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Vietnam promotes lion-dragon dance to the world

The Vietnam Lion-Dragon Dance Federation, in collaboration with the Vovinam-VietVoDao World Federation in France, has organised a performance, featuring spectacular lion-dragon dances and traditional martial arts in Paris.
Vietnam promotes lion-dragon dance to the world ảnh 1Lion and dragon dances, along with performances of Vietnamese martial arts sects in France wow audience at the event. (Photo: VNA)

Paris (VNA) – The Vietnam Lion-Dragon Dance Federation, in collaborationwith the Vovinam-VietVoDao World Federation in France, has organised a performance,featuring spectacular lion-dragon dances and traditional martial arts in Paris.

The Novement 4 eventaimed at introducing the Vietnamese folk dance to the international community. This was the first actvitiy abroad held by the Vietnam Lion-Dragon Dance Federation established on April 15, contributing to promoting the development of the folk dance art as well as the image of Vietnam to international friends.

AmbassadorLe Thi Hong Van, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Delegation to the UnitedNations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), beat the drum to open the event.

Lionand dragon dances, along with performances of Vietnamese martial arts sects inFrance, such as Vovinam-Viet-Vo-Dao, Son Long Quyen Thuat, Minh Long, wowed audience at the event.

Chairmanof the Vietnam Lion and Dragon Federation, Master Pham Quang Longhighlighted the history of the Vietnamese lion and dragon dance, whileexpressing his hope that the art will become a strong sport of Vietnamand be included in the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). He expected tosoonestablish the World Lion and Dragon Dance Federation so as to promoteVietnameseculture to the international community.

Chairmanof the World Council of Vovinam-VietVoDao Masters Tran Nguyen Dao said thatVovinam has been developed in Europe for nearly five decades. This isa favourable condition for the expansion of the lion-dragon dance to the world, he added.

Accordingto Dao, it is necessary to develop the lion-dragon dance on the basis ofmartial arts associations, then gradually expand it to other groups. Itis meant that the lion-dragon dance can be expanded throughoutEurope as well as the world via Vovinam-VietVoDao./.

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