Texas Dragon/Lion Dance Team

To request a performance or learn more about our performances, please visit our Performance Request page.

We accept a wide variety of public and private performance requests including (but not limited to) corporate events, cultural festivals, elementary schools, middle schools, store openings, student organization events, and weddings. The number of performers and/or lions present at the event will vary based on team availability.

Due to the popularity of our performances (particularly during the Lunar New Year season), please be sure to request your event as far in advance as possible. Due to the number of requests we receive and circumstances affecting team availability, we CANNOT GUARANTEE availability until you receive a confirmation from a team Contact Manager.

If you are interested in joining, send us an e-mail or simply show up to one of our practices! Information about when and where we practice can be found on our Practice Calendar.

We practice in a variety of locations, but typically at either the South Mall or Gregory Gym Plaza on the UT Austin campus.

Even if you're still making up your mind you are welcome to come out and watch. Once we meet you we'll let you know of the specific requirements to be able to perform. Remember that practice makes perfect!

Note: Our membership is limited to individuals of college-age and above (18+).

No experience is necessary! An interest in the art of lion dancing and/or martial arts is all that you need to be a part of TDDT. We will work with you regardless of your skill level or prior experience.

The Texas Dragon/Lion Dance Team is a registered student organization at The University of Texas at Austin. We are not sponsored by the university, nor do our views represent the views of the university or its officers.

Our team was founded by UT Austin students and a large portion of its membership are current and former UT Austin students. 

Our status as an official student organization may change from year to year based on university rules and the number of qualifying members on our team. Regardless, have always been and continue to be an Austin, Texas community-based group. We continue to perform for UT organizations and functions and, as always, 100% of all of our received funds still go into team management.

We are not now (nor have we ever been) officially sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin.

Please refer to us as "The Texas Dragon/Lion Dance Team" or "TDDT," and not "the UT team."

If you have general questions about the Texas Dragon/Lion Dance Team (including media requests) or questions about the art of lion dancing, please send an e-mail to info@tddt.org and we'll be happy to answer your questions.

If you would like to request a performance from our team, or have a question about performance requests, please visit our Performance Request page.

You may also be interested in the Wikipedia pages for lion dance and dragon dance.