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China’s Lost Culture on Display: Power, Precision, and a Noble Spirit
Lillian Parker took to the stage over the weekend at the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, in long water sleeves, portraying the Taoist spirit of yin and yang.…
September 5, 2021 BY Catherine Yang
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Faith Drives Dancer to Show World the Truth About China
China is more than what we see today, said Aaron Huynh, a classical Chinese dancer who went from barely understanding the culture to becoming a member of the world-renowned Shen Yun Performing Arts.…
September 5, 2021 BY Catherine Yang
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Conveying Core Virtues Through Dance
Jesse Browde has been on tour with Shen Yun Performing Arts, which brings the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization to stages everywhere in the world except China—but Sept. 4 was his first time performing solo on stage.…
September 5, 2021 BY Catherine Yang
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New Generation of Dancers Recover Chinese Culture
Every time Shen Yun Performing Arts dancer Marilyn Yang takes to the stage, she feels a sense of responsibility. On Sept. 4 in New York where she performed solo for the NTD International Classical Chinese Dance semifinals, it was the same.…
September 5, 2021 BY Catherine Yang
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China’s Lost Culture on Display at New York Dance Competition
Carol Huang took home the Gold Award last time she entered the NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition, an event meant to celebrate and showcase the ancient art form of classical Chinese dance.…
September 4, 2021 BY Catherine Yang
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Finalists Announced for NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition
The once-nearly-lost 5,000 years of Chinese civilization came alive in New York on Sept. 4, 2021 as dancers from around the globe participated in the 9th NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition.…
September 4, 2021 BY Epoch Times Staff
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Meaning in Every Movement: Conveying Emotions and Timeless Virtues Through Dance
Coming from a family of artists, Marilyn Yang was exposed to classical Chinese art forms from an early age. Her two brothers were dancers and her mother was a bel canto singer, all at Shen Yun Performing Arts, the world’s premier classical Chinese performing arts company.…
September 4, 2021 BY ANNIE WU
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Classical Chinese Dance: A Process of Self-Improvement to Achieve Inner Beauty
Growing up, Sunni Zhou often watched dance performances with her parents, who took her to see ballet, hip hop, and other dance styles. But when she attended a production by Shen Yun Performing Arts…
September 4, 2021 BY ANNIE WU
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Depicting China’s Real-Life Tragedies Through Dance
Though Angela Lin is a dancer, she finds the process of mastering her craft similar to the process of reading and understanding classical Chinese poems.…
September 3, 2021 BY ANNIE WU
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Overcoming Cultural Barriers and Discovering Heritage Through Dance
The gravity-defying leaps and flips of classical Chinese dance have certainly attracted more than one young dancer to take up the ancient form—Daniel Zhang is one of them.…
September 1, 2021 BY CATHERINE YANG
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Costs and Rewards of Dancing Professionally
This year, NTD will hold its ninth International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. Candidate Michael Hu speaks about the costs and rewards of living the life of a professional dancer.…
August 21, 2021 BY NTD Newsroom
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Programming Alert: 9th NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition Final Livestream
The ninth NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition will be held in New York state Sept. 2–5. NTD and its sister media The Epoch Times will livestream the final round of the competition, as well as the technical showcase from previous gold winners and the awards ceremony, at 1 p.m. ET on Sept. 5.…
August 21, 2021 BY NTD Staff
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Victor Li: A Gentleman and a Scholar
This is Victor Li’s fifth time entering the NTD TV International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. For most aspiring classical Chinese dancers, this competition is a rite of passage, one chaired by many of the same artists who…
August 21, 2021 BY CATHERINE YANG
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Understanding China’s Heritage Through Classical Chinese Dance
NTD’s classical Chinese dance competition is approaching. We sat down with one candidate, Marilyn Yang, to understand more of her artistic journey and what she has in store for us this year.…
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Through Classical Chinese Dance, a Grander Vision of the World
The first time Michael Hu saw Shen Yun Performing Arts, he was filled with excitement and struck with the idea that he was going to be a dancer. If a picture told a thousand words, then Shen Yun was a series of pictures that added up to a performance capable of conveying 5,000 years of divinely…
August 18, 2021 BY CATHERINE YANG
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What Does Ballet Have to Do With Classical Chinese Dance and Shen Yun?
