ATLANTA— The evening performance of New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts at Atlanta's Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, Jan. 16, thrilled Mr. Gee, a consulting firm executive, who came with a Chinese friend.

“I absolutely loved it, I loved the color, the energy and the dancing,” he said. … “This is the first time I have been to something like this. It is amazing. I have always wanted to come and see this.

“The discipline, the power and the energy that goes into that dancing is also incredible. The training [they go through] must be immense, including the coordination and timing— having to move so quickly.

“They have to get changed between those acts, so they must be fit and strong. It must take years to train like that.

“I am from London originally, but I love Chinese traditions, food and culture. I lived right outside Chinatown in London … I have seen how the Chinese people have shown themselves to English people, but now I am beginning to see how China shows itself to China, in the more traditional aspects of the culture, and I love it, because it is a very old and beautiful culture … London itself has a very old culture, but it is no longer as strong and unique as it once was, Chinese culture still is.

“I have been to ballet … I love opera, but what I saw today with Shen Yun is absolutely beautiful … it is far more disciplined, stronger, faster and coordinated, and I truly loved it … I would certainly come and watch this again!”

With reporting by Sally Sun

Shen Yun New York Company will perform in Atlanta from Jan. 15-17.

The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts. For more information, please visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org

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