HomeThe dragon dance team of Shuangxi High School in New Taipei City was invited to perform in Singapore.
(Courtesy of Twin Creek High School)
[Reporter Lu Xianxiu/New Taipei Report] The New Taipei City Shuangxi High School Competitive Dragon Dance Team won double bronzes in last year's National Games, and was invited to perform at the Chingay Parade in Singapore from February 2 to 6 this year. The 33-meter-long giant dragon became the focus of the audience, allowing the superb skills of the Taiwan Shuangxi High School dragon dance team to be seen, and it also led the students to broaden their horizons of culture and skills.
The principal of Shuangxi High School, Ye Junshi, pointed out that since 1973, Singapore has held the Chingay Parade on the Lunar Lantern Festival every year, which is the most important celebration in the country; Lion Culture and Art Troupe's 50th anniversary celebration and performance, with outstanding cultural and art groups from Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, held a 3-day 6-session tour.
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Ye Junshi said that being invited to perform in Singapore is a very important affirmation of the students' efforts. In addition to thanking the Education Bureau of the New Taipei City Government for its long-term support and assistance in folk sports; Funds are injected into the painting, so that the students can realize their dream of performing abroad, and several friends who came to work in Singapore from Taiwan will automatically become fans, follow the performance team's itinerary, and relieve their nostalgia of living overseas.
Xu Chenhao, the captain of the Dragon Team of Shuangxi High School, said that coach Zheng Zhaoyan often taught the students to work hard during the training process, not only affirming that they would have the opportunity to be seen, they could go abroad to perform, and they really followed the coach’s instructions to study hard .
The Shuangxi High School Folklore Dragon Team has been listed as a special sports development project by the New Taipei City Education Bureau this year. It is a very cherished path for students who are interested in exercising their physical fitness and experiencing the aesthetics of dragon dance in Chinese culture.
The dragon dance team of Shuangxi High School in New Taipei City was invited to perform in Singapore.
(Courtesy of Twin Creek High School)
The dragon dance team of Shuangxi High School in New Taipei City was invited to perform in Singapore.
(Courtesy of Twin Creek High School)