Greet the Chinese New Year with a smile! Dragon dance is a traditional dance form in Chinese culture and here in SM City San Pablo we opened the Year of the Dog with an amazing and vibrant dragon dance . The dragon represents wisdom, power and wealth. Like the lion dance it is most often seen in festive celebrations. It is believed that performing the dragon dance scares away evil spirits and all the bad luck associated with them, and brings in good luck and wealth instead. This is why the dragon dance is very popular during Chinese New year.