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Folk Dance |
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1. Joyance and Happiness |
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This is a dance of sentiment that has the characteristics of the popular folk dance of Shanxi Province. It portray a group of loving youngsters playing with fireworks during the holiday season. |
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2. Daughters' River |
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This dance depicts a group of young maidens dancing to the music of running water. Elegant, lithe and graceful, their dance posture is as beautiful and pleasant as the running water. |
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3. Pink Peach Blossoms, While Apricot Flowers |
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Young ladies in this performance will dance to a love song, a folk song of Shanxi Province. It presents how sweethearts overcome many hardships covering long distances and climbing mountain ridges----- just to meet each other during the peach blossoms season. |
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4. Jubilant Flower-Drum |
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The flower-drum possesses strong distinctive folk characteristics of Shanxi Province. Its cheerful and light-hearted drumbeats reflect people's passion for life and their yearning for a bright future. |
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5. Childhood Friendship |
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Everyone has a childhood, some are like a book full of happiness and friendship. Let us relive the experience of those playful, cheerful and unforgettable childhood days. |
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6. The Sweet Scent of Jasmines |
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In the south lower reaches of Yangzi River, Jasmines grow and blossom. delicate and fragrant, the sweet scent of Jasmines fills the air. |
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7. Fluttering Bright-Colored Skirts |
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(Children's Dance) Possessing a strong flavor of everyday life and the new feature of the new age. This dance reflects the mental attitude of the youngsters in the new centuary full of vitality and determination to stride forward. |
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8. The Little Swallows |
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(Children's Dance) The return of Spring has brought everything on earth back to life, and has brought back a flock of little swallows. This dance is performed by a group of girls of four and a half years old. They are so lovely and careless just like the little swallows. |
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