Up the pole
A lion dance performer balances on a pole on Grand Street
Posing
Local business owners pose for photographs with two Chinese lions
Lion dance
Lion dance performers outside a restaurant on the Lower East Side
Lion and child
A small boy looks at a performer in a lion costume
Lion heads
Heads of Chinese lion costumes rest on a sidewalk on the Lower East Side
Lion and crowd
A crowd on the Lower East Side watches a lion dance at a local restaurant
Woman with lions
A woman waves from a float during the Chinese New Year parade
Black lion
Lion dancer in a black lion costume
Dancing lions
Two Chinese lions dance outside a tea shop
Pride of lions
Lion dancers in costumes walk on East Broadway during the Chinese New Year parade
Yellow and pink
Pair of Chinese lions in the New Year parade
Lion dancers
Members of the Choy Lay Fut lion dance team prepare to march in New York’s AAPI Parade