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The Dance Troupe is contracted a performance for Cranbury County Community since 1/19/2002. |
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The Dance Troupe now has a new website: http://hxedisondance.org/ |
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| Peacock
dance is a representative dance of Dai nationality. Dai people live in the area
near Thailand in Yunnan province of China. Tropical weather and the nature nourished
Dai's tradition and culture. They share their land with creatures of great varieties
and have preserved the land the Kingdom of life. The beauty and kindness of peacock
inspires the Dai culture in great extent and Dai considers peacock as the Goddess
that can bring them peace and happiness. They pray for the peace and happiness
with graceful peacock dancing. | | The
peacock dance here leads you to the life of peacocks - waking up in the morning
and stretching the beautiful wings, chirping along with others and bathing in
the spring. Six peacocks are wondering and dancing in the peaceful forest. Reflected
upon the lake is their graceful figure. |
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Edison dancing troupe is a nonprofit organization focusing on the Chinese folk
dancing. It consists of about 15 members; mostly working mothers residing in Edison
Township. Under the direction of Yan Chen, members learn and practice various
types of Chinese folk dances every Saturday while their children are in the Huaxia
Chinese School. Since its establishment in 1999, the troupe have performed many
dances for numerous events with their performing picture highlighted in the Star
Ledger newspaper in 2000. The mission of the dance troupe is to reveal the beauty
of the Chinese folk dancing that has been enriched with the different cultures
of 56 nationalities in China and to share our culture with others. |
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July 27, 2001 | AT&T 4A annual conference at Somerset
Marriott Hotel | |
June 1, 2001 | Merck Asian Heritage Month Show | |
June 1, 2001 | AT&T Bridgewater Asian Heritage
Month Show | |
May 19, 2001 | Edison Family Day Show | | May
17, 2001 | Lucent Technologies Liberty Corner Asian
Heritage Month Show | | April
30, 2001 | Union County College Asian Heritage
Month Show | | January
27, 2001 | HUAXIA Night | | January
21, 2001 | Cranbury County community Chinese New
Year ceremony | | December
12, 2000 | Chinese School Christmas Party | | October
2, 2000 | NJ Chinese Day show | | August
5, 2000 | Chinese School teacher training show | | June,
2000 | Chinese School term ending ceremony show | |
April 25, 2000 | Union County College show | | February
12, 2000 | Performed at Franklin Park Senior citizen
home | | February
5, 2000 | Chinese New Year HUAXIA night show -
Middlesex County College | | December
18, 1999 | Chinese School Christmas show |
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8, 1999 | Union County College show | | October
3, 1999 | HUAXIA China day ceremony | | June,
1999 | Edison Chinese School term end ceremony | | May,
1999 | State Island Chinese Garden open ceremony |
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| Dance Director: Yan Chen
| Members:
| Deng,
Liping
Hong, Xingfang
Wany, Lynn
Wang, Sue
Song, Yanping
Li,
Ying
He, Cong
Zhang, Qouping
Jiang, Roqing
Liu, Li
Wang, Jingzhu
Yang, Qing
Chen, Ping
Wu, Ling | | |
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| 1. Fan Dance
The
dance performed here is from the Northern China. Girls are dancing in the jolly
music to express their happiness after the rich harvest.
2.
Lotus Girl
This dance is an animation with
two-side dancers as the basket full of freshly cut lotus, while the center dancer
is the girl who is carrying the lotus basket. It's early morning. The country
girl just cut the lotus and heading to the market. She is so happy and can not
stop talking to the lotus that brings her the joy.
3.
Peacock Dance
The peacock dance here leads
you to the life of peacock - waking up in the morning and stretching the beautiful
wings, chirping along with others and bathing in the spring. 6 Peacocks are wondering
and dancing in the peaceful forest. Reflected upon the lake is their graceful
figure.
4. China Wind
The
dance, China Wind, is the collection of Chinese folk dances. It displays the beauties
of 6 nationalities from various regions of China with their colorful costumes
and traditions. Although the majority of Chinese population is mandarin, 55 of
the other nationalities make China a multi-nation country. |
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