“I saw the real dances tonight at last! …if they performed ‘Swan Lake,’ we would actually see flying swans!” says Brissonskaja, world renowned ballet dancer;

“It's not just pretty, pretty, it’s serious pretty – a lot of depth and meaning…It’s a new realm of dancing,” says Vanessa Harwood, former principal dancer with the National Ballet, Officer of Order of Canada for dance;

“It’s more than skill, they’re dancing through their spirit…It's a breath of fresh air, I felt happiness and peace”, says Elvis Stojko, Canadian figure skater, World champion & Olympic medalist

Sometimes words are simply not enough, dance becomes a kind of universal visual language through bodily movement.

Classical Chinese dance is a unique art form that dates back over 5,000 years of the Chinese divine- inspired cultures. Ancient Chinese people use dance to pay respect to heaven and the divine, appreciate life and the universe, and praise kindness and virtue.

This dance heritage is particularly comprehensive and abundant in its vocabulary –It is the cultural substance behind that imbues a dancer’s movements with rich expressive power, which is capable of depicting all forms of beings, emotional expression, and even the very context of an entire age.

Classical Chinese dance is one of the most comprehensive dance systems besides the ballet, it deeply affects the other art forms, such as, martial arts, acrobatics and gymnastics. Besides solid techniques, the artist must have good mental cultivation to be able to let the movements be led by the spirit, but also perfect their moral character and willpower in order to portray the fundamental inner meaning of a divinely imparted culture. DPA is the only company that perform pure, strictly authentic classical Chinese dance as part of its repertoire.

With performers that feature the roar of Tang Dynasty drums or the elegant costumes and movements of the girls plying “Water Sleeve”, the Divine Performing Arts Spectacular brings audiences back in time.

Folk and ethnic dance are also an integral part of Divine Performing Arts show. China’s vast land is home to dozens of distinctive ethnic groups and folk traditions. Each group typically has its own colorful dance techniques, dress, and music. The result is a wonderful array of material from which to choreograph, compose, and perform.

In 2008 Divine Performing Arts shows, you might witness the colorful and distinctive folk and ethnic dances that allow you to step into the Qing Dynasty with the ladies of the Manchurian Court, go herding on the Mongolian plains, or immerse yourself amidst spring’s Forsythia blossoms…

Story-Based Dances are one of Diving Performing Arts’ trademarks. Such dances explore a range of themes from both the ancient and modern world. See the heroism of China’s greatest general, Yue Fei; join the legendary heroine Mulan on her quest; or glimpse the courage of Falun Dafa practitioners in China today. Such dances give every DPA show a dramatic intensity.

Through the universal language of dance and music, Divine Performing Arts weaves wondrous stories of heavenly realms, enchanting dreams, ancient heroic legends and modern-day epics. With gorgeous pageantry, a dulcet and powerful full orchestra that brings eastern and western instruments together, and state-of-the-art backdrops, the Divine Performing Arts Spectacular is a "can't miss."