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 Spring
Willow |
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Folk Dance) |
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Helen Gu, Renbin Zhao, Mei Li |
| Director
: Qing Yang |
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| Drew
drops shoes |
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| (Chinese
Folk Dance) |
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| Performing:
Renbin Zhao, Helen Gu, Zhuanwu Yang. |
| Director
: Qing Yang |
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| The
White-Haired Girl |
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| (Chinese
Ballet) |
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| Performing: |
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Lily Guo, Jennifer Xu, Chrity Xu, Jacqueline Wang |
| Director
: Qing Yang |
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| Hope |
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| (Chinese
Folk Dance) |
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Helen Gu, Ou li, Renbin Zhao, Cathy Yang, Brenda Wu, Nancy Gao,
Yanlin Wang-Fischer, Jinjin Chen, Qin Xie, Boya Xia, Yu Zhang,
Dan Sha, Mei Li |
| Director
: Qing Yang |
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| Chasing
the Greams |
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| (Modern
Dance) |
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| Performing: |
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Qzhuanwu Yang, Cathy Yang, Brenda Yang, Helen Gu, Renbin Zhao,
Brenda Wu, Nancy Gao, Yanlin Wang-Fischer, Jinjin Chen, Qin
Xie, Boya Xia, Yu Zhang, Dan Sha, Mei Li |
| Director
: Qing Yang |
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| Kangding
Loving Song |
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| (Chinese
Dance) |
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| Performing: |
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Qing Yang, Helen Gu, Renbin Zhao, Cathy Yang, Brenda Wu, Nancy
Gao, Yanlin Wang-Fischer, Jinjin Chen, Qin Xie, Boya Xia, Yu
Zhang, Dan Sha, Mei Li and Li Ma. |
| Director
: Qing Yang |
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| Sweet
Memory of Wedding |
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| (Chinese
Majority Han Dance) |
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| Performing: |
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Qing Yang, Helen Gu, Renbin Zhao, Cathy Yang, Brenda Wu, Nancy
Gao, Yanlin Wang-Fischer, Boya Xia, Yu Zhang, Dan Sha, Yuqing
Xie, Helen Hsu and Yun Xu. |
| Director
: Qing Yang |
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| Whisper
(Qiao Qiao Hua) |
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| (Chinese
Folk Dance) |
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| Performing: |
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Jinjin Chen, Peter Liu |
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| Director
: Qing Yang |
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| Chinese
Dance |
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| (Chinese
Folk Dance) |
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QYDS SUNNY Class: Qing Gu, Therasa, et al. |
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| Director
: Qing Yang |
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| Best
Wishes to My Motherland |
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| (Chinese
Lyric) |
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| Singer:
Mingzheng Gu |
| Dancing: |
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Helen Gu, Renbin Zhao, Ou Li, Cathy Yang, Brenda Wu, Nancy Gao,
Yanlin Wang-Fischer, Jinjin Chen, Yu Zhang, Helen Hsu, Li Ma
and Yun Xu. |
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| Director
: Qing Yang |
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| Yuan |
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| (Dance) |
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| Performing:
Heather Warfel, Qing Yang |
| Director:
Qing Yang, Heather Warfe |
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| Liang
Zhu |
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| (Dance) |
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| Director:
Qing Yang |
| Performing:
Qing Yang, Helen Gu, Uo Li, Renbin Zhao et al. |
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| Spring
Night on a Moonlight River |
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| (Chinese
Folk Dance) |
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| Performing:
Qing Yang |
| This
dance is based on a Chinese classical folk melody "Spring
Night on a Moonlight River". At a peaceful and quiet spring
night, the moon is bright and flowers are blooming. A girl is
dancing by the river. She listens to the waves rising and falling
with the sweet scents of flowers, imaging loving couples enjoying
the beautiful and intoxicating spring night. |
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| Hua-Die |
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| (Chinese
Folk Dance) |
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| Director:
Qing Yang |
| Performing:
Helen Gu, Ou Li et al. |
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| Fan
Dance (Chinese
Folk Dance) |
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| Director:
Qing Yang Performing: Ou Li, et al. |
| The
south of the lower Yangtze River (Jiangnan) in China is famous
for its green hills and clear waters, and for its beautiful
young women. The dance shows how sweet, delicate and graceful
these Jiangnan women are. The graceful dance style, colorful
fans and a popular folk song (Music of Purple Bamboo) deliver
ultimate enjoyment. |
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| Willow
Trees in Spring |
| (Chinese Folk
Dance) |
| Director:
Qing Yang |
| Performing:
Helen Gu, Yi Han & Renbin Zhao |
| Spring
is here. Weeping willow trees start to turn green. Their delicate
brunches are dancing in the gentle breeze. Sunshine brings out
their bright smiles. With beauty, grace and youth, they affectionately
decorate Mother Earth, and share their feeling of serenity and
peacefulness. |
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| Love
of a Boat Tracker (Chinese
Folk Dance) |
| Director:
Qing Yang |
| Performing:
Wenhua Ren, et al. |
| The
melody of the dance is a very popular Chinese folk song. The
song depicts a romantic dialogue between a young boat tracker
and his girl friend sitting on a boat. To the boat towing rhythm,
the dancers do the yangko, a popular rural folk dance, to show
the couples' love and devotion. |
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| Longing
for Home (Chinese
Folk Dance) |
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| Director:
Qing Yang |
| Performing:
Helen Gu, Ou Li, et al. |
"I
miss the brook and the singing water mill,
I miss the smoke from kitchen chimneys and the ox carts going
to the market,
I miss the lights on fishing boats and the conch on beach,
I miss the bright Moon and the reflection of the mountains in
the river...
