By Epoch Times reporter Wen Hua from Holland

(Clearwisdom.net) Indonesian-Chinese Sioe Lan Teng is a professional dancer, and has won numerous awards in international line dance competitions. She kept repeating, "Amazing! Amazing!" to the reporter after watching the Chinese Spectacular. One could feel from her excited facial expressions and the tone of her voice that she was deeply moved by the show. The following are excerpts of an interview conducted with Sioe Lan Teng.

Professional dancer Sioe Lan Teng in The Hague speaks highly of the Divine Performing Arts

"I believed that such unified movements in dances were only possible in dances from China or Russia, but today I saw that these people are from the US, and their movements are so precise and coordinated. The Chinese erhu, my godness! As soon as she started to play, I was in tears; tissues were not enough - I needed a towel! I wished she could have played a bit longer. The melody of the Chinese erhu is so unique. I like two-stringed bowed instruments, especially erhu. It has such a unique sound. It is a truly unique Chinese musical instrument.

"The sound of the erhu, how do I put it, well, it has a sad element, especially when it was accompanied with the piano. It sounded so beautiful. I really want to talk to the player. I want to know her name, her email address. I want to talk to her! It is hard to imagine that the erhu, with only two strings, could express such deep meanings. I felt the sound touch my heart directly."

"The dances were excellent. Because I'm a dancer, I paid special attention to their feet. I found that their way of walking was very special. In ballet, the feet are straight, tips pointing straight, but these dancers put their feet out first and then draw them back, touching the floor with their heels. I was not familiar with such steps - I've got to learn. Also they have such small steps. They looked wonderful.

"The Fan Dance, how I wish I could get those fans here! I'm sure they will be very hot on the market. The fan dance is only seen in Chinese dances. The fan has become a symbol of Chinese culture and of oriental taste. I bought a DVD of the 2006 show. I will take a close look later. I'm so happy today and I truly hope they will come again next year.

"The boys were also excellent. It is not easy to do male dance, but they danced wonderfully. I wanted to dance with them! The drum dance, it was so full of energy - very inspiring.

"They all danced with feeling. The males are robust and stalwart, and the females are soft and elegant. You need to have sentiment and feeling when dancing; otherwise it will be like robots moving their limbs.

"Their music is unique too. Only Chinese music has such a characteristic; it goes straight to your heart."

Professional dancer Sioe Lan Teng talked about her feelings after watching the Chinese Spectacular

Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is the essence of Chinese culture

"In addition to the very high artistic standards, this show also has deep cultural connotations. The words on the projection, 'Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance,' are the essence of Chinese culture. I liked the story of the little girl with her mom in a park. They were beaten by the police, but were helped by others.

"These three words are the essence of our culture. Our children, our grandchildren should carry them on, generation after generation. Every nation has its own culture, and Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance is what we should cherish. If the whole world observes these three principles, then there would be no war. The persecution [of Falun Gong] by the Chinese government is so shameful."

Posting date: 2/24/2008
Original article date: 2/24/2008
Category: News & Media Reports
Chinese version available at http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/8/2/20/n2016938.htm

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