Wan Chi Ming Hung Gar Institute Dragon and Lion Dance Team

Warren was the absolute best to work with. He was accommodating and professional. I used him for my wedding on 11/​27/​2015. Everyone was amazed and my husband and I were beyond thrilled with the entertainment. Thank you to a Warren and his awesome team.

We recently had an Indian-​Chinese wedding, and as the Chinese part of the wedding we wanted to entertain our guests with a Lion Dance. Warren and his team provided this service and we were blown away by the professionalism and the quality of the dance. I have seen many lion dances and this is by far the best I’ve seen. They danced for almost 30 minutes and the guests were in awe of their performance. They troupe was fantastic and also posed for pictures with all the guests who wanted. Our wedding was the best day of our lives and this dance troupe really contributed to our special day. Thank you so much! We would recommend this troupe to anyone who wants an amazing experience!

Warren and his team were definitely a highlight of our wedding. They were very professional and very easy to work with. They arrived earlier than their scheduled time and explained exactly what they will be doing throughout the night.
We paid a little extra for an acrobatic performance involving benches that they assembled quickly on site and it was well worth it! We highly recommend this talented and professional team to add an awesome flare to any occasion. Thank you, WCM!

If you want the Absolute Best Lion Dancer in New York and I would go as far as to say one of the Elites in the U. S, this is the team that can rightfully claim and hold that title.
They also teach and perform Hung Style Gung Fu both empty hands and weapons, perform the Unicorn and Dragon dances (The largest Dragon in the east coast is owned by them and featured in some movies-​The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, etc)
All in all, a well rounded traditional Kung Fu/​Lion Dance troupe and they travel (if needed).

The Lion Dance Team from Wan Chi Ming Hung Gar Institute was amazing! I had my ceremony and reception at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. After the ceremony, our guests all lined up on the front steps of BAM thinking they were going to take a group photo, but instead they were in a for surprise treat! They were all completely surprised and blown away by their performance. Many thought that it was the best lion dance they had ever seen, and the performance was their favorite part of the wedding. The acrobatics were awesome and they literally stopped traffic. Cars that were passing by just stopped and watched them perform (no one even honked their horns), and people walking by stopped and just watched in awe of their performance. It was really a wonderful experience for everyone, and a great way to start the wedding reception.
I worked with Warren, who was so pleasant, sincere, helpful and accommodating. He was prompt with emails and answered our questions, as well as gave us ideas on how to make the performance a true surprise for our guests.
Warren and his team really made our wedding feel special, and I can’t thank them enough!

Outstanding performance by the Chinese Lion Dance Troupe from the Wan Chi Ming Hung Gar Institute at our wedding! Many of our friends told us that the Lion Dance was the highlight of our reception. The dancers performed incredible stunts and tossed cabbage leaves to the audience, spreading good luck and fortune to our guests. My favorite parts of the performance were when the lions presented me with a flower and put a hoop around me and my new husband. My husband’s favorite parts were when the confetti gun went off, and when one of the lions batted its eyelashes at our Best Man. Even our Chinese friends were impressed — several of them told us that they had wished that they had thought of hiring them at their weddings. We chose the pink lions with the silver embroidery with the glowing neon eyes — they were spectacular!

These guys were awesome. I can’t recommend them enough.
It was a pleasure working with Warren, who was professional, courteous, and highly responsive to all of my emails. WCMHG offers a number of different performances, depending on the occasion, and can weave in additional acrobatics if you’re willing to pay a little more. Their selection of lion costumes is second to none. In fact, Warren sent me a «catalogue» of costumes to choose from.
On the day of the event, the performers arrived at our venue in NJ on time and were dressed and ready to go when announced. Our guests were blown away when the lions hit the floor with their flashing eyes and wiggling bums moving in step with the resounding drums. Half of our guests had never seen a lion dance performance before and couldn’t stop gushing about it afterwards. One such guest made us promise not to tell his wife that he thought our wedding, especially the lion dance performance, was even better than his own. The other half of the guests had seen lion dances before, yet were still impressed with the quality of the costumes and the talent of the dancers and percussionists. Several have since requested their contact information for future events.
All in all, even though it was a bit pricey, hiring these guys as a special treat for our guests was totally worth it. Their performance was unique, memorable, and beats out a wedding photo booth any day!

My husband and I booked a lion dance from here for our wedding less than a week ago. They were fantastic! People kept telling us during and after our wedding that they would never forget our wedding because of the lion dance. We worked with Warren, who was very patient and easy to work. He answered our questions immediately over email, then we met him to choose the lion heads that we wanted. The dancers got to the venue in midtown early and were ready when called. We got the regular wedding package, and I’m glad we didn’t get the benches because the dancers would have hit their heads on the chandeliers (that’s how high they were going). They were a surprise for our guests and they definitely amped up the energy! You can choose how long you want the dance to go for — we chose 13 minutes or so, and if I were to do it again I would opt for 8 – 10.

