centers usually have surface parking near the door. Events on Veterans Plaza or other county property may require a permit or coordination with the venue's management, which the host arranges.

Occasions we serve in Silver Spring, MD

• Wedding Lion Dance: Traditional Chinese lion dance for weddings in Washington, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia. Blessing the couple with choy cheng. Contact for a quote.
• Grand Opening Lion Dance: Lion dance blessing for restaurant and business grand openings across the DMV. Choy cheng lettuce ceremony and live drums. Based in Kensington, MD.
• Chinese New Year Lion Dance: Book a traditional Lunar New Year lion dance for your restaurant, business, school or celebration in Washington, DC, Maryland or Virginia.
• Corporate Event Lion Dance: Chinese lion dance for corporate events, office Lunar New Year celebrations and client receptions in Washington, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia.
• Dragon Dance: Traditional Chinese dragon dance for Lunar New Year, festivals, parades and large events in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. Contact for a quote.

Every performance, wherever it is, comes from the same team: the lion dancers of the Shaolin Hung Fut Kung Fu School in Kensington, Maryland, performing across the Washington area since the 1970s with live drum, gong and cymbals and the traditional choy cheng blessing.