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Classical Chinese Dance: A Process of Self-Improvement to Achieve Inner Beauty

September 4, 2021
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Growing up, Sunni Zhou often watched dance performances with her parents, who took her to see ballet, hip hop, and other dance styles. But when she attended a production by Shen Yun Performing Arts, the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company, she was immediately entranced. Based in New York, the company’s mission is to revive…

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Depicting China’s Real-Life Tragedies Through Dance

September 3, 2021
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Though Angela Lin is a dancer, she finds the process of mastering her craft similar to the process of reading and understanding classical Chinese poems. “You need to dig deep into the meaning behind the words to understand what the author means, because the words are often conveying the message indirectly,” she said in a…

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Overcoming Cultural Barriers and Discovering Heritage Through Dance

September 1, 2021
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The gravity-defying leaps and flips of classical Chinese dance have certainly attracted more than one young dancer to take up the ancient form—Daniel Zhang is one of them. “I was the kind of kid who couldn’t sit still; I was always moving,” Zhang said. At age 8 or 9, he attended a classical Chinese dance…

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Through Classical Chinese Dance, a Grander Vision of the World

August 18, 2021
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The first time Michael Hu saw Shen Yun Performing Arts, he was filled with excitement and struck with the idea that he was going to be a dancer. If a picture told a thousand words, then Shen Yun was a series of pictures that added up to a performance capable of conveying 5,000 years of…

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