More than 120 guests attend the ceremony, including C Dream students and partnership schools representatives from the five cities in the U.S., program advisors, choreographers and instructors, and community friends. C Dream scholarship awards are granted to 21 students from 5 training centers, including the top prize of 2019 C Dream Star.
Directed by Xiaohui Gao and Ke Xu, the show presents a diverse lineup of 11 dance works by students from the five cities in the U.S. and four special performances by dancers from the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy. Featured dances include ethnic and folk dances of Mongolian, Uygur, Dai and Tibetan styles, and, classic and contemporary dances. The fascinating performances enchant the entire audience throughout the show.
The Show is proudly presented by Sino US Performing Arts Organization and diligently organized by J&H Dance School, in support of young talents’ dreams in arts.
Dressed up in full costumes and makeups, over 20 students present a diverse lineup of Peking Opera classic excerpts, and, dazzle the audience with singing, speaking, acting and acrobatic combat. This amazing show is the best recognition of and reward to the students and instructors, who have worked tirelessly during the one-month intensive during, not to mention many of the students actually learn this theatric form from scratch.
The master class is led by Professor Du Gao, renowned dance artist and educator from Beijing Dance Academy. Professor Gao challenges and inspires the students to let go and really dance in every class. He encourages them to refine their dance techniques, integrate feelings with poses and gestures, and become more creative in dance movements and expressions.