I miss my home." |
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| Joy
of Bumper Harvest |
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| (Karean
Dance) |
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| Director:
Qing Yang |
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| Performing:
Helen Gu, Yi Han, et al. |
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| Through
dancing, country folks express their joy for another year of
bumper harvest. |
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| Beautiful
Tiger |
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| Director:
Qing Yang |
| Performing:
Ou Li, Helen Gu, Yi Han, et al. |
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| Beautiful
Golden Peacocks |
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| (Dance
of Dai Nationality) |
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| Director:
Qing Yang |
| Performing:
Ou Li, Yi Han, Renbin Zhao, et al. |
| Click
to watch the video |
| In
southwest of China, there is a beautiful place in Yunnan Province
called Xishuang Banna. The beautiful Dai girls love dancing
and enjoy life. The unique dance style, music and costume show
the charm, wisdom and hospitality of the Dai girls. |
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| Girls
From Danban (Xinjiang) |
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| Director:
Qing Yang |
| Performing:
Zhuanwu Yang, Cathy Yang, Brenda Wu, Yanlin Wang-Fischer, Yu
Zhang, Boya Xia and Dan Sha |
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| Ribbon
Dance (Joyful Lives) |
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| Director:
Qing Yang |
| Performing:
Brenda Wu, Cathy Yang, Yanlin Wang-Fischer, Boya Xia, Yu Zhang,
Dan Sha et. al. |
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| Mu
Yang Qu (Song of Sheperdism) |
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| Director:
Qing Yang |
| Performing:
Helen Gu, Renbin Zhao, Cathy Yang, Ou Li and Brenda Wu |
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| Beautiful
Night on Grassland |
| (Mongolian
dance) |
| Director:
Qing Yang |
| Performing:
Yi Han, et al. |
| Coming
home from herding, exuberant Mongolian girls are enchanted by
the beautiful night scenery. Along with melodious music and
song, they couldn't help dancing in the moonlight, celebrating
the beauty of nature and their love for life. |
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| Spicy
Girls (Chinese
flok dance) |
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| Director:
Qing Yang |
| Performing:
Helen Gu, Ou Li, Wenhua Ren, et al. |
| Sichuan
and Hunan regions in China are not just popular for their spicy
food. The girls there are also very famous for being passionate,
candid and love of life. |
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| Xinjiang
Wonderful |
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| (Dance
of Xinjiang Nationality) |
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| Director:
Qing Yang |
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| Performing:
Helen Gu, et al. |
Come
and play your Dongbula; let's dance and sing;
For our garden of fields so pretty and for our hometown so lovely.
Xinjiang Province is in the northwest of China. People are known
for their lively and often fast rhythm singing and dancing in
colorful costumes |
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| Dance
of Washing Clothes |
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| (Tibetan
Dance) |
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| Director:
Qing Yang |
| Performing:
Helen Gu, Ou Li, Wenhua Ren, et al. |
| This
was an extremely popular dance in the seventies in China. It
depicts friendship between Tibetan people and the soldiers.
A group of Tibetan women are fetching water from a river as
they come across a solder washing clothes. They help him wash
the clothes and he helps them carry the water. The dance is
typical of Tibetan joyful choreography and reflects Tibetan
people's love of life. |
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| Jar
Dance (Sri
Lankan Dance) |
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| Director:
Qing Yang |
| Performing:
Ou Li, Helen Gu, et al. |
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| This
is a classic dance of the East Song and Dance Ensemble (Dong
Fang Ge Wu Tuan) of China. It depicts a group of Sri Lankan
women dancing happily at riverside as they fetch water with
a water jar on their head. |
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| Love
accompanies you forever |
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| (Chinese
Lyric) |
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| Director:
Qing Yang |
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| Performing:
Ou Li, Wenhua Ren, et al. |
| "We
laugh, we cry, we sing, we dance because we love you. Our love
and gratitude are with you forever." This song is dedicated
to all the teachers and volunteers who have devoted their time
and energy to the Chinese school and the children that we all
love dearly. |
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