ATLANTA—Shen Yun translates as “the beauty of divine beings dancing,” and former ballerina Dawn Hereth experienced that beauty when she watched Shen Yun Performing Arts on Jan. 8 at the Atlanta Symphony Hall.
Ms. Hereth said that she had seen the performance before. As a former professional ballet dancer, she looked for very specific signs of professionalism among Shen Yun’s dancers and was pleased by what she saw.
“I love the performance,” she said. “I think their technique is great! You look for things like, are their arms altogether, are their legs the same height? Are their faces going the same way and things like that—their connection between each other? Those are the things you look for and I find that it’s very professional. Love it!”…