Masters & Artisans – 星洲龙狮体育会 Foochow Dragondance Part 1 | Chronicles of Old Singapore

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. Part 1 | https://youtu.be/2hId41NE8zg Part 2 | https://youtu.be/Wht5fAlvSGs 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 https://www.facebook.com/longshiorg/ https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1538439753079635/singapore-dragon-lion-athletic-association/ I’m Dr Loh KS, the people’s historian. I’m interested in the history of Singapore and the lives of its people. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city today. We discuss three topics: 1. People and places. 2. Change and continuity. 3. The importance of heritage. As a historian, I try to stay true to the oral history method on a video format and social media platform. I let the interviewee speak, as the ‘voice of the past’ as Paul Thompson put it. No clickbait, no BS, no posturing. The aim is to canvas a wide range of voices on various aspects of Singapore history and heritage – physical, social, cultural, economic. Do like the video, share your memories below and subscribe to the channel for future episodes. Write to lohkahseng@chroniclesresearch.com if you have any of these stories to share: • Old places or kampongs. • Communities – their way of life & culture. • Childhood & schools. • Work or business. Support Chronicles of Old Singapore on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChroniclesofOldSingapore Follow the channel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551786759344 Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loh-ks TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lks992002 Chronicles Research & Education is my research consultancy on the history of Singapore: https://www.chroniclesresearch.com/ Caveat: this is above all a podcast based on personal memory. As has been well-documented in oral history, memory is not always reliable and what is recalled here should not be taken as fact. However, as Alessandro Portelli noted, the subjectivity of oral history is also its great strength, and what is inaccurately remembered may point to how deeply meaningful the past is to people. #singaporehistory #memory #heritage #nostalgia #oralhistory #socialhistory #history #singapore