[New Tang Dynasty Beijing time, January 03, 2023]Juanita Roy is a recently retired ballet dancer. On January 1, at the beginning of the New Year, she performed at the San Jose Performing Arts Center in California where she once performed.
(Center for the Performing Arts) watchedShen YunThe last performance of the New Era Art Troupe there.she admiresShen YunThe skill of the dancers is also praised for their extraordinary courage.
Ex-ballet dancer Juanita Roy: ‘This is my second time watchingShen Yun. (I will watch it once more because) I wanted to watch Shen Yun a long time ago, because I am interested in thesedancerAnd the love of artists, I think they have extraordinary courage, can feel from the heart what they represent (values). “
Juanita is a recently retired ballet dancer who once worked in a well-known local ballet company in San Jose.
Ex-ballet dancer Juanita Roy: ‘When I see thesedancer, I might tell (they had) precise classical dance training, and it showed in everything they did, the alignment of their hands and their gaze. Everything is in place, pleasing to the eye, and incredibly precise. You are my heroes, please keep going. “
she thinksShen Yun ArtistThey were delivering the truth under pressure, and she admired their courage.
Juanita Roy, former ballet dancer: “Because it’s regarding every one of us. We might take it for granted that tradition has nothing to do with us, but to me, when people suffer because of their beliefs, because of their values, and because of their Traditions that are cherished and held fast at heart, we can all learn from these artists that despite the threats of death and persecution they face, as do their own families. They have the courage within them to stand up for what they believe in , we all need a little bit of that courage.”
Shen Yun Performing ArtsA revival of tradition and values that strikes a chord in her heart.
Ex-ballet dancer Juanita Roy: “If we forget who we are, then we have no future. Where can we go? If we, we forget everything that has sacred meaning to us, then what are we living for ?We just live and end up being slaves to ourselves, because if there is no pursuit of divinity, for sacred music and art, then why are we living? Then we just live in pain and become slaves.”
NTDTV’s San Francisco reporter station interviewed and reported