{"id":206242,"date":"2026-03-05T22:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206242\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T22:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:18:11","slug":"huaxing-arts-group-sf-to-be-opening-act-for-2026-san-francisco-chinese-new-year-parade-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206242\/","title":{"rendered":"Huaxing Arts Group SF to be opening act for 2026 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Chinese Dance Association (Huaxing Arts Group SF) is the opening performance for the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“We’re very happy to be invited back,” said Xiaopei Gelb, the President of the U.S. Chinese Dance Association.<\/p>\n

RELATED: How to watch San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade<\/a><\/p>\n

“I’m super excited,” said Eve Usseri, a performer and 9-year veteran with the dance company. “Last year, I felt like it was super fun to perform in front of a bigger audience than we normally do.”<\/p>\n

The dancers have been practicing twice a week, working on several routines for the various community events they do. But, they are focusing their efforts on this upcoming performance for the parade on March 7.<\/p>\n

“It’s trying to get yourself into character and find all the details to the dance,” said Zoe Liu, a performer with the dance company. “So that all your movements look nice.”<\/p>\n

“Because this is the year of the horse,” Gelb said. “We have to have something different. So, we are doing a chopstick dance.”<\/p>\n

Gelb says the chopstick dance comes from Mongolia, an area known for its large grassland areas and the historical use of horses.<\/p>\n

VIDEO: Meet the 2026 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade mascot, Maverick<\/a><\/p>\n

Maverick has been revealed as the 2026 mascot for San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade for the Year of the Fire Horse.<\/p>\n

“It’s amazing to be able to share all these different stories through our dance,” said Mia Ng, a performer with the dance company. “It’s always just amazing to be able to do as much as we can to show the world our culture.”<\/p>\n

“It’s very important to show our Chinese-American community,” Usseri said. “And represent our culture to a larger audience.”<\/p>\n

“I think it’s a really fun opportunity,” said Liu, “I’m really looking forward to it.”<\/p>\n

ABC7 Eyewitness News is the official broadcast partner of the San Francisco Chinese New Year parade. Catch all the action starting at 5 p.m., March 7, wherever you stream ABC7.<\/p>\n

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