Dragon your feet: Celebrate Chinese New Year with dance and more

Gong Hei Fard Choy! Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s “Dragon Dance” program. The Chinese New Year falls on Jan. 23 this year and celebrates the dragon. According to Chinese lore, the Year of the Dragon will be marked by excitement, unpredictability, exhilaration and intensity. On Jan. 2 and 21, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm, children 6 and older learn about the iconic dragon dance and create a paper dragon to take home.

The program is free with museum admission of $7.50.

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum [145 Brooklyn Ave. at St. Marks Avenue in Crown Heights, (718) 735-4400]. For info, visit www.brooklynkids.org.

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