“The first dance moved my daughter and I to tears and it deeply touched our souls. Every program was wonderful,” said Kaori Takahashi, the principal of a ballet school.

Based in New York, Shen Yun is the world’s leading classical Chinese dance and music company.

“The level of beauty in each dance was breathtaking,” said Ms. Takahashi.

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Ms. Takahashi praised Shen Yun’s use of the backdrop, saying it was the first time she’s seen a production use such effects.

“It was perfect! ... When I looked carefully, I found that the images were extremely coordinated with the dancers on stage. We were deeply impressed,” she said.

Working along with the dancers and the backdrop is Shen Yun’s live orchestra. Ms. Takahashi shared her praise for the ensemble.

“The music was absolutely outstanding, and the performance of the orchestra was extremely coordinated,” she said.

“The erhu soloist was also impressive. I studied violin before, so it was amazing to hear how it created such beautiful music,” she said.

Ms. Takahashi’s daughter also expressed how much she enjoyed the performance.

Shen Yun’s dances draw inspiration from China’s 5,000 years of civilization.

Senkatsu Hayashi, a Japanese writer and historian, shared that “the performance was like a large-scale, dream-like historical painting scroll, with included ancient humanities and contemporary practical issues.”

“Such magnificent stories unfolded before my eyes, and I wondered what dances would be next. It made me very excited,” said Mr. Hayashi.

As someone seeing classical Chinese dance for the first time, Mr. Hayashi was very impressed with the technical ability of the dancers.

“Both the male and female dancers were excellent. Although I don’t know the names of the various techniques, the spinning and the flexibility really astonished me,” he shared.

Zirou Taka is the head of a video production company and a singer.

While watching Shen Yun, he was particularly impressed by how much the dancers were able to communicate without the use of words.

“Their eyes were full of compassion and warmth. ... Although there’s no spoken dialogue on the stage, the artists convey rich emotions through body language,” said Mr. Taka.

“They suffered injustices and had no place to appeal in mainland China. However, they stood on the side of light and kindness, which was very touching,” said Mr. Taka.

“I heard the three words of ‘Truth, Compassion, and ‘Tolerance.’ It made me think deeply—I felt hope and believe that the world will become a better place,” he said.