Photo by Deb Fong

The Red Silk Dancers will demonstrate traditional Chinese dance at the scenic Pier 35. Following the performance, Margaret Yuen, director of Red Silk Dancers, will lead a Chinese dance workshop. All ages and abilities are welcome! No dance experience needed.

This is a free event! RSVP is not required, but you can let us know that you're coming with a donation. If you're able to support our programs, Think!Chinatown can keep them accessible to our Chinatown neighbors.

Thank you to the Friends of Pier 35 for hosting this event.

Founded and directed by Margaret Yuen since 1985, the Red Silk Dancers present a repertoire of traditional and contemporary Chinese classical and folk dance. Through concerts, lecture demonstrations, and residency workshops, the company aims to promot cultural understanding and connect communities. Based in New York City, the company has presented numerous programs throughout the New York metropolitan area and the Eastern United States. Red Silk Dancers also offers Chinese classical, folk, and sword dance classes for adults.

Margaret Yuen is a dancer and teacher based in Manhattan's Chinatown, who has been at the forefront of promoting Chinese culture and dance in New York since 1979. She founded the Young Dancers of Chinatown in 1979 and the Red Silk Dancers in 1985 to bring Chinese dance performances and classes to communities across the country.