ORLANDO, Fla.—Letitia Prosser, an aspiring ballet dancer, has wanted to see Shen Yun Performing Arts for over ten years, and finally, she and her father, Bill Prosser, an architect, were able to attend the performance at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando on March 17.

“You can see the inner work of the artist,” she said, “You can see the clarity of their thought and the clarity in themselves and their mind as they dance.”

“That’s a very important part of bringing something higher to people who watch you,” she added. “You have to make them think of something bigger than themselves, or it’s not really art.”

“The tradition that they carry on is beautiful, and it’s very important,” said Ms. Prosser. “I’m very passionate about that continuation of the human spirit and of freedom and discipline … and the artistic liberty to create beauty and to give it to people around us.”

To the artists of Shen Yun, Ms. Prosser wanted to commend them for their artistry.

“Keep on the work because it’s important, and it’s an insult to those who want you to stop,” she said.