“They actually look like flowers dancing across the stage,” Ms. Rhyne said at the Jan. 6 performance.
“The choreography is absolutely perfect. All of the dancers are doing exactly the same thing at the same time. It's very professional,” Ms. Rhyne said.
Maureen Daly, former California deputy attorney general, was also in attendance.
“It's completely new and unique to me,” Ms. Daly said, who came with her husband.
“I love ballet, but I've never seen anything like this before, the costumes, the characters, the facial expressions, the stories, they're just so imaginative and so beautiful. I'm really inspired. It's lovely,” Ms. Daly said.
“It's unique,” said Jennifer Pharr, a former community director in the real estate field.
“I feel like I'm learning a little bit about Chinese culture,” she said.
“It's wonderful that they're spreading the word about their history, their challenges, the future of their beliefs,” Ms. Rhyne said.
Joey Hagen, owner of Bare Beauty by Joey, watched Shen Yun with Ms. Pharr.
“I think it is very relevant to what we're going through right now, too, in America,” Ms. Hagen said. “It's important to hold on to your faith even when things are crumbling around you.”
“Those are things that should always be a matter of personal freedom,” the retired attorney said.
Shen Yun currently has eight companies simultaneously touring the world, and is performing in 21 countries this season.
The company has performances in Fresno and Sacramento in March.
