恭禧发财 - Gong Xi Fa Cai - wishing you to be prosperous in the coming year
Saturday we spent a good 7 hours at the CACC. We signed up to help set up for the New Year Celebration, so Ron was moving tables, chairs, setting things up while I helped decorate and setting the tables until it was time for Madeline to practice with the dance troop for the performance that night.
There were 14 different performances on the schedule, the children's dance troop were to perform 4 different dances. Madeline was in one of them - the swallow dance.
Here is Madeline getting ready for the big show! Her shirt says it all...She's full of sugar but can turn on the spice in a heartbeat =)
Here she is in her costume, yes that frilly pink feathers on her wings was my homework assignment that happily I finished in time *grin*
They practiced and practiced and even did a dress rehearsal in one of the classrooms before going onstage.
In the end they did a great job. Bill filmed and took pictures...I'll post the link to the dances when he loads them online for the grandparents to check out. I spent the majority of the time back stage helping herd 4-8 yr olds and organizing costumes, flower balls, etc. I didn't see all of the performances either & we missed the Lion dance which kicked off the evening. Madeline was not amused, she was sooo looking forward to seeing it.Sunday we went to the Delaware Art Museum.
Beautiful glass in the main entrance windows! It was a celebration for the Chinese New Year done in partnership with Chinese School.
In class the kids had made art projects which were on display at the Museum. Madeline, who remember, wants to be an artist, was very excited to see the lantern she made hanging in an art museum!
Art from the kids in the class were hung around several areas while there were other activities going on, such as having your name written in Chinese calligraphy. 
Lots of craft areas, and a shadow puppet show titled "Tiger Tales"...
learning how to play with a chinese yo-yo (Madeline was better at it than Ron!)
Madeline was happy to finally see the Lion dance - my favorite!
新年快乐 - Xin Nian Kuai Le - Happy New YearThis coming week we have 2 more dance performances at different places around the town plus gymnastics. It's going to be a busy week again, and more snow is forecast for tonight!
2 comments:
Clearly a natural performer, that Maddie! How beautiful she was in her costume :) Can't wait to see the video.
OMG, she looks so cute in that outfit!!!! I was sad I missed all festivites this weekend. Do you know of any festivies for the CNY during the week? How old was Maddie when she started dance class? She totally looks like a natural.
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