By a Minghui/Clearwisdom reporter in Denver
(Clearwisdom.net) Ms. Baoping Shen has been a teacher of Chinese dance in
Denver for many years. On the 12th of December, she attended the
Chinese New Year Spectacular, presented by New Tang Dynasty Television and
performed by the Divine Performing Arts Company, at Denver's Buell Theater. Ms.
Shen said, "The content, the movements, and the concepts of the dances were
very touching. I have never seen such a perfect display of Chinese dance and
traditional culture in a performance." Denver Chinese dance teacher Baoping Shen
thought that the dances were touching Ms. Baoping continued, "The dance movements in the show are very
beautiful and are well matched with the exquisite costumes--you can see the
costumes are specially designed." She was also impressed with the
meaningful stories portrayed in the show. "They teach people to do good
deeds, have filial piety, and be loyal to the nation... ... These qualities are
expressed in the dance movements and the facial expression of actors, which was
very moving. I liked it very much." More than one hundred dance students accompanied her to the show, many of
them children from China adopted by Western families. The show was an eye-opener
for the children. During an interview, one child said that the show was,
"Really, really, really, really good!" "The Spectacular not only expressed the gentle beauty of Chinese
classical dance," Ms. Baoping added, "It it also encompassed strong
and powerful movements such as those displayed in the dance, 'Resounding Drums.'
The teacher and choreographer, by using dance and martial arts movements,
blended the gentle with the strong and powerful aspects. It was a moving
experience."
Chinese version available at
http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/1/16/170447.html