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Caption: I
WENT
TO
SEE
LION
DANCERS Dennis Adishwara
#StellerID
Caption: April 20, 2016
Me and my girlfriend went to Karnos Studio, Cibubur. Her brother-in-law invited us to take a peek on his new project: a drama movie about lion dance performers.
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Caption: Flashback:
In reaction to the 30 September incident in 1965, Indonesian government outlawed Lion Dance (and most other Chinese culture practices) in order to suppress mainland China's political influence in Indonesia. The ban have been lifted in 1998, when Suharto's regime ended.
Caption: Present day:
3 lion dance troupes were gathered to take part on this movie.
They were rehearsing together.
The 3 lion dancer troupes can be distinguished clearly by their uniforms.
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Caption: Usually, they compete on each other at tournaments. But for this movie, they will collaborate.
The black uniforms provides music
The red and yellow uniforms provides choreography and performers
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Caption: Note: this is my first time seeing lion dancer performers WITHOUT the lion head mask.
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Caption: The build up...
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Caption: ....the middle...
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Caption: ....the (near) climax.
Caption: We took a break for a while.
The fall aren't fatal, but the pain was there.
All and all, when trouble comes, we always remember one thing from a very wise teacher:
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Caption: NEVER GONNA
GIVE YOU UP
NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN Old Chinese Proverb
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Caption: THE END ! Twitter & Steller: @OmDennis
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