On February 17th, the first day of the Chinese New Year, drums and gongs thundered through the streets of Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong. At the International Chinese New Year Night Parade, a 6-year-old girl at the center of the parade lineup, holding mini Yingge sticks and sporting a neat bun hairstyle, caught everyone's eye. She is Zhuang Enqi, from Guiyu Town, Chaoyang District, Shantou, Guangdong. Despite her small stature, her dance moves were sharp and spirited. Following the powerful drumbeats, she swung her sticks with confidence and childlike vigor, drawing rounds of applause and cheers from residents and tourists lining the streets, and instantly filling Hong Kong with Chinese New Year spirit.

"I'm very happy to perform in Hong Kong. I get to see performances from different countries and regions, and the float parade too. I'm really curious about those," she said. In her bag, besides her performance costume, there were several pairs of mini Yingge sticks, special gifts she prepared for children from Hong Kong and around the world.

"Dancing at home is for my grandparents and villagers, and it's lively. Dancing in Hong Kong means I can play with kids from different countries and regions, and it's even more lively," she shared. She harbors an even bigger wish: "I want to teach Yingge dance to children all over the world."

This 6-year-old girl has now mastered nearly 10 sets of Yingge dance moves and even created one of her own. Since unexpectedly going viral in 2024, she has performed on increasingly larger stages. At the end of 2024, she was invited to perform in Singapore, bringing Yingge dance abroad. During the 2025 Chinese New Year, she appeared on the stages of the Greater Bay Area Spring Festival Gala and the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Spring Festival Gala.

汕头“英歌女孩”庄恩琪香港街头C位“打英歌”：“我想教全世界的小朋友一起跳”

2月17日（正月初一），香港尖沙咀街头锣鼓震天。在“新春国际汇演之夜”的花车巡游队伍中，一个站在队伍C位、手持迷你英歌槌、梳着利落发髻的6岁小女孩格外引人瞩目。她叫庄恩琪，来自广东汕头潮阳区贵屿镇。个子小小的她，舞姿却飒爽利落，伴随着激昂的鼓点，她挥动双槌，动作自信又带点稚气的虎虎生风，引来道路两旁市民游客的阵阵掌声和喝彩，将香江的年味瞬间“拉满”。

“来香港表演，我很开心，可以看看不同国家和地区的节目，还有花车巡游，我很好奇。”在她的行囊里，除了表演服，还塞了几副迷你英歌槌——这是她准备送给香港及世界各地小朋友的特别礼物。

“在家门口跳，是给爷爷奶奶和村里人看，热闹；来香港跳，可以跟不同国家和地区的小朋友玩，更热闹。”她还有一个更大的心愿：“我想教全世界的小朋友怎么跳英歌舞。”

如今，这个6岁的小姑娘已经掌握了近十套英歌舞动作，甚至还自创了一套。从2024年意外“出圈”受到关注开始，小恩琪的舞台越来越大：2024年年底受邀赴新加坡表演，把英歌舞跳到了国外；2025年春节，她登上了粤港澳大湾区春晚、中国非遗春晚的舞台。

文 | 记者 赵映光 通讯员 潮阳宣
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