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Kwok’s Girls: female lion dancers break gender barriers in Hong Kong

The young women in Kwok’s Girls have been challenging traditional gender norms in Hong Kong’s male-dominated lion dance scene

 

Kayla ChanandSammy Heung

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Kwok’s Girls are a group of young women challenging traditional gender norms in the male-dominated world of lion dance. As a unit of the Kwok’s Kung Fu and Dragon Lion Dance Team, founded in 1969, the group has been breaking down barriers and showing off their skills despite enduring biases. One Post reporter joined one of their recent training sessions.

 

 
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