Carol Huang took home the Gold Award last time she entered the NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition, an event meant to celebrate and showcase the ancient art form of classical Chinese dance. It’s an art form that was all but destroyed by the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to erase traditional culture, but a new generation of dancers like Huang is at the forefront of the revival. This year, Huang again participated in the competition, now in its ninth year. “I was younger last time, so I think I’ve matured as a dancer, and as a person,” she said after performing in the semifinals on Sept. 4, 2021. “I used to think of dance as the performance, the movements and postures, and technique. But I continue to discover that classical Chinese dance has much deeper meaning. It has as its foundation 5,000 years of civilization, it can express the feelings in …