A planning guide by Get Out! Events.
Few moments in a company's Chinese New Year calendar are as loud, colourful and memorable as a lion dance. The drums start, the lion appears at the door, and for a few minutes the whole office stops to watch. That impact is exactly why the performance needs careful planning: a lion dance touches building access, noise, floor space and the working day of everyone nearby.
This guide is for admin, facilities and HR teams arranging a corporate lion dance in Singapore, whether it is a short blessing at the office entrance or the opening highlight of a wider festive programme. It focuses on the performance itself rather than the full celebration.
It is a live performance with drums, cymbals and gongs, so sound travels well beyond the room.
The lion moves, so it needs a clear route rather than a fixed corner.
It often involves leaders, for example in a blessing or a handover moment.
It usually happens at a specific time chosen with care, not whenever the room is free.
Ask what the performance should do for your company. It might welcome staff back after the holiday, open a new office, bless a client-facing area, or kick off a festive lunch. Each purpose changes where people gather, who takes part and what happens straight afterwards.
Space and Access covers the performance area and building approvals. Timing the Dance looks at choosing the moment and fitting it into the day. On the Day sets out audience flow, sound and contingency.
If you would like one team to plan the performance alongside the rest of your festive programme, see Get Out! Events' corporate lion dance Singapore page.
About this guide: Corporate Lion Dance Guide is written and maintained by Get Out! Events, a Singapore corporate event company at 14 Robinson Road #08-01A, Singapore 048545. It contains general planning guidance only; confirm current venue rules, permits and partner requirements before you book anything.