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Kung Hei Fat Choy: The UCLA Bruin Marching Band and Dance Team Visit Hong Kong to Usher in the Year of the Rat!
Brothers Hilary Corbett and Sarah Diringer pose with local performers.
On 3 February 2008, fifty members of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band and Dance Team flew 7,255 miles across the Pacific to march in the prestigious International Chinese New Year Night Parade in Hong Kong!
Only two United States performance groups were given this honor: the UCLA Bruin Marching Band and Dance Team, and the San Francisco 49er Cheerleaders. The parade featured numerous other groups from every corner of the globe, including The Itchy Feet Pep Band of Australia, the Futuristic Ostriches of France, El Sol de España of Spain, and the Tahiti Ballet (with Fire-Eater) of Polynesia.
The week-long extravaganza also featured parade performances along Hong Kong’s breathtaking Victoria Harbour, as well as a short performance at the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s elite Sha Tin Racecourse.
It was truly an honor to represent America on the world stage. This was the second time the UCLA Bruin Marching Band and Dance Team have been invited to Hong Kong—is there chance for a third? We can’t wait to find out!