We found Warren and his team as a result of them performing at my cousin’s wedding in Long Island about a month ago. The performance was great, and my mom literally chased the lion dancers down after their show to get their information.
I just had my reception/​banquet at Mudan Celebration Center in Flushing, and these guys were incredible! Everyone was amazed, and the kiddies were loving it. My non-​Chinese (and Chinese too) guests haven’t stopped talking about the performance since. As another reviewer voiced, they were on time and patiently waited outside as our reception was also running late and pretty much bum rushed and surprised us all with their colorful pink and red lion costumes and drum team. Only a few people, including my husband, knew about them coming, and he was still surprised!
Making the reservation was easy, and Warren provided information in a timely fashion. All details were taken care of – my only complaint is that one scroll was suppose to be in English and both displayed were in Chinese, but it didn’t make a difference to anyone. This team literally made the night memorable for all.

We hired them for our daughter’s bat mitzvah (yes, we have two rare Chinese Jews) and have nothing but good things to say about Warren and team… very professional, all the kids loved them, and the adults are still raving. They added so much to our celebration. My only complaint is that we did not get a chance for a family photo with the lions… but that was a result of big party… nothing WCMHGI, etc. did!

Friendly and very playful! A+ Best group to hire for wedding or parties They have from unicorns to dragons to lions and more! Also they do the jongs! youtube them and you will find much more about them =]

This group is beyond amazing! They performed at my wedding & my family are still getting compliments til this day! Def. recommend to anyone looking for a lion dance group that’s VERY active, acrobatic, young, trendy, & at a reasonable price!!!
It was my first time hiring lion dancers, had no idea what or how things were suppose to play out. I contacted warren, whose very professional, easy to work with, and answered all my questions promptly. And trust me, I had quite a few questions lol! Me & my husband wanted something more than the usual lion dance — warren was able to work with us and create a unique performance. This group offers many different styles & colors of lions with various props available.
I believe WCM’s the only group on the east coast that offers special wedding lions in different colors. Our wedding banquet was held at night & we wanted the performance outdoors to accommodate my 350 guests. We chose 2 neon pink wedding lions with LED light up! It’s a statement color but it makes the pictures that much more beautiful.
The performance was breathtaking! They arrived ontime & were already on stand by before their scheduled time to perform. We had a Jong performance which involves high steel beams with acrobatic lions (perfect view for all the guest & must have for a big wedding), a 13−15ft tall bamboo pole with a lion doing stunts, 2 unique unicorns, & 2 LED light up lions. At the end of the performance, the lions presented us 2 chinese scrolls with good luck blessings for our marriage which was so sweet!
I have no complaints. Everything went as planned and got many great shots of the performance. Check it out :)

I had a horrific experience with Wan Chi Ming Hung Gar (WCMHG) and if I can give no stars, I would.
I hired WCMHG to perform at my wedding in Dec ’12 at Jade Asian Restaurant in Flushing. At the conclusion of the lion dance, the ‘lions’ are supposed to revel a Chinese message in a red scroll — things like good luck, happy marriage, etc. What I saw horrified me and will forever tarnish the most important event of my life with my significant other. The scroll said Happy Birthday in English!!! It was neither of us birthday!!!
When I saw the scroll, I was embarrassed and boiling inside of me not knowing what to do as I was in shock. At the same time, everyone was taking pictures with the ‘lions’ holding a scroll with the message of Happy Birthday. I did the best I can and smiled for the camera. At the conclusion of the photo shoot, I chased the team down. Fuming, I asked WTF happened? Warren told me the packer packed the wrong scroll. How the F is this going to make this better? I will have to live forever looking at my wedding pictures and video seeing the lion dancers with the Happy Birthday message! How the F can no one check to ensure the scrolls are suppose to be for a wedding and NOT for a birthday party? This just shows how f-​ing undeveloped WCMHG is. This is a HUGE screw up and I really really not happy at all.
DO NOT HIRE THIS TEAM AT ALL. They will ruin your party and many years to come.

Lion Dance team performed at my wedding at the Mudan Banquet Hall Nov 2012 and it was AMAZING! Everyone LOVED them! Warren was so easy to work with, so helpful, especially since I was planing from Hawaii, it was great to be able to email and get a response back quickly. They were very reliable on their timing to start the performance, had 2 special wedding lions that danced for us, and performed right in front of us while we held onto a cabbage for good luck! The performers jumped on one another to make the lions appear higher – great acrobatics and strength!
I kept getting compliments from the guests during and days AFTER the wedding! Very reasonable prices compared to others in the area. I would recommend this group to anyone that is thinking about hiring lion dancers for any special occasion. I’m so glad that we did because it really added an extra layer of fun to the wedding and really set the mood for the rest of the night!!! :)

was in ny during chinese new year celebration, their performance in front of pearl river store was amazing. the best i ever saw, there is no comparison, they are way better than any of the groups in chicago in lion dance and martial arts performance.

They offer a grand variety of spectacles. From the lion dance to dragon dance and everything in between that I never heard about! I love the acrobatic lions that fly around tall poles that I saw at one event.