Chinese Folk Dance - Taiwanese Heritage

Chinese Folk Dance
Taiwanese Heritage (two parts)

The dance was performed at Chicago Hilton Tower on 1/20/2001 for the Chinese New Year celebration.
The story was told in two parts through dance. The title of the first part is Journey.
It describes the early Taiwanese immigrants coming across the Taiwan Strait from Mainland China to Taiwan.

     The second part is The Beauty of Taiwan. The dance is specifically designed for presenting the life style of Taiwanese children.
     A group of lively children are helping their parents to plant seed in a field. Suddenly, it begins to rain. The children have lots of fun playing in the rain. After the rain stops, the kids are busy catching catfishes in the field. The fishes may have come from the near-by overflowed ponds.
     This dance presents the happiness and sprightliness of Taiwanese children. It also reflects the tropical weather in Taiwan which is so different from where we are now.

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