Dancing is an incredible art that can take your breath away. You gotta give credit to anyone that participates in the sport, as it requires a lot of hard work and dedication no matter the style.
There are some dancers, however, that take their abilities to the next level – just like the young ladies at the Southern Dance School in China. What they learned isn’t just your typical routine.
Prepare to be mesmerized. It’s a stunning dance performance that’s been watched on YouTube more than 5.3 million times.
A group of dancers dressed in blue leotards are the stars of this video. They all have their hair tied back in buns making them look like ballerinas.
When piano music begins to play the girls take the floor on their toes. It seems very much like it’s going to be a ballet-style act because of their movements.
Although ballerinas are amazing to watch on their own – this performance has an extra kick or two. Suddenly, the piano music comes to a halt and a traditional Chinese song takes over.
Moments later, the girls bend their bodies back and reveal how flexible they are. With kicks and moves of contortion, they show the world another side. These dancers are like acrobats.
Each and every movement is graceful, while many of them are jaw-dropping. It’s hard to fathom how much training must have gone into becoming so skilled in the techniques.
Many people have been curious about the routine and its background. It took place when students of Xiaopei Chinese Dance visited the school during their summer camp in 2013. On Xiaopei’s YouTube channel they gave a brief explanation.
“To answer all your questions about if this is a Chinese dance: it is just a combination of part of the Chinese dance basic training, aim to prepare dancers, more accurate dance school students, to get ready for the Choreographies. There are other trainings involved as well.”
For several minutes the dance troupe performs a synchronized routine. Each one of them has the ability to bend and twist her body into positions that seem near impossible – but apparently, some possess the talent.
Eventually, it becomes a little different with the dancers demonstrating leaps across the floor. Of course, they aren’t your typical jumps either.
On the Shen Yun Performing Arts site, it explains:
“Classical Chinese dance is composed of three main parts: bearing, form, and technical skill. Other than complete training in the fundamentals, it also entails systematic training in movements and postures, as well as very difficult jumping and tumbling techniques. And so, alongside ballet, classical Chinese dance is one of the most comprehensive dance systems in the world.”
They also say:
“Through expression of bearing and form, beautiful dance movements bring out the inner meaning of intrinsic thoughts and feelings, reflecting the peculiarities of human nature, the standard for human conduct, moral concepts, mental state, one’s value system, and so on.”
As with any good show, the dancers have a beautiful ending as well. The girls gather while one’s lifted behind them. Then, with her body, she creates a striking pose.
It’s not surprising that this performance has been viewed millions of times. In fact, it’s difficult to not watch it more than once.
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