RDFZ Beijing Art Troupe wows local students with Chinese cultural performances

Los Angeles, (February 5 2024/LAPost) – From folk music to the traditional lion dance, students with the Art Troupe of The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China (RDFZ) gave a stellar performance during the Chinese New Year Celebration held at The International Studies Learning Center High School (ISLCHS) on February 5, days before 2024 LNY as part of annual event “Happy Spring Festival” .

( Photo by Richard Ren/LAPost )

Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Los Angeles Guo, Shaochun and Madam Wang, Wei, and Cultural Counselor Wang Taiyu were invited to participate in the cultural exchange activities that day and watched the performance.

Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Los Angeles Guo, Shaochun ( Photo by Richard Ren/LAPost )

ISLC collaborated with The Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles to bring the Art Troupe from Beijing to give local students a glimpse into Chinese culture. The Art Troupe includes a symphony orchestra, a boys’ dance team, a martial arts team, an aerobics team, and a Chinese folk dance team, for a total of about 70 performers led by RDFZ principle Liu Xiaohui.

Consul General Ambassador Guo Shaochun showed his affinity to local middle school students in his speech. He told the ISLC students, “I’ve noticed a wonderful coincidence: the center’s logo is a dragon. Dragon is also a totem of the Chinese nation, and interestingly, the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year is the Year of the Dragon. ”

Consul General  Guo Shaochun affirmed that “the RDFZ art troupe traveled nearly ten-thousand miles across the seas, and came here to share music, dance, martial arts, and more with the center and the United States. I believe our friendship will be cemented through such art exchanges.”

Consul General Guo Shaochun has repeatedly demonstrated the importance he attaches to U.S.-China youth exchanges in his speeches at recent major events. He showed full sincerity and stated that he would actively implement the project of inviting 50,000 American youths to visit China announced by Xi Jinping at the APEC San Francisco meeting.

Jose Hernandez, principle of ISLCHS ( Photo by Richard Ren/LAPost )

On February 5, the opening dance team’s “Snow-to the Tune of Qin Yuan Chun” brought a visual shock to nearly 400 local middle school students with its elegant Chinese folk dance postures and charm.

RDFZ martial arts team ( Photo by Richard Ren/LAPost )

The martial arts team that followed the performance with superb Chinese Kung Fu, the extremely difficult to wield colored silk golden dragon, and the rare to see two-color lion dance.

RDFZ boys dance team’s “Fan” dance ( Photo by Richard Ren/LAPost )

Aerobics team’s “Youth” ( Photo by Richard Ren/LAPost )

Dance team’s “Women’s Kingdom” ( Photo by Richard Ren/LAPost )

RDFZ boys dance team’s “Fan” dance, aerobics team’s “Youth”, dance team’s “Women’s Kingdom”, Chamber orchestra’s, boy’s dance team’s “First Battle” and other programs were performed successively. The performances were performed in the dance team’s warm and cheerful atmosphere. The group dance “Torch Festival” ends the performance. The bright colors and smooth movements of each group pushed the perfect display of Chinese culture to a climax.

Chamber orchestra ( Photo by Richard Ren/LAPost )

Boy’s dance team’s “First Battle” ( Photo by Richard Ren/LAPost)

Dance “Torch Festival” ( Photo by Richard Ren/LAPost )

Most of the members from the RDFZ Art Troupe are first- and second-year high school students. Their well-trained and passionate performances have deeply shocked local middle school students. “It’s hard to imagine such a high-level school art in the United States. Group, I really hope to have the opportunity to go to RDFZ and see how it is trained.”

Los Angeles is the first stop of the RDFZ Art Troupe’s visit to the United States, and will then go to Minneapolis, Muscatine, and Chicago for performance exchanges as part of annual “Happy Spring Festival” .. （By: Richard Ren)