Gung Hay Fat Choy

Festive only begins to paint the picture of the New Year's dinner Sunday at Dynasty Seafood Restaurant.

It's part fundraiser—the Chinese American Chamber of Commerce's Chinese New Year Dinner will raise money for its dance scholarship—and a whole lot of party.

Men sported spiffy jackets, women strapped on heels and lit up the night with a bit of glitter, and the night brought out at least one tiara—the one on the head of Miss Sing Tao 2009, Jocelyn Low, a 17-year-old senior at Homestead High School. Low sold raffle tickets along with another Homestead senior, Jessica Pan, 18, who is in the running for this year's Miss Sing Tao.

Socializing and greeting friends and business associates gave way to dinner, and then the party began. A live band, Alice and The Wave, provided the beat for the ladies and gents who danced away the night—a fitting end to an evening that sponsors dance scholarships.

The scholarship program provides 10 or more scholarships each year to junior and senior high school students of Asian descent in the amount of $200 to $500 each.