Headmaster of Dance School: Truly Appreciating the Divine Performing Arts Dance Movements (Photo)

By Zhu Xiaoyin

(Clearwisdom.net) At 4:00 p.m. on March 30, 2008, the Divine Performing Arts Company (DPA) debuted the Chinese Spectacular at Tampere Hall in Tampere Finland, Santa Claus's hometown and the third-largest city in Finland, to rave reviews from audience members. Folks from Tampere welcomed the Chinese Spectacular with their unique hospitality.

Headmaster of the Helsinki Dance School, Ms. Kaija Raty-Omar

The first time Ms. Kaija Raty-Omar, headmaster of the Helsinki Dance School, laid eyes on the Chinese Spectacular poster, she was immediately impressed, and said, "Aha! aha! So beautiful!" She then opened her calendar book and said, "Aha! Aha! March 30th. I don't have any arrangements." She was so happy that she jumped up and down. She and two of her students purchased tickets for good seats in the third row on the same day she learned about the Chinese Spectacular. She even volunteered herself, "I'll send e-mail's to all the dance schools I know. This is my responsibility."

"Very magical. I myself am a dance teacher, so I'm very interested in this kind of performance. I think people all need this kind of beautiful dance so they can relax. It is exactly this kind of performance that gives people wonderful joy. The dance movements were very rich and elegant. The ones I liked the most were 'Drummers of the Tang Court' and 'Nymphs of the Sea.'" Ms. Raty-Omar passionately volunteered to share her feelings about the show during intermission.

She said, "I cried several times while watching the show. The music was so moving and I felt it with my heart. This was performing arts of a very high caliber."

She continued, "I simply liked the show so much. I would like to incorporate the movements in 'Nymphs of the Sea' into my dance. This dance was almost like a myth. I watched those dancers' hand movements carefully and found them to be very delicate. I used to teach similar dance movements."

"The backdrops were beautifully designed, and they integrated very well with the dances. It helped people to better understand the inner meanings of the dances."

Ms. Raty-Omar said that she had performed in over 60 countries and learned different dance styles in different countries. She has also taken her own dance group to Shanghai, China to see several performances. She knew that many cultures in Asia are very similar, with many common features. She said, "However, there is a most ancient and primitive element in the DPA's dance that I have never seen before. I have never seen a performance like this before and it has long been a regret of mine."

She said has a good understanding of artistic performance, and feels that at the present time, cultures in society are all geared toward modernism and vanguardism. However, she feels that traditional content is still badly needed in dance. After seeing the DPA's performance, she could see that the dance performance was very clean and pure.

Ms. Raty-Omar said, "Media in Finland is very good. I read from media about Falun Gong and what is currently happening in Tibet. The dance dramas in the show demonstrated more specific content. There are many religions in the world. For example, Hinduism, Christianity, and Buddhism all just demonstrate their own religion. This show, however, not only demonstrates their own characteristics, but also the most fundamental things in human nature."

She said that she had already sent the Chinese Spectacular information to all her students in different areas of Finland. She hopes that they can all come see tomorrow's show even if they missed today's show.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/3/31/175562.html

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