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Cathay Pacific Airways, Presents, West Portal Elementary School

Young Boy Held Up Lion Head
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A young boy held up a lion head while riding the back of a truck as part of the contingent. Other boys on that truck beat drums.

Cathay Pacific Airways external link   •  Presents West Portal Elementary School external link   •  In the 2014 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade   •  Market Street at Geary, San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 17.40" N, 122° 24' 12.69" W   •  (Photo taken 18:46:41 Saturday 15 February 2014)   •  (Photo posted Saturday 5 April 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_0792
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The Cathay Pacific Float
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The float for Cathay Pacific Airways featured waving flight attendants and gold horses.

Cathay Pacific Airways external link   •  Presents West Portal Elementary School external link   •  In the 2014 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade   •  Market Street at Geary, San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 18.04" N, 122° 24' 13.11" W   •  (Photo taken 18:47:00 Saturday 15 February 2014)   •  (Photo posted Saturday 5 April 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_0794
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Lit Logo Created Back-lit Scene
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A brightly lit logo for Cathay Pacific Airways created a dramatic shadow-play as the float passed by.

Cathay Pacific Airways external link   •  Presents West Portal Elementary School external link   •  In the 2014 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade   •  Market Street at Geary, San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 17.92" N, 122° 24' 12.26" W   •  (Photo taken 18:47:11 Saturday 15 February 2014)   •  (Photo posted Saturday 5 April 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_0798
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Chinese Performing Arts Program
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The West Portal Elementary School Chinese Performing Arts Program.

Cathay Pacific Airways external link   •  Presents West Portal Elementary School external link   •  In the 2014 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade   •  Market Street at Geary, San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 18.13" N, 122° 24' 12.45" W   •  (Photo taken 18:47:46 Saturday 15 February 2014)   •  (Photo posted Saturday 5 April 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_0802
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Fan Dancers
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Dozens of young girls performed dances while holding two Chinese fans each.

Cathay Pacific Airways external link   •  Presents West Portal Elementary School external link   •  In the 2014 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade   •  Market Street at Geary, San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 16.88" N, 122° 24' 12.26" W   •  (Photo taken 18:48:07 Saturday 15 February 2014)   •  (Photo posted Saturday 5 April 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_0804
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Fans Looked Like Sliced Fruit
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One moment of the dance caused the fans to be brought together in such a way as to resemble sliced fruit.

Cathay Pacific Airways external link   •  Presents West Portal Elementary School external link   •  In the 2014 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade   •  Market Street at Geary, San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 17.50" N, 122° 24' 12.18" W   •  (Photo taken 18:48:16 Saturday 15 February 2014)   •  (Photo posted Saturday 5 April 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_0810
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Fans As An Abstraction Of Moving Color
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The girls carrying the fans moved in such a way so as to create a moving abstraction of color.

Cathay Pacific Airways external link   •  Presents West Portal Elementary School external link   •  In the 2014 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade   •  Market Street at Geary, San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 17.50" N, 122° 24' 12.08" W   •  (Photo taken 18:48:23 Saturday 15 February 2014)   •  (Photo posted Saturday 5 April 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_0813
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Skipped With Colored Banners
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The next group of girls skipped while twirling cloth streamers of color.

Cathay Pacific Airways external link   •  Presents West Portal Elementary School external link   •  In the 2014 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade   •  Market Street at Geary, San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 17.56" N, 122° 24' 12.06" W   •  (Photo taken 18:48:38 Saturday 15 February 2014)   •  (Photo posted Saturday 5 April 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_0820
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Arcs Of Colored Cloth
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One moment during the dance caused arcs to form as the cloth streamers were swung overhead.

Cathay Pacific Airways external link   •  Presents West Portal Elementary School external link   •  In the 2014 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade   •  Market Street at Geary, San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 17.47" N, 122° 24' 11.96" W   •  (Photo taken 18:48:44 Saturday 15 February 2014)   •  (Photo posted Saturday 5 April 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_0825
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King And Queen On Stilts
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The king and queen of the paraded were lampooned by two kids dressed up and walking on stilts.

Cathay Pacific Airways external link   •  Presents West Portal Elementary School external link   •  In the 2014 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade   •  Market Street at Geary, San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 15.83" N, 122° 24' 9.77" W   •  (Photo taken 18:49:26 Saturday 15 February 2014)   •  (Photo posted Saturday 5 April 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_0834
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