“It was like an aura, a radiation of color [around the dancers’ bodies],” said Ms. Uszacki. “This is a very healing, uplifting performance that comes from the soul and touches the soul.”

Ms. Uszacki said she enjoyed the spirituality conveyed in the Shen Yun performance and the connection that it shows between human beings and the divine.

“The spiritual connection to the creator, the divine, we have that inside of us. We need to be opening that up inside of us, and just knowing life [originates] from a higher dimension. I feel like this performance was a beautiful reminder of that. That was a wonderful gift,” Ms. Uszacki said.

“I hope that the dancers, the performers, know how much we appreciate their dancing, the spiritual message because it has been uplifting for us and it’s uplifting for the viewers.”

Watching Shen Yun, Ms. Uszacki said she felt a sense of “serenity.” “For the dancers to dance with such beauty and serenity, I feel like they are feeling it in their heart,” she said.

“You can only express, as an artist, be it a dancer or a painter, what it is that you’re feeling. ... There was purity in them, and that purity was coming out through the performance.”

“I enjoyed that tremendously,” said Ms. Mrazek, while admiring the beauty of the performance overall.

“This performance was amazing, beautiful. We really appreciate the choreography. The costume designs [were] absolutely unbelievable, like the combination of colors and how they put it together.”

“The artists are not only beautiful dancers and performers, but [what they are doing] also takes courage,” she said.

“This presentation is one of the most beautiful presentations I’ve ever seen in all my life, so I’m so thankful to have had the opportunity to see it,” she said.