• Every request will be entirely dependent on the day of the week, seasonality (such as Chinese New Year or Mooncake Festival), how many lions and/or dragons are requested, if the event is a wedding, birthday, grand opening, etc.

• For any and all areas outside of the Salt Lake valley, such as Park City/Ogden/Provo, there will be a surcharge for traveling.

• For any performances that last longer than our usual performance time of 30-45 minutes, from arrival to finish, will also include a surcharge of up to 15% for every 15 minutes beyond a performance. Please understand it takes a whole team to pull off any lion dance.

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Our policy is 30-45 minutes from arrival & setup, to dancing & finish. The lion dance itself typically lasts 10-15 minutes, depending how big the area is, if eating choi is involved, etc. Anytime after 45 minutes total will include a surcharge.

For bigger events such as parades, performances can run much longer. The longer we're asked to perform beyond the standard 10-15 minutes within the 30-45 minutes, the higher the quote will be, respectively.

Lions are the typical costumed-dancers that you often see that are easily confused with dragons in western culture. They're vibrant, colorful, very active in dancing and have 2 dancers per lion. Dancers are completely hidden underneath the lion and blend in with furry pants.

A dragon has 9 people total, all holding poles to control the dragon. Dancing isn't as dynamic as a lion, but definitely gets more attention considering how long the dragon is, and depending on the dance area, the dragon can hold it's own with spinning movements and showing what it would be like if a dragon was flying at your event.

Below is a quick infographic for your information, courtesy of San Francisco Chinatown:

"Choi" is short for "Choi Cheng" 采青, means "plucking the greens" and it's an onomatopoeia for the sound of a cash register! It's what the lions eat during performances.

It's entirely up to you if you want choi at your event. Typically it's a symbol of good luck and audiences love it when our lions eat the choi and throw it everywhere; however, there are certainly times when it's just not appropriate (i.e. weddings, stages were other acts follow-up.) If you'd like us to peel oranges as well, another tradition, just let us know a head of time.

If you're going to hang the choi/envelope on your own for our lions to get, please let us know ahead of time! We can't plan on getting your choi if you hang it 20 feet in the area through a ring of fire - we charge extra for that :)

Yes! We have scrolls for both occasions to celebrate the happiest times of the year for you.

Also entirely up to you! Typically people reserve 2 lions at a time with us, but you can reserve as low as 1 lion.

Some performances require a full all-hands-on-deck show, such as our performance at the Delta Center for the Utah Jazz, where we brought 3 of our lions and a dragon. At the Utah Asian Festival, we had 7 lions dancing to open up the show. This of course will change your quote, depending how many and what you need.

For all performances, know that mid-day performances during weekdays will be hard to accommodate; all of our dancers work full-time outside of the club.

Please understand that we perform solely to continue our cultural legacy as a club, and unfortunately we won't be able to accept every request. Requests do not guarantee a performance, and we reserve the right to deny any request.

No need to provide music or a sound system - we bring our own. Our instruments consist of a giant drum, gong and cymbals, the traditional instruments used in lion dancing and dragon dancing. Our instruments can be heard from far away and for almost all events where our team doesn't have to venture off too far, they're more than loud enough. Our instruments can also move along with our team if necessary, such as when we're walking at malls from one end to the other.

As soon as possible please! During lion dance season for Chinese New Year, near the end of Jan/beginning of February, people typically start reserving us months in advance. For a wedding, feel free to book us early on like most wedding vendors (6 months- a year.)

Please bear in mind this is not a full-time service - all of our crew work full time and also have families, so we obviously can't plan to perform at an event with a short notice. All requests need to be at least 1 week ahead of your event so we can plan logistics with you, such as dancers and lions needed, performance area and any special requests.

Red envelopes, or hóngbāo (红包), in lion dancing symbolize good luck, prosperity, and gratitude. The red color represents happiness and fortune, while the envelope, often containing money, serves as a symbolic "payment" for the lion’s protection and blessings. Feeding the envelope to the lion’s mouth signifies transferring good energy and fortune from the giver to the lion, honoring the performers and inviting positive energy to the event. Consider it like tipping - feel free to feed red envelopes when they come your way to tip them, bring more luck to your event and get them more energized and pumped for all the dancing.

It's very culturally common that red envelopes are fed to the lions during performances, but it's not mandatory.

We do not provide the red envelopes. You can find them very inexpensive on Amazon (LINK here) or your local asian market, and they typically come in bulk. ANY red envelope is fine. The amount of money in a red envelope for lion dancing depends on the occasion and cultural significance, and you can even include a small note that you'd like a blessing on. Even $1 in envelopes are appreciated. For those that want to get detailed & respect tradition, auspicious amounts, like those with 8 (symbolizing wealth), are common, while amounts with 4 are avoided due to its unlucky connotation. Please no spare, loose coins. For personal events, $10–$50 is typical, while larger events may warrant $100 or more.

The gesture and intent behind the offering are as meaningful as the amount itself.