(Clearwisdom.net)

Professional Dancer: "Absolutely magnificent"

NEW YORK--"These are unbelievable dancers," said dancer Judith Taylor after watching Shen Yun Performing Arts on February 14 at Radio City Music Hall.

"And I have to say the choreographer is unbelievable to coordinate this many dancers on the stage ... and to have it look perfect," continued Ms. Taylor as she described the show.

Shen Yun, which has three companies touring globally, features classical Chinese dance, world-renowned vocal soloists, and a live orchestra seamlessly integrating Western and Eastern instruments.

Ms. Taylor at Shen Yun's Sunday performance in New York

Ms. Taylor, who has performed as a dancer off-Broadway, studied opera at a conservatory and has studied dance and acting as well. She was particularly impressed with the precision and synchronization of the Shen Yun dancers. "Their foot movements! Everything was perfect," said Taylor. "I don't know how they do it. It's like magic," she continued.

She said the choreographers and the dancers were absolutely magnificent. "I do not want to miss a second when those dancers are on stage."

Shen Yun also features world-renowned vocal soloists. Ms. Taylor said, "The singers are better than any singers I've seen at the Met. And I've noticed, they're very far away from the microphone. They don't need a microphone. They are absolutely wonderful. I am so mesmerized."

Singer: 'All cultures could appreciate this show'

"I am very moved and very touched," said singer Mr. Byron after watching the afternoon performance. This was the second year in a row that Mr. Byron watched Shen Yun.

"It's still a great way to get an entertaining look and an enlightening look at just Chinese traditions," he said. Mr. Byron believes that Shen Yun is special because all ages and all cultures can appreciate it.

Mr. Byron at Shen Yun's performance on Chinese New Year

"If you are familiar with what is going on in China, or you're not, you'll learn about it. It's eye-opening," he said.

Dr. Lim, a woman of Chinese ethnicity, used to be involved in Chinese folklore dancing as a child. She was very impressed by the classical Chinese dance presented in the Shen Yun show.

"It's a lot of practice that goes into it," she said. "It's beautiful, I enjoy it."

"The dancers just took us off to the heavens," Says Studio Director

Watching Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company on stage, with its award-winning dancers performing in beautifully choreographed and synchronized dance pieces, brought Ms. Marilyn Peter back to her younger days, when she used to perform herself.

"I think the show was great; the dancers just took us off to the heavens," she said.

"When I saw this, I forgot my age, forgot where I am, it took me back to the youth. Made my limbs and everything dance with them."

Ms. Peter is the co-owner and managing director of Mark7 Studios. She also used to practice Indian dancing when she was younger and participated in different competitions and won prizes many times.

Marilyn Peter after Shen Yun's performance at Radio City Music Hall

While different from Indian dance, Ms. Peter found aspects in classical Chinese dance that she could relate to in her own Indian heritage.

"I could absolutely relate to it," she said, adding, "It's great fun."

"The show is great. The way they have these concepts with gods and everything--we do the same thing ... we always try to relate with the angels and the gods," she said.

The former dancer said that the skill of the dancers was very good, and praised their hand movements and body expression. The costumes, as well, were "terrific" and "pleasant."

She found some of the pieces in the show were very emotional, such as the one showing a mother and daughter being persecuted for practicing Falun Gong in today's China under the communist regime.

"When the little girl was taken away and had all that stuff going on, that was very emotional, and touching."

Sources:

http://theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/29757/

http://theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/29727/

http://theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/29753/

Category: Shen Yun Performing Arts