Pole dance and belly dance in China – Arts & Entertainment

Peacock dance is the most famous dance in Dai Minority area, Yunnan province, China. It is the crystal of Dai People's wisdom. It should not be missed in your Yunnan tour.

The Taipei Dance Circle was founded by Liou Shaw-Lu in 1985, formerly a co-founder of the Cloud Gate, widely recognised as one of the biggest contributors to contemporary dance in Taiwan. The Circle absorbs aspects from traditional Hakka ceremonies along with Tai Chi and other eastern martial arts to form their aesthetic.

In this VIDEO post (actually, 4 videos) grubby moves from a percussion heavy exercise routine, to street promo performers, to evening line dancers to a much seedier hostess bar.....before finding edgy contemporary dance in the gritty metropolis of Chongqing.

NeochaEDGE introduces us to a nine-girl dance crew from Kunming called Dangsters. "The crew has developed a unique, distinctive style by mixing reggae, hip-hop, modern jazz, and even Yunnan traditional dances into their routines."

As a ballerina, a transsexual and owner of China's only independent dance company, Jin Xing has needed extraordinary courage to battle the communist system. AT 19, he was a colonel in the world's largest military force. At 28, he became she - and China's first officially recognised post-operative transsexual. Now, at 42, Jin Xing runs the country's only independent dance company.

Videos and reactions to various funny company and school event dance performances in China.

Please, go here to enjoy a 2-minute clip from Zhi-Ming Su's Ink Dance, a beautiful and elegant combination of music and interaction between Chinese painting, calligraphy, and human movement.

Beijing Public Security Bureau held a performance of street dance. The video shows five policemen and seven policewomen performing a choreographed dance to Michael Jackson's songs.

Gong Yifei swapped life as an armed police officer for a precarious career as a pole-dancing trainer - and he wants pole-dancing to be respected as an art.
"There's no reason to think men are in any way inferior to women when it comes to dance. Especially when it comes to pole-dancing, where masculine strength is as vital as feminine flexibility."