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CHINESE New Year celebrations are never complete without traditional lion
dance performances, as lion dances are believed to usher in luck and
prosperity in the days ahead.
Traditionally, lion dances are performed on the last day of the festival
in shops but in hotels they are usually performed on the first day to usher
in the lunar new year.
Quality Hotel City Centre Kuala Lumpur and
Micasa All Suite Hotel in
Jalan Tun Razak welcomed the New Year by inviting the award-winning Kok Ngai
Troupe to spice up the Year of the Dog with a rapturous performance that
left the hotel guests, mostly foreigners, spellbound.
The 30-minute performance at Quality Hotel and the hour-long performance
at Micasa Hotel were enough to leave a lasting memory for the hotel guests
who were busy snapping away with their cameras.
While Quality Hotel attracted passers-by to witness the performance,
Micasa Hotel's guests also included residents from nearby Desa Angkasa and
Bolton Apartment.
The day's performance at both the hotels started with a rousing acrobatic
stunt where a “lion” leapt on tall poles to the clanging of cymbals and the
deafening drumming of gongs.
 Quality
Hotel City Centre Kuala Lumpur
It is strategically located in the vibrant city of Kuala
Lumpur, nestles along the tree lined Jalan Raja Laut has easy access to
the Kuala Lumput's lively commercial, entertainment and shopping
district. Cross the street and hop on board the star Light Rail Transit
(Star LRT) can get connected to the rest of the city from Ampany Star
Point and Sri Petaling to Sentul Timur.And just five minute drive up
Jalan Raja Laut is the Putra World Trade Centre, KL's premier convention
and exhibition centre. All the rooms are newly renovated by
end of august 1998.The renovated rooms are in good condition, with fresh
carpets and new furnishings. All rooms are well equipped with
individually controlled air conditioning, refrigerator, color television
and cable TV which features entertainment, news and sports programme
(ESPN), music and radio, self dial telephone with IDD service,
coffee/tea making facilities, mini bar as well as in room safe deposit
box. Additional services will be the 24-hour room service, doctor on
call and laundry services. Restaurant is located on the
lobby floor which offers a wide range of sumptuous International and
Local dishes that will surely whet guest's appetite. Nice
and good choice for those who require good hotel with good location and
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At Cititel Mid Valley Hotel, about 100 guests were treated to an
acrobatic performance by the Seng Yew Lion Dance Troupe at the hotel's main
entrance.
The guests, especially the foreigners, found the performance intriguing
as the followed the lions as they pranced their way through the executive
office, business centre, Pinnacle Lounge, Citi Café and Citi Lounge.
Many also took the opportunity to pose with the lions and take
photographs of the performance.
Honeymooners Richa and Aashish Manocha from New Dehli, India, were
thrilled with the show and took pictures with the lions.
“This is our first time in Malaysia and have never seen such a
performance before so it was a real great treat,” said Aashish.
The highlights of the event included a series of spectacular stunts
performed atop steel bars, with the highest about 2.5 metres above the
ground.
Cititel Mid Valley general manager Tony Goh received a platter of lettuce
leaves, mandarin oranges and pomelo from the lions at the culmination of the
performance. Hotel staff also handed out ang pow to children at the lobby
during the performance.
Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur was also host to a lion dance troupe, the
30-member Hock Seng Lion Dance troupe, who performed an energetic 30-minute
show at about 11.30am.
Concorde executive assistant manager (food and beverage) Andreas Knussi
said the lion dance performance on the second day of Chinese New Year was an
annual tradition at the hotel and had been done for more than 10 years.
After performing at the entrance and lobby, the troupe visited the
hotel's Chinese restaurant and front office.
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