‘Little Apples’ in Xinjiang
In a post for The China Story, the University of Sydney’s David Brophy describes...
Feb 19, 2015
In a post for The China Story, the University of Sydney’s David Brophy describes...
Feb 28, 2013
Jookin’ is a style of street dance that originated in Memphis, Tennessee, and has been perfected by a young dancer from Memphis named Charles Riley, nicknamed Lil Buck. Last year, Lil Buck was invited to join a cultural...
Mar 4, 2012
For most of the beginning of the 20th century, China focused on promoting ballet, folk dance, and traditional opera, but with the growing popularity of different dance styles, such as salsa and hip-hop, modern dance has also...
Aug 20, 2010
The Houston Chronicle reviews Mao’s Last Dancer, a film about ballet dancer Li Cunxin, who was the first person in the cultural field to defect from China: Directed by Bruce Beresford from a screenplay by Jan Sardi,...
Apr 18, 2009
The New York Times tells the story of dancer Liu Yan, who was paralyzed while rehearsing for the Olympics opening ceremony last August in Beijing: Today, after recuperating for more than six months at No. 306 Military Hospital...
Oct 1, 2008
From the International Herald Tribune: This week’s third annual China Salsa Congress in Beijing, which features four days of performances and competition, highlights the growing popularity of salsa in China. Salsa was...
Sep 1, 2008
The New York Times reviews Zen Shaolin, an artistic extravaganza performed outside in Henan Province: For those who were dazzled by the opening of the Beijing Olympics earlier this month, that ceremony had its roots in shows...
Jul 30, 2008
From Reuters: As a young ballet dancer, Zhao Ruheng would traipse across the Chinese countryside performing a carefully selected repertoire to factory workers and peasants and do her bit for the now notorious cultural...
Jul 25, 2008
From The International Herald Tribune: Clad in knee-high leather boots, spandex shorts and a sports bra, Xiao Yan struck a pose two feet off the ground, her head glistening with sweat and her arms straining as she suspended...
Feb 21, 2008
In Beijing, where one million people are disabled, only seven percent have gainful employment and few have promising futures. However, a performance troupe of 88 deaf and disabled dancers, musicians, and artists are succeeding...
Feb 16, 2008
Grandmothers are joining cheerleaders on the stage and on the airwaves, reports Voice of America, and they call themselves “The Hip-Hop Grannies.” Wu Yi retired at the mandatory age of 55. Bored at home, she saw...
Feb 7, 2008
“Fei Tian(飞天),” performed by seven girls from Guangzhou, became the most popular dance during Chinese CCTV New Year’s Gala. The inspiration for the dance came from Dunhuang’s mural art. Fei Tian is...
Feb 3, 2008
Few of China’s social problems have received more attention than the trend away from community and towards cold self-preservation. In “Hand in Hand,” disabled dancers Ma Li and Zhai Xiaowei place this problem...
Nov 18, 2007
The Hong Kong Dance Company in Wuhan. Thanks to Lonnie B Hodge for posting this on YouTube:
Sep 25, 2007
From Guardian Unlimited: Ballerinas with machine guns will grace the stage for the first performance at China National Grand Theatre, when the spectacular arts complex opens its doors on Tuesday. The Red Detachment of Women(Á∫¢Ëâ≤®òÂ≠êÂÜõ) ballet is one of seven shows that will be put on during a trial of the silver, egg-shaped building designed […]
Aug 30, 2007
The video below shows that three young men playing breakdance and Beijing acrobats together with the dough at Mr. Pizza restaurant at Wudaokou in Beijing, by tigerbalm06 and via Youtube:
Jul 15, 2007
From Reuters via Yahoo.com: China will ensure that children taking part in new compulsory dance exercises at school do so in large groups, an attempt to calm parents worried about puppy love blossoming between their offspring, local media reported. The Education Ministry said in June it was introducing seven sets of dance steps to all […]
Jun 11, 2007
On YouTube, a video which, as Shanghaiist says, is “good for a few minutes of head-bobbing amusement.”