Classical Chinese dancer Gu Yun began training professionally as a dancer at age 14. Over the course of his career, he has witnessed a growing interest in classical Chinese dance around the world. But he says not all Chinese dance is truly authentic. Gu attended Beijing Dance Academy at age 20 to specialize in classical…
DECEMBER 15, 2019 BY CATHERINE YANG
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Students Share How Dance Helps Them Reconnect With Their Cultural Heritage
The 8th International Classical Chinese Dance Competition, hosted by New Tang Dynasty (NTD), attracted over 190 dancers from more than ten different countries and regions to participate in this year’s competition. After going through screening in the North American Division and the Asia Pacific Division, approximately 60 dancers stood out and came to Manhattan, New…
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 BY SHIWEN RONG
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True to Form: Western Ballet vs. Classical Chinese Dance
One of my earliest memories of classical dance was watching Mikhail Baryshnikov in “White Nights” brazenly win a bet with 11 consecutive pirouettes. The raw beauty and heroism of the moment stayed with me. But nothing compared to what I witnessed in New York for my first glimpse of classical Chinese dance. I sat in…
DECEMBER 15, 2016 BY TASTE OF LIFE
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From History Books to the Dance Floor
The sixth annual NTD Television International Classical Chinese Dance Competition has concluded with over four hours of performances by contestants, along with a dynamic techniques presentation by winners of previous years, and an awards ceremony. The events took place at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center over the weekend.
OCTOBER 14, 2014 BY CHRISTINE LIN
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Classical Chinese Dance Competition in Tribeca Fosters Cultural Growth
The competition requires of its contestants not just technical skill but also an ability to interpret and depict traditional virtues and character.
OCTOBER 26, 2016 BY LEO TIMM
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Harassed in Hong Kong, Classical Chinese Dance Competition Proceeds Without Hitch in Taiwan
TAIPEI—For several breathtaking minutes in Taipei City Youth Development Office’s concert hall, dancer Weng Ziheng twirled, lept, and became standout Song Dynasty statesman and scholar Su Tungpo. “Weng Ziheng’s interpretation of ‘Remembering Chibi’ displays Su Tungpo’s innermost qualities … such technique surpasses that of his peers,” said Ms. Su, a cultural education instructor who attended…
AUGUST 1, 2016 BY HSU TSUI-LING, LARRY ONG
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Breaking: Chinese Dance Competition Moves to Taiwan After Last Minute Cancellation in Hong Kong
Update: The dance competition will be held on Aug. 1 in Taiwan at the Taipei City Youth Development Office. For the second time in a month, the organizers of a traditional Chinese dance competition in Hong Kong are faced with a cancelled theater contract and a forced relocation. In a statement on July 27, New York-based broadcaster…
JULY 28, 2016 BY LARRY ONG
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Hate on Display in Hong Kong Ahead of Traditional Chinese Dance Competition
HONG KONG—Days before the start of the seventh New Tang Dynasty International Chinese Classical Dance Competition preliminary stage, communist front groups in Hong Kong are stepping up their efforts to disrupt the event. First they cursed and displayed hate messages on placards and posters outside Macpherson Stadium in Hong Kong. Then they returned in greater…
JULY 25, 2016 BY LARRY ONG, YEUNG CHING SUM
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Cancellation of Dance Competition Venue: European MP’s Weigh-in
The cancellation of the New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Television Dance Competition venue has aroused concerns from politicians around the world including those in the UK, Europe and the USA (the home of NTD Television). The latest criticism of the Hong Kong administration is a letter, dated July 4 written to Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung…
JULY 22, 2016 BY BILL COX, KAREN TSANG
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In Hong Kong, Mainland Front Groups Harass Dance Competition
Efforts to interfere with an upcoming Chinese dance competition continue in the semi-autonomous territory of Hong Kong, with the mainland regime pulling strings to undermine the independent Chinese-language broadcaster hosting the event. In the afternoon of July 20, members of various organizations known to be front groups for the communist authorities gathered near the Macpherson…
JULY 22, 2016 BY LEO TIMM
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Cancellation of NTD Dance Competition Venue: The Inside Story
Hong Kong Government’s forced cancellation of the initial venue for the New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Television’s Dance Competition, has some new developments. According to a source close to the matter, after the news of leasing of Heung Yee Kuk Tower Theatre was released, Cheung Hok-ming, vice-chairman of Heung Yee Kuk (the New Territories statutory advisory body comprising…
JULY 22, 2016 BY LI JING
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NTD Secures New Venue for Dance Competition
New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD) made a new announcement a few days ago that the Hong Kong round of the seventh International Classical Chinese Dance Competition will be held at the MacPherson Stadium in Mongkok on Aug 1. Cheryl Ng, the spokesperson for the preliminary competition, said more contestants have registered to join the competition…
JULY 8, 2016 BY LI JING
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Hong Kong Gov’t Cancellation of Chinese Dance Competition Venue Incurs Broad Censure
Hong Kong lawmakers have criticized Hong Kong’s leader and his government for forcing a semi-official organization to cancel a contract with a New York-based Chinese language broadcaster, raising the specter of political interference over the creative arts in the already restive city. On April 22, New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD) signed a legal-binding agreement and…
JUNE 27, 2016 BY LARRY ONG
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Hong Kong Venue for Classical Chinese Dance Competition Suddenly Cancelled
Three months before the preliminary round of an international classical Chinese dance competition was to be held in Hong Kong, local organizers inked a formal contract with a theater, and made a full payment. The theater owners on multiple occasions assured the organizers that the venue wouldn’t be cancelled and they would honor the contract.…
JUNE 22, 2016 BY LARRY ONG
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Classical Chinese Dance Competition Graces Stage
While choreographing a dance for this year’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition hosted by New Tang Dynasty Television, Li selected music that gave her the feeling of Jiangnan—“Lotus Leaves,” from a 2008 Shen Yun Performing Arts show.
