Pittsburgh Xiaobo Waist Drum Dance Group has been performing since 2016. Their signature dance is the waist drum group dance, a traditional, joyful Chinese folk dance. With red wooden drums strapped around their waists, drumsticks with red ribbons dancing in the air, and cymbals clashing, they dance to festive, upbeat music, making for an exciting performance. Waist drum dancing originated in Ansai, northwest China 2,000 years ago, for harvest festival celebrations, and is now considered a “Chinese national intangible cultural heritage.” The group is often invited to perform in Grand Opening ceremonies for various events, such as in: Las Vegas, at Seattle’s Space Needle, Cleveland City Hall, the Pittsburgh Playhouse, the Carnegie Music Hall, Kennywood, Pittsburgh’s Market Square, the Cranberry Township Community Center’s Diversity Festival, the Ross Township Community Center, international festivals, parades, churches, and nursing homes. Many newspapers have featured their performance stories and photos, including: the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, NEXT Pittsburgh, the Cranberry Eagle, the Morgantown Dominion Post, the Erie Chinese Journal, and the Shanghai Overseas Journal. They are welcomed by warm audiences who often clap along to the beat of the drum music. Their unique and joyful waist drum dance is getting popular. This year, they have already booked 12 performances in January and February alone! (The group is flexible and able to adjust to the needs of the event organizers, bringing either a small group of 8 – 10, or a large group of 20 – 30, drummers.)

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