Music and instruments

Lion Dance is performed accompanied by the music of beating of drums,cymbals,and gongs instruments synchronise to the lion dance movements and actions. The recent development of an application played on iPhone/iPad/iPod touch to play lion dance instruments has contributed to the evolution of how people can play lion dance music.

Costumes

The lion dance costumes used in these performances can only custom made in speciality craft shops in the rural part China and imported at considerable expense for most foreign countries outside Asia. Funds raised through subscriptions and pledges made by members of local cultural and business societies. For country like Malaysia with a essential population of Chinese origins, local expertise may still available in making the "lion" costumes and music instruments beside importing them from China.