Gund Kwok: The Inside Scoop

Dragon Dance Trial Class!

2010-04-01T01:00:00.002-04:00

The Dragon Dance trial class will take place on Monday, April 12 and is open to all Asian women interested in learning! Send an email to info [at] gundkwok.org for more information.

Date: Monday, April 12
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Place: China Trade Center, 2 Boylston Street, Boston 02116 (accessible via Orange Line Chinatown T Stop & Green Line Boylston T Stop -- right across from the DMV)

Peabody Essex Museum Lunar New Year Celebration

2010-03-02T10:13:00.001-05:00

Check out a few photos from the performance from February 27, 2010 in Salem, MA!

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Peabody Essex Museum Lunar New Year Celebration

2010-03-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

2010 Boston Chinatown Lunar New Year Festival: Round-Up

2010-02-22T12:47:00.004-05:00

Dragon Dance Stage Performance

Firecracker Fun

More lion dancing

In Today's Boston Metro

2010-02-22T12:25:00.009-05:00

Meeting Woo Ching White Crane on Tyler Street featured on page 2!

Chinatown fest celebrates a tiger of a year

Crowds of residents and tourists gathered in Chinatown yesterday to celebrate the Chinese New Year with the Lion Dance Festival. The event kicked off at the main stage in Phillips Square at Harrison Avenue and Essex Street, and continued around the neighborhood with different clubs leading the parade. The Lunar New Year, which officially began on Feb. 14, is the most important holiday in Chinese culture. This year is the year of the tiger.

Celebrating Asian Women Empowerment

2010-01-31T13:02:00.002-05:00

Check out some video from our 10-Year Anniversary two years ago!

Asian women have been stereotyped as being fragile, innocent and submissive. Tan admitted that the most difficult task in putting the group members together was making them to realize that they were able to perform.

"Recruiting women was not easy at first," said Tan. "It was unheard of for Asian women, so most of them still don't think that they can do it or they will be respected for it."

To read the full article, click here.

Gund Kwok Lion Dance 10-Week Trial Class

2010-01-30T12:32:00.002-05:00

Gund Kwok -- the only all Asian women lion and dragon dance troupe in the United States -- will have its 10-week trial class starting on Wednesday, March 3rd.

The troupe was established in 1998 by Cheng Imm Tan. The lion dance is traditionally performed by men, and Gund Kwok (which means heroine in Chinese) was created to combat the stereotype that women were incapable of performing such an art because of how much strength, endurance, and skill it takes to lion dance.

It doesn't matter how old you are (we've had a 55 year old grandmother who can lift anything) or how weak/out of shape you think you are. Lion dance can push and challenge your mind and body. As long as you're an Asian female who wants to challenge herself, you're in! We except high school and college females as well. If you're not interested, please forward this to anyone you think would be
interested.

Dates:
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - Thursday, May 20, 2010

Location: Boston Chinatown's China Trade Center (across the street
from the Orange line - Chinatown stop)

Time: Wednesdays, 6:30-9pm
Fee: $75 (It's a great deal if you think about it - 10 classes, 2.5
hours each - $7.50 per class!)

Trial Class Dates:
3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/20 (Graduation!)

If you're interested, please respond!

Volunteers Needed for Boston Chinatown Lunar New Year Festival!

2010-01-30T12:18:00.001-05:00

It's that time of year and we will need all the help we can get! Feel free to spread the word! thanks :)

What: Volunteers needed for all tasks

When: Sunday, February 21, 2010
Shifts: 9 to 5 (preferred), 9am to 1PM OR 1pm to 5pm

Where: Boston Chinatown

Why: Boston Chinatown Lunar New Year Celebration, lion dancing all day

Benefits: Drinks and food provided, equipment supplied by troupe, spending time with beautiful, amazing, and wonderful Asian women lion and dragon dancers, participate in a unique cultural experience, and a 10-course banquet style Chinese dinner at the end of the day!

Qualifications: We welcome all levels of experience including NONE. We will provide training and information session.

Contact: Leave a comment or email info [at] gundkwok.org

In Memoriam

2007-08-19T10:47:00.000-04:00

Our deepest sympathies to Mrs. Mah, godsons, Danny and Jeffery and the Penang Ching Xing Sports & Cultural Center for the loss of a great man and teacher on August 11, 2007. Our deepest gratitude to Master Mah Yook Seng for his expansive generosity of heart and mind.

Cheng Imm Tan recieving a school certificate from Master Mah

Even though we were strangers, Master Mah and Mrs. Mah graciously opened their home and the Cultural Center to Gund Kwok and made us family. They offered us their wealth of wisdom and knowlege, teaching us everything we wanted to know about lion and dragon dance, and as much as our minds could grasp.

We will never forget the many hours we spent together, talking, laughing, eating, joyfully delving into our common love of lion and dragon dancing and martial arts, and sharing our hearts and minds with each other. Master Mah is a beloved teacher, friend and mentor - his affecton and love will continue to sustain us. We will always honor, respect and hold dear Master Mah's memory and teachings.