“I have seen [Shen Yun] before so I came back,” Ms. Tarrant said during intermission, and said she would recommend Shen Yun to anyone who has not seen it.

“It is excellent, they are just wonderful,” Ms. Tarrant said of the classical Chinese dance performed by Shen Yun. “I have had quite a bit of background in Chinese classical dance. I think [Shen Yun] is very good—the emphasis on precision, and the detail, and the elation is wonderful.”

“They are very true to the steps, they are very true to the vocabulary, they are very true to the technique, and they do it very well,” she said of the Shen Yun dancers. “It is a very good use of classical Chinese dance.”

Alongside classical Chinese dance, as well as ethnic and folk dance, Shen Yun portrays story-based dances, telling mini-dramas from ancient and modern times.

“I just love the dancing ... it is wonderful that dance can be used to give the story,” Ms. Tarrant said.

“They are very athletic,” she said of the male Shen Yun dancers. “I particularly like the line, they’ve got huge regal extensions, and beautiful hands.”

“The feature of this particular show ... is the wonderful way they transform from human dancers into the digital flying, heavenly bodies and that is really clever, it really amazes,” Ms. Tarrant said of how the dancers sometimes “transform” into heavenly beings in some story-based dances.

“It is so wonderful to see real performers, real dancers who can really do all of the steps right there in front of you on the stage.

“We are in danger of losing this sort of live [performance] element, so just keep touring.”