Who we are
We are a non-profit organization that celebrates the art of lion and dragon dancing in the Texas area. The mission of the Summitt Lion and Dragon Dance Team is to share and spread the art, culture, and traditional significance of lion and dragon dancing to the Austin community and beyond. The Lion Dance team is composed of students ranging from kindergarten through college. The team has grown so much that it consists of a youth team and the adult team. The team's focus is to develop confidence and leadership skills amongst the students and offer cultural awareness to the community. The team has grown to include students of all ethnicity as long as they have the passion, enthusiasm, and motivation.
The Lion Dance team have performed around Austin at weddings, multicultural events, festivals, and businesses during Chinese New Year. All the proceeds from the performances go directly to the Walnut Creek Vietnamese Foundation who supports the Lion Dance team as well as the Vietnamese Bilingual Program. The Foundation provides scholarship funds for students who display leadership and continue to support the Vietnamese Bilingual Program.
With the influx of new members with no prior Lion Dancing experience, we cultivated their enthusiasm and brought to them a sense of purpose. The art of Lion Dancing is by no means a small feat, but with patience and a calm demeanor anyone can lend themselves to the guidance and training needed to dance with the team. With the team's encouragement and dedication, team members, old and new, unite together as friends and as a community, to bring to the public a spectacular show displaying their art, culture, and traditions.
Lion dancing has had an unmeasurable influence on the community, providing bonds that only Lion Dancing can bring.
The Lion Dance team have performed around Austin at weddings, multicultural events, festivals, and businesses during Chinese New Year. All the proceeds from the performances go directly to the Walnut Creek Vietnamese Foundation who supports the Lion Dance team as well as the Vietnamese Bilingual Program. The Foundation provides scholarship funds for students who display leadership and continue to support the Vietnamese Bilingual Program.
With the influx of new members with no prior Lion Dancing experience, we cultivated their enthusiasm and brought to them a sense of purpose. The art of Lion Dancing is by no means a small feat, but with patience and a calm demeanor anyone can lend themselves to the guidance and training needed to dance with the team. With the team's encouragement and dedication, team members, old and new, unite together as friends and as a community, to bring to the public a spectacular show displaying their art, culture, and traditions.
Lion dancing has had an unmeasurable influence on the community, providing bonds that only Lion Dancing can bring.
