D4 The Afro-American January 11, 2025 - January 17, 2025
D.C. residents enjoy New Year’s Eve Cirque du 2025 International Global Gala By Patricia McDougall
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n Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 Things to Do DC held their New Year’s Eve Cirque du 2025 International Global Gala at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C. The event was an entertaining affair, complete with cirque performers, salsa dancers, a live band and a DJ. There were also appearances by the Washington Nationals’ mascots, Teddy and Abe. Each room had a theme from karaoke to the sound of African drums, as dancers moved across the room. At midnight balloons fell from the ceiling as the guests danced and toasted their way into 2025.
Beau Wells (left) enjoys the party with Gabriel Christian and Joan Christian at the New Year’s Eve VIP Dinner.
Linda McClean (left, front); Simone Sargeant; Denise Stephenson; Alana McKeever (back, left), Christina Gonzalez and Yvonne Pinder celebrate the New Year in style.
Asian Lion Dance performers perform during the New Year’s Eve Cirque du 2025 International Global Gala.
Los Quetzales Mexican Dance Ensemble performs at the New Year’s Eve celebration featuring Arnoldo Borja (front, left), Paulina Garcia and Diana Garcia (back, left) and Abigail Aquino.
Drummer Duane Smith brings in the New Year with the sounds of the drums.
Raeanna Pittman (left) enjoys dinner with Quentin Hardy before ringing in the new year.
Tiffany Harris (left) and Micah Brown perform as part of a Guinean West African dance ensemble with Aziz Ahmed on djimbe.
Washington’s mascots Teddy (left) and Abe from the Nationals had a good time with the guests at the New Year’s Eve Cirque du 2025 International Global Gala.
Ryan “DJ Pumpkin” Browne (left), Richard “DJ Richie Sly” Barrowes and Joel Brathwaite keep the music going through the night.
Candra “Chef Candra” Hardy (left), from Montgomery County, Md., enjoys the evening with Lisa Howard, of Staten Island, N.Y. AFRO Photos/ Patricia McDougall
Things To Do DC’s New Year’s Eve Cirque du 2025 International Global Gala draws a crowd.
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