The Northwest Chinese Alliance (NWCA) is a 501 (c) (3) U.S. non-profit organization. Our primary focus is to showcase the best of Chinese traditional performing arts by participating in the Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parades each year. Our secondary objective is to showcase Chinese performing arts in community events across our region.
Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade Performances
Since 2011, we are proud to have performed annually in the Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade. We usually organize a team of 30 to 40 colorfully dressed dancers performing in Chinese traditional visual and cultural dances. Below are a few examples.
2026 Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Starlight Parade
The Northwest Chinese Alliance 2026 entry into the Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Starlight Parade with the popular Chinese YangGe Dance. We greatly appreciate the recognition from the Portland Rose Festival for our entry into the 2026 Parade, and very proud to be part of the great Portland tradition. Thank you to everyone for your support!
2024 Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade
For the 2024 Grand Floral Parade, we performed a dance, Elephant King’s March, with a team of 40 dancers including our regular dance troupe and the Jade Dance Team members. The Elephant King’s March embodies Buddhist nobility, and the powerful sounds of the great dharma trumpet, represented by the music, symbolizes the King’s roar. The chosen instruments – the pipa with its crisp clarity, the evocative flute, the touching erhu, and the elegant zither – each contribute to a multi-layered musical tapestry that brings the performance to life.
2022 Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade
2018 Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral
We were very pleased to present a dynamic and cultural rich entry in the 2018 Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade on Saturday, June 9th, 2018 in Portland.
2011 Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade
This was our very first entry by the Metro Portland Chinese community to collectively participate in the 2011 Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade in Portland, Oregon. This entry was well represented by two excellent Chinese performing groups including 30 Chinese waist drum dancers and 20 imperial and minority costume marchers. Here is a picture from the 2011 Oregonian article.
The Northwest Chinese Alliance warmly welcome the Huayun Arts Group to be part of the NWCA Family. This group of talented performers will perform at community events all through the year to showcase beautiful Chinese performing arts to the boarder Portland and Oregon communities.
In celebration of the 2026 Lunar New Year, the NWCA Huayun Arts Group performed beautifully at various community events in the Portland Metro area, including their recent performance at the 2026 Oregon Lunar New Year Celebration at the Keller Auditorium. For our cultural performances at community events, please follow this link.
Our Mission and Goals
The Chinese community has been part of the Portland area for over 150 years, and is an essential part of Portland and Pacific Northwest society today. The goals of the Northwest Chinese Alliance are to broaden public awareness and appreciation of traditional Chinese arts and culture; to provide training of our next generation of dancers and leaders; and to provide resources and networking opportunities to member organizations and individuals to participate in very large scale performances requiring large number of dancers such as the Grand Floral Parade. We also aim to engage the local Chinese community to outreach to the general community to increase the understanding of the culture and history of our heritages, and to build capacity for future leaders and performers in the local community. More..
Please Support Our Efforts
You can help our community efforts by making a cash donation or by becoming a sponsor or join as a member. The Northwest Chinese Alliance is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit charitable organization. All membership, sponsorship or cash donations are fully tax-deductible within the U.S. tax law regulations.
