Wedding Lion Dance in Singapore
A lion dance turns a wedding banquet's opening minutes from polite applause into a standing, phone-out, cheering crowd. It honours tradition, delights grandparents and gives your photographer the best frames of the night. We perform at hotel ballrooms, restaurants, country clubs and home tea ceremonies across Singapore.
Ways to Use a Lion Dance at Your Wedding
- Banquet march-in: the lions lead the couple into the ballroom, then perform a short high-energy routine. The most popular format.
- Guest arrival: lions greet guests at the ballroom foyer during cocktail hour.
- Tea ceremony blessing: a compact morning performance at the family home.
- Ring delivery: the lion carries the rings to the stage in its mouth. Guests love it.
- Scroll blessing finale: a calligraphy scroll unrolled before the couple with a marriage blessing.
A Tradition That Honours Both Families
The wedding lion dance carries a different meaning from the CNY one. Here the lions are messengers of double happiness: they bless the union, honour the elders of both families, and publicly celebrate the couple. The scroll reveal usually carries a marriage blessing, 'bai nian hao he', a hundred years of harmony, and we present mandarin oranges to both sets of parents as part of the finale. For many grandparents in the room, this single segment means more than everything else in the programme.
Couples mixing traditions make it work beautifully: we have performed alongside gate-crash games in the morning, before church ceremonies in the afternoon, and right after the western first dance at night. The lion adapts.
Popular Wedding Venues We Know Well
We regularly perform at hotel ballrooms across Orchard and Marina Bay, at CHIJMES, at country clubs, and at restaurant banquets from Chinatown to Punggol. Knowing the venue matters: we know which ballrooms need the drums softened, which foyers fit a full routine, and which banquet managers want the lions in position before the doors open. If your venue is new to us, we do a walkthrough call with their events team the week before, at no charge.
Planned Around Your Runsheet
Weddings run on tight schedules. We coordinate directly with your emcee, banquet manager or wedding planner in the week before, arrive early, and compress or extend the show to fit the moment. A typical banquet segment runs 10 to 15 minutes, short enough to keep dinner on time, long enough to bring the house down.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a wedding lion dance cost in Singapore?
Wedding performances start from around SGD 688 for a single lion and SGD 988 to 1,388 for a double lion, depending on date and venue. Hotel ballroom shows with a march-in segment sit at the upper end.
When during the wedding should the lion dance happen?
The two favourite moments are the couple's grand entrance at the banquet and the tea ceremony at home. For banquets, a 10 to 15 minute performance right before or during the first march-in works best.
Is a lion dance appropriate for a hotel ballroom?
Absolutely, and hotels in Singapore host them weekly. We adjust drum volume for indoor acoustics and coordinate timing with your banquet manager and emcee so the show fits the runsheet.
Can the lions present something to the couple?
Yes. The lions traditionally present a scroll with a blessing such as 'a hundred years of togetherness', plus mandarin oranges. Some couples ask the lions to deliver the rings, which we are happy to choreograph.
Do you perform at ROM ceremonies and solemnisations?
Yes. A shorter single-lion format suits intimate solemnisations, garden ROMs and restaurant lunches. Tell us your guest count and venue and we will suggest the right scale.
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