Biography

Founded in April 1994, Loong Mah Sing See Wui, Dragon Horse Lion Dance Association, is a not-for-profit San Francisco-based organization that specializes in the sharing, teaching, and performing of the dynamic and ancient art of Chinese lion and dragon dancing. Loong Mah is comprised of third, fourth, and fifth generation Asian-American children and adults who feel that it is imperative to maintain and share their rich cultural and ethnic heritage. The core group is made up of instructors with several decades of combined experience in traditional Chinese performing arts, including lion and dragon dance, music, several styles of Kung Fu and other martial arts, traditional Chinese opera, and folk dance. The group has performed in conjunction with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco Symphony, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Bay Area Dragon Boat Festival, and at the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade held every Lunar New Year in San Francisco.

(February 2019)