THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 27, 2021 Page 13 Wah Lum Academy Lion Dancers, students wow the crowd at Malden Summer Festival By Steve Freker frequent contributor to Malden citywide events is the popular Lion Dance troupe, which includes a wide array of performers from the Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy, which is located at 124 Ferry St. in Malden. They include the costumed Lion Dancers, the musical accomA paniment, including the ever-present drums, the flagbearers and a group of students who perform the traditional taolu from the Kung Fu instruction. The Lion Dancers and the entire entourage were on hand Saturday for the Malden Summer Festival in Malden Square, which once again drew hundreds of local and other visitors from around the region. The popular Lion Dancers wowed the crowd Saturday as they gave some group performances and also led an impromptu parade up Pleasant Street about halfway to City Hall. Thank you, Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy, for helping make it a great day at the Malden Summer Festival! Younger students from the Wah Lum Kung Fu Academy performed one of the taolu exercises. A Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy student demonstrated the form and symmetry of the Kung Fu scimitar sword performance. One of the Wah Lum King Fu & Tai Chi Academy Lion Dancers raised the costume as part of the performance. (Photos by Steve Freker) An integral part of the performance of the Lion Dancers is the ever-present drums and other instruments. The Wah Lum King Fu & Tai Chi Academy fl ags were displayed as the Lion Dancers paraded through Malden Square at the Summer Festival. Characters from the Lion Dancers performed at the Malden Summer Festival. Some colorful Lion Dancers performed at the Malden Summer Festival on Saturday. Malden resident Ali Ayub was greeted up close by one of Wah Lum King Fu & Tai Chi Academy’s Lion Dancers at the Malden Festival on Saturday.
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