Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Roger Ting & Ting Min Long from the Singapore Dragon & Lion Athletic Association talk about the origins and development of Foochow dragondance in Singapore. They explain why martial arts and wushu were historically crucial for dragondance and some of the interesting performances they did in the past. The podcast is in Mandarin and English.

00:00 Introduction

02:43 History of the Singapore Dragon & Lion Athletic Association

07:50 Foochow Coffee Trade

13:49 Our Interest in Dragondance

23:03 Martial Arts & Wushu

30:58 Learning Dragondance

38:50 The Dragon Pearl

Singapore Dragon & Lion Athletic Association 星洲龙狮体育会

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I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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