蘭竹梅 Three Friends of Winter
This dance was edited from the famous Chinese musical Jiao Xiang Shui Yun.  The silk ribbon, sword, and double fans play important roles in this dance, for they represent the orchid, bamboo, and plum. The graceful dancers exhibit the personality and beauty of each implement. The complexity and magnificence portrayed in this dance have allowed it to become one of the most important dances in our Academy.

鈴鐺舞 Tinklebell Dance

This is a Korean classical dance. Originally performed by adults, now children take on their roles and engage the audience through a new perspective. The dancers exhibit the happiness and friendship of the girls through elaborate uses of bells.

惠安女 Hui-An Girls

In Fujian province, Hui-An girls, labor on land wearing their hats and scarves to protect themselves against the strong sea winds and sunshine, await their husbands who are fishing out in the sea.

美麗的薩哈吉 Beautiful Sahagi

This is a dance played in Imperial Palace performed by Manchurian girls.  This is dace expresses graceful and active spirits.

奔騰 Galloping Horses

A Mongolian dance exhibiting the desire for freedom like eagles flying in a blue sky, and horses galloping in the big prairie.

劍舞  Sword Dance
Deep in the night, while the silvery moon curves like a hook in the sky, our excited heroine practices her swordsmanship to show her patriotism.  Soon her comrades awaken to join her in training.

夢裡水鄉
Dreaming of a creekside Village

Green waves, a clear blue sky, the girl's dance possesses natural grace, as if there were ripples on the lake.

葡萄架下
Under the Trellis of Grapevines

Friends from after arrive during the wonderful grape harvest, inspiring then to dance with joy.

金山戰鼓Battle Drum on Mount Jin

This dance is based upon the  story of a female general.  Liang Hong-Yu of the Song Dynasty.  She led her sons into Battle when enemy troops started to attack.  Inspiring her troops with the throbbing drumbeats with eventually drove her enemy's back.

盗仙草 Stealing the Magic Herb <Short Dance Drama>
This dance was derived from the folk tale "The White Snake Saga" of the Beijing opera. The scene opens with a snake scaring Xu Xian to death, and Bai Niang Zi, Xu Xian’s wife, must rescue him. She learns of a rare medicinal herb that has the power to revive her husband; the only problem is actually obtaining the herb. Bai Niang Zi travels to the forbidden mountains of the South Polar region, while overcoming numerous obstacles and hardships along the way. In the end, she was finally able to steal the medicinal herb and save her husband. This dance was created from the Academy of Chinese Performing Arts’ own unique teaching methods. Thus, it is one of the most emphasized dances in our repertoire.

This dance was derived from the folk tale “The White Snake Saga of the Peking Opera. The scene opens with a snake scaring Xu Xian to death, and Bai Niang Zi, Xu Xian's wife, must rescue him. She learns of a rare medicinal herb that has the power to revive her husband; the only problem is actually obtaining the herb. Bai Niang Zi travels to the forbidden mountains of the South Polar region, while overcoming numerous obstacles and hardships along the way. In the end, she was finally able to steal the medicinal herb and save her husband.