Night Market to Lunar New Year

Eleven university students in draped green shawls and long shirts perform a traditional Chinese dance on Low Plaza with spectators and illuminated Butler Library in the background at Columbia University at night.

January 31, 2025

As Columbia China Dance glides into Year of the Snake, we look back at their Night Market performance during the fall semester. Catch their upcoming dance at Columbia's Chinese Students and Scholars Association gala on February 1. To find out more about how Lions can help invite good luck for the new year, check out this Columbia Lion Dance video, which celebrates an art form that goes back thousands of years. May the new year bring you joy and good fortune!


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