“Dai Water Beauty"《傣源》| CDCSC | UC Berkeley Chinese Dance 20th Anniversary Showcase

“Dai Water Beauty" 🌊《傣源》 Choreographed by 于曼曼、杨潇潇 Restaged & Instructed by Xue Han Style: Dai Ethnic Dance Music: 北京歌剧舞剧院有限责任公司 Thumbnail photo & edit: Lydia Daniller, Sophia Luo Video & edit: DeNoise Studios, Sophia Luo Description: The Dai people have lived near the water since ancient times. The cultural customs of the Dai people are closely related to water. The Dai girls are as graceful as water, as delicate as flowers, and their sometimes reserved and sometimes wild dancing poses are reflections of the abundant nature. Performed by Chinese Dance Company of Southern California: Katelyn Hu, Wenxi Lin, Christy Yip ✨✨✨ To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of our organization at UC Berkeley, Fei Tian Dancers hosted a grand showcase of cultural heritage on March 11, 2023. With preparation beginning a year in advance in May 2022, AAPI student groups presented a culmination of the past year’s efforts onstage at the “Heritage 传承” showcase. Focusing on Chinese dance & featuring various other traditional Asian art forms, “Heritage 传承” is an artistic representation of the journey of our ancestors as visualized by the diaspora. Showcase Mission: Tradition – To honor & respect the origins of our cultural art forms. 初心 Visibility – To share & promote the diversity of our cultural heritage. 弘扬 Community – To build & strengthen the sense of community among AAPI performing arts groups on campus & beyond. 团结 🌊 About CDCSC: Chinese Dance Company of Southern California (CDCSC) was co-founded by the South Coast Chinese Cultural Center (SCCCC) and Pan America Chinese Dance Alliance (PACDA) in late 2019. Based in Irvine, California, CDCSC’s Mission is to provide learning, communication, performance opportunities, and platforms for dance lovers in Southern California. The company aims to tell classic Chinese stories with well-known traditional dances, as well as encouraging and inspiring original choreographies to tell stories about American Chinese immigrants. Although CDCSC encountered the pandemic soon after it was formed, the members continued training and learning new dances online, and performed virtually and live in events such as the 2020 SCCCA Virtual Gala, Pacific Symphony Orchestra & SCCCC’s Annual OC Lantern Festival, Grand Park of LA “Our LA Voices”, National Dance Day, Irvine Global Village, Irvine 50th Anniversary, Irvine’s State of the City. 🌟 Heritage 《傳承》🌟 — Fei Tian Dancers 20th-anniversary showcase — 💐 Artistic Director: 林靖 Michelle Lin 💐 Assistant Director: Sophia Luo 💐 Executive Producer: Shawn Lee 💐 Controller: Hannah Ma 💐 Stage Manager: Jennifer Cosper 💐 Assistant Stage Manager: Caroline Roberts 💐 Publicity Coordinator: Virginia Sun ✨✨✨ 💜 Support our work 💜 Donate to us on Venmo: @FeiTian-Dancers 🔺 Like, comment, share, & subscribe! 🔺 🌟 Find us on social media 🌟 Instagram: @fei_tian_dancers / @chinesedancecompany Facebook: Fei Tian Dancers (UC Berkeley) Youtube: @Fei Tian Dancers (UC Berkeley) 🌈 Contact us 🌈 Email: [email protected] #cdcsc #ucberkeley #feitiandancers #dance #daiyuan #daiwaterbeauty #daiethnicdance #daidance #dai #daiculture #daiwaterdance