SYDNEY, Australia—After seeing Shen Yun for a second time, Hanna Fuller, a teacher from a dance school in Newcastle, didn’t hold back in giving the show her highest praise.

“It just blew me away again,” she said from the March 2 performance at The Capitol Theatre. “The technique, the artistry, everything that the dancers embody is just impeccable and just so admirable.

“You’re just sitting on the edge of your seat the whole show.”

The dance movements, featuring an extensive array of techniques such as leaps, flips, aerials, spins, and other challenging tumbling techniques, elevate classical Chinese dance as one of the most expressive and athletic art forms.

While dancers make the movements appear effortless, a trained eye can see that it takes years of rigorous training to achieve such perfection in form and synchronisation.

Ms. McGinty also emphasized that the movements conveyed “something meaningful.”

“Their hand movements are artistic, gentle, and from the soul.”

Dancers are thus required to cultivate their moral values and purify their inner world, which are reflected in their artistry and soulful movements.

Ms. McGinty said that despite sitting three-quarters of the way from the stage, she could “still see the dancers projecting emotion through their faces.”

“The choreography was, in some places, very simple, but it’s technical, and draws a lot of emotion, rather than a lot of fast steps going on and you miss the step. But this was slow and beautiful,” she noted.

“Each arm movement was moving in time and fluent, and that’s rare.”

“We’re three teachers here, and we already have said, ‘Wow, that’s a good move, that’s a good choreography.’ It’s simple, looks the best. We are going to draw a lot for our own profession.”