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Ballroom Dance Company Tour Update – China
After arriving in Beijing late last Tuesday, the BYU Ballroom Dance Company began their tour with a performance at Tsinghua University Theatre. Following three more performances in and around Beijing, the dancers took their talents to the Beijing Dance Academy where the company performed in front of a full house, totaling around 920 people. The BYU dancers were also treated to a group of dancers from the Beijing Dance Academy showcasing a few of their dances.
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BYU’s ballroom dancers dazzle Beijing
Brigham Young University’s Ballroom Dance Company has dazzled Beijing with their latest showcase “Capture the Magic”. Champions of the prestigious Blackpool Dance Festival, the team has astounded audiences worldwide with their precision, beauty and skill.
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BYU Contemporary Dance Theatre goes to China
BYU’s Contemporary Dance Theatre traveled to China last semester with an amazing opportunity at hand. Groups can perform at the National Center for the Performing Arts’ educational arts festival, in Beijing, by invite only, and BYU was the first international university to have ever been invited to perform.
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BYU dance group bridges cultures, builds connections in China
Sharing a passion for the arts brought dancers from Brigham Young University and China together in a unique cross-cultural experience.
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Contemporary Dance Theatre Goes to China
Several months ago when BYU’s Contemporary Dance Theatre (CDT) was invited to perform at the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, Nathan Balser, the CDT’s artistic director, was first elated but then a little overwhelmed.
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Contemporary Dance Theatre performs in Beijing, China
The “ChunHuaQiuShi 春华秋实” performance week held by the National Center of Performing Arts (NCPA) selects art pieces from colleges and universities across China. This year, they added a cosmopolitan flare to the event by inviting Brigham Yong University (BYU) to participate.
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BYU Contemporary Dance Theater embarks on its performance in China
BYU Contemporary Dance Theater will perform in the National Center for Performing Arts for the first time in Beijing this November, bringing Western dance closer to Eastern traditional dance.
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China, Central and Latin America, Nauvoo destinations for BYU performance tours
Every year, students who are a part of select performing arts groups from BYU’s School of Music and Department of Dance have the incredible opportunity to travel abroad and share their talents with the world as well as spread values that represent BYU.
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Ballroom Dance Company – England, Germany, and Switzerland
The highlight of this past week for the Ballroom Dance Company was their experience in Hamm, Germany, just northeast of the city of Dortmund. There the group’s sponsor – a combined effort by a local business, two noteworthy charities, and the Dortmund LDS Stake – provided an unforgettable evening. Over 1,800 people came to the Maxipark Arena to enjoy the presentation of Capture the Magic. Filled to near-capacity, with professional staging, lighting, and sound, the performance had the added benefit of a major donation to the charities (Christliches Hospiz Hamm & Deutschen Kinderhospizverein) of 75,000 Euros! These funds were raised through ticket sales for the performance and significant business and community donations. Two costumed dancers participated in the presentation of the checks, and the mayor of Hamm City also presented a “thank you” expression and gift to the sponsorin! g groups and BYU. It was a huge success in every way.
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International Folk Dance Ensemble – Illinois
This week started off with a three mile hand cart trek, led by President and Sister Call (counselor to the mission president). Many inspirational pioneer stories were shared along the way. The students had a great time pulling the carts through the streams, mud and prairie fields.
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Week of performances, outreach in Nauvoo for BYU Folk Dance Ensemble
The first week in Nauvoo for the International Folk Dance Ensemble was full of activities, performances, visiting historic sites and making new friends.
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The International Folk Dance Ensemble inspires in Illinois
The tour for the International Folk Dance Ensemble began as the group traveled to O’Fallon, Illinois, near St. Louis on June 3. They were warmly welcomed by the parents of Amber Shepherd, a dancer in the ensemble. The group arrived just in time for a major storm to hit the area. The airport closed down just a few hours after their arrival. As the group members met their host families at the O’Fallon stake center, the weather turned dark and eerie, and soon the tornado sirens were going off.
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BYU Ballroom Dance Company Wins Two Championship Titles
For three years the BYU Ballroom Dance Company has been planning, preparing, practicing, and finalizing plans to participate again in the British Formation Dance Championships, in Blackpool, England. This is something the teams participate in every three years, and 2013 was the long expected next competition at this prestigious and world-recognized event. The competition occurred this past week, and was an amazing experience for all involved.
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BYU engineers help ballroom dancers shine at international competition
Custom-made light dresses impress at Blackpool, despite early challenges. Engineers and ballroom dancers might not be the most typical collaborators on a college campus. But the combination recently paid off for BYU.
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Ballroom Dance Company in England
The Ballroom Dance Company embarked on their European tour May 24th and flew to Manchester, England. The 48-member group includes Mark Philbrick, BYU’s photographer, who will record the teams’ competitions in the British Formation Dance Championships this week in Blackpool. Also included are three BYU Engineering students on special assignment to help out with special lighting used in the costumes of the dancers, which will be a new and exciting addition to BYU’s competition pieces.
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International Folk Dance Ensemble—Illinois
The International Folk Dance Ensemble departs this week for two weeks in O’Fallon and Nauvoo, Illinois, June 3–16. Their show The Gathering will give audiences a taste of what has been coined “the pulse of the world’s cultures.”
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Living Legends’ tour comes to a close
After traveling through Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, BYU’s Living Legends returned back to the United States on May 17. The Living Legends Artistic Director, Janielle Christensen, shares a few significant moments from the trip:
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Young Ambassadors close China tour with performances in Hong Kong
What better way to start the BYU Young Ambassadors’ first full day in Xi’an, China, than to ride bicycles nine kilometers around the ancient city wall?
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