Chinese Folk Dances by Jade Ling Long Performance Group
July 15, 12pm–1pm
DROAR Stage in front of the Stanton House
On July 15th, the Jade Ling Long Performance Group will present a dreamlike dance performance featuring five programs: "Human Fireworks," "Red Date Tree," "Butterfly Love Flower," "Nomadic Time," "Hu Xuan Dance," and "Hometown Good."
The umbrella dance "Human Fireworks" is a classical dance choreographed by Teacher Xia Hui. The dancers use oil-paper umbrellas as props and wear traditional Chinese costumes, specifically qipao. The dance portrays graceful women strolling with umbrellas in the Jiangnan region's misty rain, recalling memories in their hometown while hearing the sound of Xiao drums from the covered boats.
The trio dance "Red Date Tree" is a modern dance piece. It expresses nostalgia for one's hometown and conveys emotions of longing for family and loved ones through the metaphor of the red date tree. The red dates symbolize auspiciousness, happiness, and sweetness, representing good wishes for the prosperous and blissful lives of the local people.
The solo dance "Butterfly Love Flower" is a classical dance accompanied by classical music from the legend of "Liang Zhu." It depicts butterflies gracefully dancing among the flowers in the springtime.
"Nomadic Time" is a Mongolian dance choreographed by Teacher Xiao Ying. This dance expresses admiration for the beautiful grasslands, yearning for hometown and loved ones and the melancholy of nomads wandering far and wide.
The Han-Tang dance "Hu Xuan Dance" is one of the popular dances from the Tang Dynasty, introduced in the Western Regions. It is known as the dance that spins through a millennium during the prosperous era. The classical dance "One Dance Hu Xuan, Good Luck Turns" is adapted by Teacher Cui Yixin and expresses the Central Plains people's longing for happiness and joy.
The Jade Ling Long Performance Group is composed of a group of professionals from various industries who have been practicing dance for many years and have long resided in New York. Among them are medical doctors, fashion designers, computer engineers, Chinese teachers, dance instructors, accountants, entrepreneurs, and so on. They have been enthusiastically participating in various performances for many years, including at community libraries, Lincoln Center, and major Chinese New Year celebrations, and most recently, they have been continuously involved in the performance of the Chinese dance segment of the classic ballet "The Nutcracker" by the Brooklyn Ballet.