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      A Story of Selfless Beauty

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      Firebird Turn

      This technique requires great flexibility and coordination. While initiating the turn, the...

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      Front Aerial

      This is a complete forward rotation with the legs extended—a no-hands...

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      In-Place Firebird Jump

      An airborne back kick. The dancer jumps into a front split with the back leg diagonally...

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      Outward Lotus Turn

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      Overlooking the Sea

      “Overlooking the sea” is also a famous martial arts pose. Its classical...

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      Swinging Firebird Leap

      The ultimate test for a female dancer, the swinging firebird leap requires superb...

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      Standing Side Split

      This move is also known as the “H-pose,” with the legs posturing as the left...

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      Traveling Windmill

      The windmill, or fan shen, is a group of moves unique to classical Chinese dance. Unlike...

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      Butterfly Kick

      The butterfly kick is an airborne kicking maneuver shared with Chinese martial arts. It...

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      Back Handspring

      The back handspring is a fundamental tumbling move. It often serves as transition within a...

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      In-Place Straddle Jump

      A basic jump in classical Chinese dance, it is simply a vertical jump in which the legs...

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      Inward Lotus Turn

      One of the most basic turns in classical Chinese dance, the inward lotus begins with both...

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      Split Leap with Turn into Straddle

      This advanced technical move begins with a standard split leap takeoff. As the whole body...

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      Daily Life in the Tang Dynasty

      Little wonder it was called China's Golden Age.

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      Side Aerial

      This basic aerial is akin to a no-hands cartwheel. The dancer begins with a forward step...

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      Swinging Leap

      The swinging leap begins with a standard split leap takeoff from one leg. As the takeoff...

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      Layout Step Out

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    Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world's premier classical Chinese dance and music company, established in New York in 2006. It performs classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, and story-based dance, with orchestral accompaniment and solo performers. For 5,000 years, divine culture flourished in the land of China. Through breathtaking music and dance, Shen Yun is reviving this glorious culture. Shen Yun, or 神韻, can be translated as: “The beauty of divine beings dancing.”

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