MISSISSAUGA, Canada—Piano teacher Renata Reje-Tebwska went through the ups and downs of the pandemic and the many requirements that were put in place, and they were all very dispiriting, but seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts helped to bring back joy, she said.

It is a big contrast from before, when “we were in lockdown. Soon it was no lockdown. Masks, maskless. Upside down. Back and forth. It was very depressing,” she said.

Seeing Shen Yun made all the difference. “I will remember it for a long time, and I hope next year—I will come for sure to see it again,” said Ms. Reje-Tebwska.

Through the dances, Ms. Reje-Tebwska said she perceived a “very clear, very beautiful” message: “Good always wins.”

“Specifically, now, where there are a lot of bad things happening, people need this kind of message. It was conveyed through the beautiful dancing, colors of hope, joy, [and] a lot of aspects of traditional Chinese history,” she said. “We cannot lose faith and trust in God. That was the message.”

“That’s a beautiful performance. I really liked it. Everybody’s working together [with] flawless technique, and very beautiful costumes,” Ms. Pugach said.

“I love the choreography—very beautiful, very different from any other genre of dancing,” she said.

“Classical Chinese dance has its own training in basic skills, physical expression and postures, leaps, flips, spins, and other difficult tumbling techniques, forming an extensive and independent dance system,” says the website.

“That was beautiful,” she said. “I would definitely recommend the show to anyone who hasn’t watched it, and [I] probably will come back next year as well.”