SYRACUSE, New York—“I think God made us to be relational people and the last couple of years, a lot of folks have been isolated and it’s impacted who they are,” said Daniel Houck, a pastor who was explaining why he and his wife Patti, were unafraid to come and see Shen Yun Performing Arts. “Honestly, neither my wife nor I have lived in fear. During the pandemic, we both were afflicted with COVID early on. We’ve lost some friends to COVID, so we recognize it’s a real thing, but we’ve chosen not to live our lives in fear.” Shen Yun is reviving China’s 5,000-year-old tradition of classical Chinese and folk dance and music at the Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater in Syracuse. Daniel, who had reluctantly come along to keep Patti company, said he had been utterly surprised by the performance. “Honestly, I came thinking I would just have to tolerate …