“I’m really excited. I love all the colors and the dance. Those [dancers] … are really elegant. I love the music, and I love the different time periods.”

“The solo: [Tian Li’s] voice was outstanding. She has a really strong voice with a really great message: Don’t forget our sacred beginnings. Don’t get wrapped up in society where we are now. … We start forgetting where we came from, and then we just kind of lose our humanity.”