Dunedin Senior Citizens Chinese Association, waist drum (yao gu) dancers. 21 March 2021, Dunedin Multiethnic Council, Race Relations Day, Otago Museum. Photo © Henry Johnson.

“Waist drum is a fun exercise activity that build fitness and cultivates sentiment. It brings happiness and productivity, especially after retirement. Many members of the Association experienced an increase in energy, good health and vitality after joining the waist drum team.“ (https://hail.to/lan-yuan-dunedin-chinese-garden/article/GC7UdpW)

“Since bringing the waist drum to Dunedin in 2015, the Dunedin Senior Citizens Chinese Association have performed it on various stages around the community. These performances are enjoyed by all those who attend.” (https://hail.to/lan-yuan-dunedin-chinese-garden/article/GC7UdpW)

George Chan (lion dance)

Christchurch Lion Dance Troupe visit Oamaru

On their way to Dunedin

Source: Oamaru TODAY (24 October 2020).

Christchurch Lion Dance Troupe

George Chan and the Christchurch Lion Dance Troupe.

“George Chan has devoted many years in preserving this part of Chinese culture. He travels extensively throughout NZ training people in this art form”.

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The Dunedin Chinese Art/Instrument Association – guzheng

Sophia Liu playing guzheng for the 2020 online Moon Festival (Dunedin).

“The Dunedin Chinese Art/Instrument Association was founded in August 2015. The Association is involved in major events such as the Lantern Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, provides performances for local communities such as Yvette Williams Retirement Village, and organises classes and workshops for young people such as Tahuna Intermediate school. The members of this group include a variety of people studying, working and living in Dunedin” (https://hail.to/lan-yuan-dunedin-chinese-garden/publication/A6h94XV/article/5lzXMds).

Dunedin Senior Citizens Chinese Association – Waist Drum

“Since bringing the waist drum to Dunedin in 2015, the Dunedin Senior Citizens Chinese Association have performed it on various stages around the community. These performances are enjoyed by all those who attend. We bring you a chorus and waist drum performance to celebrate the [2020 online] Mid-Autumn Festival” (https://hail.to/lan-yuan-dunedin-chinese-garden/publication/A6h94XV/article/GC7UdpW).

Jazz singer Marlene Tong

Source: https://www.discogs.com/Marlene-Tong-At-The-Colony/release/4360539

“In a 1960 Auckland Star write-up with Marlene at 20 and her Epsom fruiterer father, William Tong, who espoused the love of traditional Chinese music, she said: ‘It’s dreadful. That clang, clang, clang gets on my nerves. Of course, jazz gets on Dad’s nerves, so we’re even. But I think he is secretly proud when he hears me on the radio.’” (Rosa Shiels, 31 Jul 2020, Audio Culture)

Hastings Blossom Festival, Hawke’s Bay Chinese Association entertainers

The slide shows a group of entertainers from the Hawke’s Bay Chinese Association performing a lion dance as part of the 1961 Hastings Blossom Festival parade. The Woolworths float is visible in the distance. Spectators line the streets outside local businesses including the Nic Nak bar, J Pell, Kelts, and Thompsons’ Suits.

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Leon Gray