Zheng Xiaoyong
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1990 he began studying Shua Laohu under Wang Jianhua; he is now a core member of the local Shua Laohu community and serves as captain of the tiger dance troupe.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han, born in April 1973, a native of Wen County, Henan Province. As a bearer of the tiger dance, building on the performance skills of his predecessors he has explored improvement and innovation; by enriching the dance movements he expresses the spirituality of the tiger's tail to the fullest, further highlighting the ferocity and tenacity of the northern tiger. He has more than three hundred performances of practical experience and actively carries out transmission work for the local tiger dance.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Shua Laohu, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. For several decades he has devoted himself to training successors, having trained more than twenty disciples, six of whom are able to perform independently.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Tiger Play Dance Ⅲ-118
Profile
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