ORLANDO, Fla.—On May 9, Bachata dancer Bernie Bachetera and Steve Hall, an entrepreneur, attended Shen Yun’s matinee at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
“I think it brings out the best of authentic Chinese dancing. I like classical dancing but [Shen Yun] was not just a performance—it was more the expression of the Chinese culture,” she said.
Today, the New York-based Shen Yun is working to revive this lost civilization and bring it back to the world through dance and music.
Ms. Bachetera thought the performance “brought back a lot of [her cultural] values, which is very different from the Western world here.”
“Every American, every culture should watch this because they’ll learn a lot, especially those who have not been to [Asia] and the [Asian] side of the world. It’s something mystical, and they don’t have a clue.”
“Different people have different beliefs, but I think having a power beyond us is really significant,” she added.
Given the chance, she’d like to tell Shen Yun artists they did “a really great job.”
“It’s nothing like any performance you watch. It’s something extraordinary. Very spectacular. I love it, love it, love it. I can watch it again.”
“I feel really sad that [China] is a big beautiful country with a big beautiful culture, yet it’s being ruled by a small minority that’s killing its heart and soul. I was brought to tears just thinking about how unjust and unfair it is,” she expressed.
“I appreciate, I respect, and I admire” traditional Chinese culture and the performers’ pursuit of “expression and the freedom of humanity.”
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