舞狮/ Lion Dance
Videography: Haoran Li
舞狮，又称“狮子舞”、“狮灯”、“舞狮子”，多在年节和喜庆活动中表演。狮子在中国人心目中为瑞兽，象征着吉祥如意，从而在舞狮活动中寄托着民众消灾除害、求吉纳福的美好意愿。
Lion dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese Culture, in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume. In a lion dance, the performers' faces are covered, since they are inside the lion. Basic lion dance fundamental movements can be found in most Chinese Martial Art. It is usually performed as a ceremony to exorcise evil spirit and to summon luck and fortune.
舞蹈：桃夭／Dance: Peach Blossom
By Chinese Dance Company of Rochester
Dancers: Annie Chei, Angela Cullati, Ling He, Siuyi Lin, Jun Ma, Xiaofan Ren, and Hao Wu.
Creative Director: Annie Chei
《桃夭》属于汉唐古典舞,，表现了姑娘待嫁的心情。拿鲜艳的桃花，比喻少女的美丽，正如诗经中《桃夭》所展现的一样 “桃之夭夭，灼灼其华。之子於歸，宜其室家”。整个作品中完全展现了待嫁女子的羞涩以及对未来的美好期盼.
From ancient Chinese “Book of Songs, Zhou Nan”, dance "Peach Blossom" is choreographed according to the poem with the same name. It is a classical dance from the Tang Dynasty. It displays the happy mood of girls who are getting married. Like in the poem, the dance compares bright peach blossom with young girl's beauty. It displays the shyness and hope for good fortune of the future brides.
舞蹈：上海往事/Dance: once upon a time in Shanghai
By Phoenix Dance Studio
Dancers: Kaihong Liou, Yan Zhang, Ying Geng, Yuqiong Wang, Xuechen Bao Shan Feng, Meilian Yao, Ruolan Han, Maggie Wang
Choreographer: Ruolan Han, Maggie Wang
往事 是无字的诗
写在心的海上 日复一日
你的爱 如时间的泪
点滴涓流成江水 苏醒我的眷恋
难得是风华只为一人醉
上海， 我记得你的美
The past is no poem,
Written in the mind day after day,
Your love, like a time of tears
Trickles into the river bit by bit waking me sentimentally,
O’ Shanghai,
I remember your beauty.
筷子舞：快乐时光/ Chopsticks Dance: Happy Time
By Chinese Dance School of Rochester
Dancers: Emily Chei, Anne Barlette, Lydia Ennis, Claire Gao, Irena Gao, Briana Hanson, Phoebe Huang, CeCe Tassone, Leah Xiao, and Joy Zhang
Creative Director: Annie Chei
蒙古舞蹈一向以热情、剽悍著称.而“筷子舞”因用筷子伴舞而得名，多在喜庆宴会表演．筷子舞凝结着蒙古族人民热爱生活的情意和美化生活的智慧，它融欢快、优美与矫健为一体，充分表现了蒙古族人民豪迈、开朗的个性。
The chopstick dance is one of Mongolia dances that are renowned by its enthusiasm and energy. The chopsticks dance congeals the great love and the beautified life wisdom and has long become a unique style in Chinese nationality folk dance. It demonstrates a perfect combination of joy, exquisite charm and vigorous movements that characterized the heroic, open and bright individuality from the Mongolian national minority people.
