5th Annual Dragons On The Ohio Part 1

"Traveling Trophies" aka Portrait of Soul. Funk in the City presents the 5th Annual Dragons on the Ohio - June 5th, 2010, @ Eagle Crest Lake in Evansville, Indiana. 20 teams compete in Dragon boat races for a real community fun fest on a nearly perfect day.
Part 1 of this series is a tour of the teams as they play and relax before the Breast Cancer Survivor Ceremony and final races.
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Dogma 2005 Edit. TRT- 5:47 2010 Americana Almanac.
Captured & Cut by Timothy Paul Taylor
Special Thanks to Julie and the good people of the Tri-State!

Song Info

Chinese Bamboo Flute Music-A Tayal Folk Song by Ensemble Players, Y2K
Luau Song by Polynesian Cultural Center, 2005
Love is the 7th Wave by Sting, 1985
Hold My Hand by Hootie and The Blowfish, 1994
Hey, 19 by Steely Dan, 1980
Aloha Oe by Elvis Presley and Jordanaires, 1961 written by Queen Lydia Lili'uokalani in 1877

For more check out www.dragonsontheohio.com/

Participating Teams & Team Sponsors

36 Arms of Fury
Competing for St. Vincents Day Care

Aztar Tiki Warriors
Casino Aztar

Bar of Bluez
Bar Louie & House of Bluez

Blazing Paddles
Blazing Paddles

Downhill Paddlers
King Mechanical Specialty

EC Fire Breathers
Evansville Crossfit and Friends

Electric Light Oar-chestra
Vectren Corporation

EOK
EOK

Fuego Verde!
Ivy Tech Community College

Gas Energize-Oars
Vectren Corporation

ONB Dragon Horde
Old National Bank

ONB Fearle$$ Dragon$
Old National Bank

Pirates of Eagle Crest
Members of the Junior League of Evansville and Friends

REO Speed Dragons
Jack Wingo and Friends

The BC Dragons
TRU Event Rental and Boys & Girls Club Alumni

TWH Baby Dragons
The Deaconess Women's Hospital

University of Evansville
University of Evansville

Young Evansville Professionals
Young Evansville Professionals

Notes on History of Dragon Boat Racing from www.dragonsontheohio.com/

The Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu jíe), is an annual festival celebrated in China which has begun to enjoy international popularity.

The festival has its roots in ancient Chinese history. Qu Yuan, China’s first great poet, lived at a time when various parts of China were at war with each other. Qu Yuan tried to provide advice to help his government. But, as legend has it, the king did not appreciate his advice, and with evil men twisting his words and making his situation worse, Qu Yuan was exiled from his homeland. When his homeland fell into enemy hands, his despair grew so deep that he threw himself into the Miluo River (in today’s Hunan province of China).

This is the point at which the dragon boats enter the story. According to the ancient legend, the villagers, who loved Qu Yuan, ran to their dragon boats and raced to save him. But, unfortunately, they were too late.

Annual dragon boat races in China came to commemorate this valiant rescue attempt. The races were part of the Dragon Boat Festival, celebrated annually on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of the year.

This rich part of Chinese culture has been shared globally, and today dragon boat races are held in many cities around the world, including Evansville, Indiana.