OCTOBER 12, 2014 BY SHANNON LIAO
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Classical Chinese Dance Competition Crowns Winners
New Tang Dynasty Television’s 5th International Dance Competition wrapped up Saturday evening with more trophies awarded than planned.
DECEMBER 22, 2013 BY ANGELA WANG
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Traditional Chinese Dance Competition Down to Semi Finalists
With one spectacular performance after another, the semi final rounds for New Tang Dynasty Television’s 5th International Classical Chinese Dance Competition successfully concluded with 41 contestants entering the final rounds.
OCTOBER 22, 2013 BY YI YANG
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Traditional Chinese Dance Competition Goes on Despite Disturbances
The Asia-Pacific Preliminaries of New Tang Dynasty Television’s 5th International Classical Chinese Dance Competition successfully concluded on Aug. 18 in Hong Kong, but not without intense interference from the Chinese Communist Party.
AUGUST 22, 2012 BY LUCE LIANG, MICHELLE WU
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New Tang Dynasty Dance Competition in Hong Kong Proceeds Despite Hostile Front Group
Hooting, hollering, holding up banners and blocking passage, a group that acts as a proxy for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Hong Kong attempted unsuccessfully to derail a traditional Chinese dance competition here on Saturday.
AUGUST 18, 2012 BY EPOCH TIMES STAFF
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A Dance Competition Threatens a Regime
The Epoch Times recently reported that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued a secret order that opposes the Fifth International Classical Chinese Dance Competition.
JULY 4, 2012 BY GU WENXIN
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‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ Calls on Chinese to Join NTD Dance Competition
For the first time, NTD Television will hold an International Classical Chinese Dance Competition in Hong Kong.
JUNE 28, 2012 BY LUO YA
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A Chinese Dance Competition Forbidden in China
Official Chinese propaganda has in recent years attempted to focus on arts and culture as a means of getting out the Communist Party’s official message.
JUNE 26, 2012 BY ANGELA WANG, LI JIA
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Classical Chinese Dance Competition to Come This Weekend
The competition aims to provide a platform for dancers to share and improve.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 BY ANGELA WANG
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Maryland Dancers Win International Chinese Classical Dance Competition
New dancers are finding their way to Chinese Classical Dance as the Shen Yun performances win popular acclaim worldwide.
JULY 16, 2009 BY GARY FEUERBERG
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Wang Chen Earns Class Win in Chinese Dance Competition
Wang Chen's portrayal of the spirit of Chinese heroine earned her first place in class in NTDTV's Chinese Dance Competition.
JULY 10, 2009 BY EPOCH TIMES STAFF
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Chinese Dance Competition Revives Ancient Art Form
Thirty-one finalists performed for the last time on Sunday in the third annual International Classical Chinese Dance Competition.
JUNE 24, 2009 BY CHRIS HOLEHOUSE, CHRISTINE LIN
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Semifinalists of Chinese Dance Competition Wow Audiences
The NTDTV International Classical Chinese Dance Competition semi-finals started today, and the audience was thrilled.
JUNE 21, 2009 BY CHRIS HOLEHOUSE, CHRISTINE LIN
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Preliminary Round of Chinese Dance Competition Concludes
The third annual International Classical Chinese Dance Competition took place today at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
JUNE 20, 2009 BY CHRISTINE LIN
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Dance Enthusiast Deeply Moved by Chinese Dance Competition
At NTDTV's Chinese dance competition, a dancer lover named Lily said "It touched something deep in my heart."
AUGUST 27, 2008 BY LI XIN
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International Dance Competition Brings Revival of Classical Chinese Dance to the World
Judges for the Second Annual International Chinese Classical Dance Competition are delighted.
AUGUST 26, 2008 BY HELENA ZHU
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Dance Competition Honors World’s Best Chinese Dancers
New Tang Dynasty Television's second International Chinese Classical Dance Competition came to a grand finale on Sunday, August 24, at The Town Hall in Manhattan, New York.
AUGUST 25, 2008 BY STEPHEN SUMMER
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Chinese Classical Dance Competition Announces Winners
The second annual International Chinese Classical Dance Competition concluded on Sunday, Aug 24. AUGUST 25, 2008
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