Indonesian Balinese Dancers Lunar New Year Celebration Asia Plaza - 30th and Payne, Cleveland February 2, 2025
There was a two-day celebration of Lunar New Year 2025 for the Year of the Wood Snake at Asia Plaza. There were performances,information booths, vendors, community resources, photo opps and, of course, food! A highlight was the first time performance by ladies from the island of Bali in Indonesia.
Indonesia Balinese Dancers
Balinese dance is an ancient dance tradition that is part of the religious and artistic expression among the Balinese people of the island of Bali in Indonesia. The dance told a story as you will see in the video.
Indonesia Balinese Dance
Their other dance told a story of a bird trying to attract a mate.
After their performance they went to the ClevelandPeople.com booth for photos in front of the map of Indonesia and the rest of Asia. Other members of the Indonesian community joined them.
Whether you say Gong hei faat choy (Cantonese) or xin nian kuai le (Mandarin) or something else, we wish you a Happy Lunar New Year.
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