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The Baltimore Chinese School is home to a young dragon dance team that shares stories about their heritage

Janay Reece came back home to Baltimore to join WJZ in August 2023. Before coming back to the Charm City, Janay was a morning anchor and reporter for WDBJ7 in Roanoke, VA. She joined the WDBJ7 morning ... read more

Fantasy fans flock to Boyne City for sold-out Dragon Gauntlet

The event is part of a growing trend known as "bookish events," which aim to make guests feel like they've stepped into their favorite fantasy book. read more

Photos of Lee's Golden Dragon troupe performing in Houston

When Allen Lee, a native Houstonian, founded Lee’s Golden Dragon Lion & Dragon Dance Association in 1974 there was only one loosely-organized lion dance group that performed during Lunar New Year in ... read more

Crowd welcomed the Year of the Dragon with food and dance at Lenexa Public Market

Members of KC Lion Dance perform at the Lenexa Public Market’s Lunar New Year celebration Feb. 11. Beth Lipoff Special to The Star Crowds rang in the Year of the Dragon at the Lenexa Public Market Feb ... read more

Nearly 2 decades in, Kansas City's annual Dragon Boat Festival is still racing along Brush Creek

The Jackson County Legislature passed a resolution to declare June 10 as “Dragon Boat Festival Day." The annual event at Country Club Plaza began in 2005, and is the only one in the world that takes ... read more

Portland Chinatown Museum celebrates Lunar New Year with annual dragon dance and parade

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Portland Chinatown Museum welcomed the Year of the Dragon with its 8th annual Lunar New Year dragon dance and celebration on Saturday. Local lion dance teams and the Trail ... read more

From dumplings to dragon dances: 2023 Lunar New Year celebration in Lancaster city kicks off today

Cities around the world will celebrate the Lunar New Year this Sunday with an abundance of food, dancing and wishes for good health and prosperity. In the United States, many Asian American and ... read more

China’s spectacular fire dragon dance tradition is hundreds of years old. Here’s why it continues to dazzle

(CNN) — Grab your camera and slap on something flame resistant, it’s time to witness one of China’s most incredible displays – the fire dragon dance. The dragon, a sacred mythical creature in Chinese ... read more

Bright Fire Dragon Dance: Hong Kong’s Living Tradition Revived in 2023

Visitors watching the dance for the first time described it as the “living tradition of Hong Kong” – with faces full of amazement. A usually quiet neighborhood in Hong Kong was filled with thousands ... read more