(Clearwisdom.net) On June 3, Taiwan Infotimes reported the announcement about New Tang Dynasty Television's (NTDTV) International Chinese Classical Dance Competition. The article said that NTDTV will hold an international Chinese classical dance competition in early July and the champion of each competition division will win a prize of $10,000.
To encourage dance experts in Taiwan to participate in this grand occasion, the article said that the hosting organization is holding an informational meeting at the Taipei County Government office. Li Youjun, Deputy Director of the Art and Culture Department of NTDTV's Asia-Pacific bureau, said that the competition will be broadcast worldwide through the station's five satellites, reaching about 20 million people.
All dance teachers and dancers from professional arts academies and dance troupes, and dance instructors, dancers, and dance students from professional dance schools between the ages of 14 - 40 may register and participate. The age limits of the competition are as follows: Junior Division: age 14 - 17; the Adult Division: age 18 - 40.
For each gender per division, one Gold award of $10,000 will be awarded; one Silver award of $3,000 will be awarded; and two Bronze awards will be awarded, $1,000 per person.
The competition will be held in Manhattan from July 6 to 8. NTDTV is soliciting sponsorship from Taiwanese enterprises, and Taiwanese contestants will receive a fellowship which will cover half of the fare to New York (the total number of fellowships is limited). For more information, please visit http://dance.ntdtv.com or call 2388-6728~9.
