Chinese Pittsburghers celebrate the year of the rooster with some traditional performances. The celebration will conclude with a grand parade in Squirrel Hill on Feb 12, 2017.
Steel Dragon Kung Fu team greet guests with a dragon dance in the 2017 Greater Pittsburgh Chinese Lunar New Year Gala at Marshall Middle School in Wexford on Sunday, January 29, 2017.Zhang Yue-Ming, 23, of Hebei, China, warm-ups prior to her performance of the traditional Kun Opera.Members of Pittsburgh Chinese School dancing team wait in the backstage before their performance at the first day of Chinese New Year in the 2nd annual Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration at Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill on Saturday, Jan 28, 2017.Members of Pittsburgh Chinese Chorus get ready in the backstage prior to their performance in the 2017 Greater Pittsburgh Chinese Lunar New Year Gala.Zhang Yue-Ming, 23, of Hebei, China, performs the traditional Kun Opera in the 2017 Greater Pittsburgh Chinese Lunar New Year Gala.Matthew Wang, 7, of Fox Chapel and other members of Win-Win Kung Fu Cultural Center practice prior to their performance in the 2017 Greater Pittsburgh Chinese Lunar New Year Gala.Sophia Liao, center, 10, of Murrysville and other embers of Pittsburgh Chinese School dancing team perform at the first day of Chinese New Year in the 2nd annual Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration at Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill.Members of Win-Win Kung Fu Cultural Center, from left, Ray Wang, 11, Michael Gao, 12, both of Oakland, and Sean Yu, 10, of Murrysville, practice prior to their performance in the 2017 Greater Pittsburgh Chinese Lunar New Year Gala.Charlene Xie of Franklin Park and other members of Friends4Dance perform “Sleeve Dance Fantasy” in the 2017 Greater Pittsburgh Chinese Lunar New Year Gala.
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