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Swan Lake, Chinese acrobatics style!

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) on Aug 31st 2008 at 10:00AM

If you thought the Chinese acrobatics feats during the Olympics were something to behold, check out this video of the The Guangdong Acrobatics Troupe of China. This is an edited version of the performance of the ballet Swan Lake that was taken on a world tour a couple of years ago. As someone who can't even touch her toes, I find this truly stunning and amazing.

There are sections where the video is a bit dark, but stay with it. Sections of the performance are edited together. The variety of dancers and acrobatics is like a kaleidoscope. Here is an article about the performance from China Daily in 2005.

Filed under: Arts and Culture, China, Video

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