Kathryn Scott, YourHubFirst-graders from left to right, Stella Harmon, Haley Hamill and Mila Ardrey, join fellow classmates as they wait back stage for their turn to perform "Tashi Delek - Tibetan Dance" during a dress rehearsal at the Denver Language School on Feb. 5, 2018, in Denver. Students from every grade practice dance steps and rehearse language skills for the upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kathryn Scott, YourHubKindergartners rehearse a performance of the Tang Poem "On the Stork Tower" at the Denver Language School on Feb. 5, 2018, in Denver. Students from every grade practice dance steps and rehearse language skills for the upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.
DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 5: Kindergarteners rehearse the "Come to the Front" at the Denver Language School. Students from every grade are hard at work practicing their dance steps and rehearsing their language skills for their upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance on February 5, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post)
Kathryn Scott, YourHubKindergartners rehearse a performance of "Come to the Front" at the Denver Language School on Feb. 5, 2018, in Denver. Students from every grade practice dance steps and rehearse language skills for the upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kathryn Scott, YourHubKindergartners rehearse a performance of "Come to the Front" at the Denver Language School on Feb. 5, 2018, in Denver. Students from every grade practice dance steps and rehearse language skills for the upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kathryn Scott, YourHubEliana Peng, 7, left, and fellow first-graders rehearse a performance of "Tashi Delek - Tibetan Dance" at the Denver Language School on Feb. 5, 2018, in Denver. Students from every grade practice dance steps and rehearse language skills for the upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kathryn Scott, YourHubFirst-graders rehearse a performance of "Tashi Delek - Tibetan Dance" at the Denver Language School on Feb. 5, 2018, in Denver. Students from every grade practice dance steps and rehearse language skills for the upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kathryn Scott, YourHubFirst-graders rehearse a performance of "Tashi Delek - Tibetan Dance" at the Denver Language School on Feb. 5, 2018, in Denver. Students from every grade practice dance steps and rehearse language skills for the upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kathryn Scott, YourHubAndy Baack, 13, will play the part of the dragon's head in a performance of the "Dragon Dance" with fellow seventh-graders during a dress rehearsal at the Denver Language School on Feb. 5, 2018, in Denver. Students from every grade practice dance steps and rehearse language skills for the upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kathryn Scott, YourHubSecond-grader Anna Poole joins fellow classmates as they rehearse a performance of "Ribbon Dance" at the Denver Language School on Feb. 5, 2018, in Denver. Students from every grade practice dance steps and rehearse language skills for the upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kathryn Scott, YourHubGabriella Tawedrose, 11, joins fellow sixth-graders in a performance of the "Traditional Tambourine Dance" during a dress rehearsal at the Denver Language School on Feb. 5, 2018, in Denver. Students from every grade practice dance steps and rehearse language skills for the upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kathryn Scott, YourHubSixth-graders rehearse a performance of the "Traditional Tambourine Dance" at the Denver Language School on Feb. 5, 2018, in Denver. Students from every grade practice dance steps and rehearse language skills for the upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kathryn Scott, YourHubSixth-graders rehearse a performance of the "Traditional Tambourine Dance" at the Denver Language School on Feb. 5, 2018, in Denver. Students from every grade practice dance steps and rehearse language skills for the upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kathryn Scott, YourHubSixth-graders rehearse a performance of the "Traditional Tambourine Dance" at the Denver Language School on Feb. 5, 2018, in Denver. Students from every grade practice dance steps and rehearse language skills for the upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.
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First-graders from left to right, Stella Harmon, Haley Hamill and Mila Ardrey, join fellow classmates as they wait back stage for their turn to perform "Tashi Delek - Tibetan Dance" during a dress rehearsal at the Denver Language School on Feb. 5, 2018, in Denver. Students from every grade practice dance steps and rehearse language skills for the upcoming Chinese New Year 2018 performance. This is the Year of the Dog, and the celebration will be held at the Denver Language School West Campus at 200 S. University Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Students of all ages at Denver Language School prepare to celebrate Chinese New Year 2018 with cultural songs and dances.