“I was just going to tell my husband I feel like I want to dance right now. I want to just go like this and spin around and jump,” said Amy Wohl, a professionally trained figure skater who works in computer graphics.

She added that throughout the performance, she had the same urge to get up and dance.

“Dancing with music is so very freeing. While I’m watching, I just want to get up, and I want to dance and do a split and spin. And it’s just so inspiring to me.”

To people who may be on the fence about whether to take a leap and purchase tickets, Ms. Wohl said “I think if you want to awaken your soul and let your heart be very light, come see this. It’s very inspiring.”

“There’s so much feeling that goes into this beautiful performance. I’m looking at the faces of all of the dancers, and they’re making me cry. It’s very touching,” Ms. Wohl said.

“Very powerful,” Ms. Wohl agreed. “And it’s done so beautifully.  I love the pink plum blossoms. The transformations that everyone is making are just so beautiful.”

The pandemic has prevented many people from leaving their homes to experience a live performance but Ms. Wohl said she and her husband were very happy to have decided to buy tickets to Shen Yun.

“After the pandemic, we still have to wear masks, but we’re so happy to be out and to watch something as beautiful as this,” Ms. Wohl said.

“We wanted to see this show before the pandemic, and then the pandemic happened, so we didn’t get to see it. So two-and-a-half years ago we wanted to see it in New York.”

“We’ve always done business with Chinese people too. So they always talk about it also,” he said.