Dana Hall School welcomes Gund Kwok, the Asian Women Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe, as the third presenter in the 2007-08 Wannamaker Lecture Series. The presentation will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 1 and will be held in the gymnasium of the Shipley Center on the Dana Hall campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Gund Kwok, the only Asian Women Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe in the United States, was established in February 1998 to give Asian women an opportunity to express their creativity, power and strength through performing the lion and dragon dances. The lion and dragon dances are art forms which require martial arts discipline, endurance, flexibility and creativity.

Gund Kwok is a performing troupe of diverse Asian women of varying ages and occupations. Ten-week trial classes are offered to prospective members once or twice a year. Regular troupe members meet once a week to practice routines, refine techniques, increase strength and endurance, build community and teamwork and prepare for performances. Gund Kwok performs year-round at a variety of events and occasions, ranging from weddings, special functions, celebrations, to major festivals in and out of Massachusetts and has been featured in The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Metro and local TV news stations.

The Wannamaker Lecture Series, in memory of Lyall Wannamaker Plumb ’55, is an endowed fund made possible by the generosity of the members of the Dana Hall Class of 1955, friends, and the Wannamaker family.

For more information and directions to Dana Hall School, please call 781-235-3010