SALT LAKE CITY—During every Shen Yun Performing Arts performance, the emcees give an explanation of the company’s name. “Shen” means “divine” in Chinese, and in classical Chinese dance, “yun” is the feeling behind a movement, the essence or emotion that drives the dancer into motion. “Shen Yun” therefore translates in English to “the beauty of divine beings dancing.”
At the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater on Feb. 24, the audience in Salt Lake City felt just how the dancers were able to live up to this name.
Doug and Christine Smeallie had been interested in Shen Yun for years, having seen billboards, and Mr. Smeallie decided it would make for a special anniversary gift. New York-based Shen Yun is the world’s top classical Chinese dance company and has, in recent years, been credited with not just the revival of the art form but has set a new standard for this ancient dance form….
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