Good chemistrybetween dancers is crucial for the demanding sport of dragon dance. Photo: AFP Relaxnews
By day, Le Yen Quyen works as a pharmacist at her local health clinic in Vietnam s Mekong Delta. At night, she dances under the head of a lion on perilously high metal poles, practising her moves ahead of Lunar New Year festivities.
Quyen, 27, was one of the first women to join the Tu Anh Duong lion and dragon dance troupe, where performers mimic the movements of the creatures to bring good luck and dispel evil spirits.
Evening after evening in the southern city of Can Tho, she perfects the stunts she will show off during Tet, the Vietnamese New Year holiday which begins next week.
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Le Yen Quyen poses with her lion dance mask before a practice session at the Tu Anh Duong lion and dragon dance school in Can Tho city on January 20. AFP
Women dragon dancers scale up ambitions in VN
Tue, 9 February 2021
By day, Le Yen Quyen works as a pharmacist at her local health clinic in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. At night, she dances under the head of a lion on perilously high metal poles, practising her moves ahead of Lunar New Year festivities.
Quyen, 27, was one of the first women to join the Tu Anh Duong lion and dragon dance troupe, where performers mimic the movements of the creatures to bring good luck and dispel evil spirits.
CAN THO, Feb 7 By day, Le Yen Quyen works as a pharmacist at her local health clinic in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. At night, she dances under the head of a lion on perilously high metal poles, practising her moves ahead of Lunar New Year festivities. Quyen, 27, was one of the first women to join.
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