MGM strives to promote the inheritance of Lingnan culture to the local public for years. Since 2015, MGM organizes “Junior Lion Dance Training Program” every summer for local children. It aims to disseminate lion dance, a significant piece of Lingnan culture to the community, especially to the younger generation in order to strengthen their personal connection with the nation. Today, MGM hosted a graduation ceremony for 40 graduates of this year’s “Junior Lion Dance Training Program” at Grande Praça, MGM MACAU. The graduates brought to the guests an exuberant performance to showcase what they have learnt in the past seven weeks of training. Shortly after, junior lion dancers from “Junior Lion Dance Continuous Training Program” also presented an astonishing drum performance to cheer for the new graduates.

The “6^th Junior Lion Dance Training Program” is co-organized by MGM and Hong Wai Dragon & Lion Dance Association Macau, and honorably supported by Cultural Affairs Bureau (ICM), Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Sports Bureau (SB) and Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ). The graduation ceremony was officiated by Guests of Honor including Mok Ian Ian, Director of ICM; Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director of MGTO; Luis Gomes, Head of Division of Youth Organizations and Training of DSEJ; Chow Kuok Wai, Head of Sports Development Department of SB; Chao Chi Man, Chairman of Hong Wai Dragon & Lion Dance Association Macau; and Hubert Wang, President & Chief Operating Officer of MGM, presented certificates along with words of encouragement to the graduates.

One of the graduates, the five-year-old Chou Tin Weng shared her experience in the Program, “When I saw my brother performing lion dance with stunning lion heads and costume back then, I found it really cool and made me want to learn this sport. In the past seven weeks, I learnt quite a lot of movements and techniques, and I found it very interesting. I wish I could continue playing this sport.” On the other hand, her mom Mrs. Chou said it was overall a good experience for her daughter, “Tin Wing has become more self-disciplined after taking part of this training program. She is now very determined and would even practice the movements at home. Through some systematic trainings, this Program got the children’s interest in learning more about the traditional Chinese culture, and at the same time a good activity for her physique. Afterall, it has been a fun and fruitful summer program for her.”

“Junior Lion Dance Training Program” is tailor-made for children aged between five to eight years old. An ideal occasion for young children to learn about lion dance, the Program trains the children to be good team players with self-discipline, as well as getting physically fit through a series of fun-packed training activities. Throughout the past six years, the Program has trained around 380 future lion dance masters. 80 of them even continue their journey with the “Junior Lion Dance Continuous Training Program”, where they get to perform at major events in town.

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About MGM

MGM is an abbreviation for MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) and is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in the Greater China region. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions/subconcessions to run casino games in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and MGM COTAI, a contemporary luxury integrated resort in Cotai, which opened in early 2018 and more than doubles our presence in Macau. 

MGM MACAU is a Forbes Five-Star luxury integrated resort inspired by the arts with every element of the resort infused with creativity and style. MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features, including the architecturally stunning European-inspired Grande Praça, housed under a soaring glass ceiling. MGM MACAU’s world class facilities include the MGM Art Space, dedicating over 5,000 square feet to display authentic works of art, conference and event facilities, spa, and seven signature restaurants and bars to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Our property is conveniently located on the Macau Peninsula and is directly connected to the luxury retail shopping complex, One Central.

MGM COTAI is the latest integrated resort of MGM in China. Designed as the “jewelry box” of Cotai, it offers approximately 1,400 hotel rooms and suites, Asia’s first dynamic theater, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings and food and beverage outlets as well as the first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience. The Spectacle at MGM COTAI becomes the record holder of the largest free-span gridshell glazed roof (self-supporting) on January 19, 2019, making it the first architectural and structural GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Macau, China. MGM COTAI is being developed to drive greater product diversification and bring more advanced and innovative forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows as a global tourist destination. MGM COTAI is the largest property and the first mega-size complex project in Macau to achieve the China Green Building Design Label Three-Star Certification.

MGM China Holdings Limited is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage. 

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