Dancing in the new year
February 13, 2019 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: February 14, 2019 9:35 pm
Namgyal Lhamo, center, a kindergarten student, and other students perform a traditional Tibetan dance during a Lunar New Year event on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Mohegan Elementary School. The school celebrated the holiday with students participating in a Chinese dragon parade and Tibetan dancing. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Namgyal Lhamo, center, a kindergarten student, and other students perform a traditional Tibetan dance during a Lunar New Year event Thursday at Mohegan Elementary School.
The school celebrated the holiday with students participating in a Chinese dragon parade and Tibetan dancing.
Jamyang Goupo, a preschool student, puts on a robe with some help from Phuntsok Rigsang before a Lunar New Year event on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Mohegan Elementary School. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Parents, in traditional Tibetan dress, take photos during a Lunar New Year event on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Mohegan Elementary School. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Namgyal Lhamo, left, a kindergarten student, gets a hug from first-grader Tenzin Lhamo before a Lunar New Year event on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Mohegan Elementary School. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Fifth-graders Tyler Chen, left, and Alex Li carry a dragon during a Lunar New Year event on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Mohegan Elementary School. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
First-grader Tenzin Lhamo and other students perform a traditional Tibetan dance during a Lunar New Year event on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Mohegan Elementary School. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Kalsang Choe Tso, right, kisses her daughter Namgyal Lhamo, a kindergarten student, after a Lunar New Year event on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Mohegan Elementary School. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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