Music and Love Celebrates Chinese New Year at Diamond ES

We had our Chinese New Year concert today at Diamond ES, and it was such a fun and memorable night! Our Music and Love group hosted a showcase table to introduce our group to other young students at the event. We prepared creative activities like decorating lanterns, making slime, and crafting clay pictures to celebrate the 2026 New Year and the Year of the Horse. Our table attracted lots of kids, and it was wonderful to see everyone so engaged and excited. There was also a wide variety of delicious food, including pizza, cotton candy, sesame balls, fried dumplings, cold noodles, bubble tea, and more. It truly felt like a festive celebration! The performances were amazing as well. The evening began with a traditional Chinese dance. The performers wore elegant green silky dresses with long water sleeves flowing down to their shins. Their movements were smooth and graceful, as if they were dancing on water. Next was a traditional Chinese instrumental performance featuring the pipa. The performer did an excellent job—her playing was both beautiful and skillful, and the music was captivating. Allie, Faith, Vera, Victoria, and I also performed together as an ensemble, playing Sinfonia No. 2 in G Major by Antonio Vivaldi. This is one of our orchestra pieces, and since we had rehearsed it many times, we felt confident going on stage. I believe we did a great job, and we were rewarded with a big round of applause from the audience. The final performance was a K-pop dance. It was incredibly fun to watch! The dancers demonstrated high-level technical skills and sharp synchronization. They were also dressed uniformly, which made their performance even more impressive. We all had a wonderful time celebrating Chinese New Year together, and we wish everyone a prosperous and successful 2026! (Reported by Jacqueline Chung)