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Have you ever wondered what are the most authentic Chinese dance? Have you ever had the opportunity to see something truly different but spectacular? Have you ever heard that any dance school donates the profits of their annual recitals to Charity?

The answer to that is Chinese Dance Spectacular 2012 presented by Ocean Rain Chinese Arts Academy–the only professional Chinese dance school on Vancouver Island. The show will be held at UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium at 7pm sharp on  April 28， 2012. The profits of the show will go to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation on behalf of all the students at Ocean Rain. It is everyone’s wish not only to showcase the beauty of Chinese dance, but also to contribute back to the community. Every ticket counts, and we truly need your supports more than ever.

硕果累累的一年

Friday, July 8th, 2011 | Uncategorized | 47 Comments

Chinese Dance Spectacular 2011 华夏舞韵2011

Thursday, January 6th, 2011 | Uncategorized | 118 Comments

Chinese Dance Spectacular 2011

中文在下

Holidays don’t end here–Chinese New Year is approaching. Although we can’t enjoy all those great deals on Boxing Day sales, I do wish that everyone can find some spare time to read the following about a fantastic Chinese New Year show: Chinese Dance Spectacular 2011.Ocean Rain Chinese Arts Academy is so far the only professional Chinese dance and performing arts institute in Greater Victoria. Since founded in the summer of 2008, we offer a wide range of programs, such as Chinese dance (following Beijing Dance Academy syllabus), Vocal music, Chinese instrument and brush painting classes.

 

 

On February 26, 2011 at 7:00pm, our Academy will be presenting our annual school recital/Chinese New year show, Chinese Dance Spectacular 2011 at UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium. We will be showcasing many fantastic and authentic Chinese dances from different part of China through the programs. The show will be hosted by Mayor Dean Fortin. Highlights include amazing Chinese dances by students at the academy, Duet Dance by Ocean and Rain Lu, and a Chinese Soprano, Dr. Min Li, who was the first generation of Madam Butterfly in China, Chinese traditional music by local Chinese Musicians and much more.

海洋雨2009/2010学年大事记

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 | Uncategorized | 145 Comments

海洋雨2009/2010学年大事记:

Ocean Rain’s Major Events 2009/2010

热烈祝贺海洋雨的儿童学员中国舞蹈考级全部通过

–北京舞蹈學院中國舞蹈等級考試首次在溫哥華島，維多利亞市舉行

Congratulations to all the students. WE ALL PASSED!!! Chinese Dance Examination Syllabus (CDES) exams were held for the very first time in Victoria, Vancouver Island at Ocean Rain Chinese Arts Academy.

For more information on CDES, please visit: http://www.chinesedance.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31&Itemid=22&lang=en

北京舞蹈学院，中国舞蹈考级中心主考官，中国著名舞蹈家，丁洁教授于6月27号在温哥华梁漱华舞蹈学院校长，舞蹈协会会长，梁漱华老师的陪同下来到了我们美 丽的维多利亚，举办了第一次的全vancouver island的中国舞蹈考级考试。海洋雨华夏艺术学院的小学员们，初生牛犊不怕虎，在学习时间仅仅几个月，考试经验不足的条件下，不气馁，自信，勇敢，落 落大方的完成了整个考试。孩子们全部通过了！！！

  

  海洋雨華夏藝術學院的学生在第十二届北美中国舞蹈大赛上取得了成人组第一，少儿组第二，李平杯

Congratulations to the whole Intermediate Performance Class and two students from Chinese Dance Level III class for their outstanding performances at the 12th North American Chinese Dance Competition!!!

2010 年5月，在梁淑華舞蹈学院的邀请下，中年表演班带着海洋雨的原创作品《天路》和《梦里水乡》，中国舞蹈少儿班（三级）的Jenny和Cindy演绎了双人舞《小桃红》参加了在温哥华举行的第十二届北美中国舞蹈大赛。海洋雨的学员们倾注了很多的时间和激情，《天路》获得了成人组一等奖，及其李平杯最佳群众舞蹈大奖，《梦里水乡》获得了二等奖。Jenny和Cindy两位小学员初生牛犊不怕虎，第一次参加比赛就获得了二等奖。

天路

梦里水乡

 

小桃红

華夏舞韻2010–海洋雨華夏藝術學院首屆舞蹈專場匯報晚會

Chinese Dance Spectacular 2010—The first Annual School Recital  

 

2010 年2月28日晚上，在Spectrum Community Theater，海洋雨全體師生迎來了近300名熱情的觀眾。此次演出我們榮幸的邀請到了維多利亞市長Mr.Dean Fortin先生和殷熱南小姐作為晚會的司儀，著名古典舞蹈家，教育家岳瑩，溫哥華青年歌唱家袁農梅，古箏演奏家潘曉川，及其維多利亞知名靈魂歌唱家，Mr.Richard Aloysis等藝術家也到場為晚會增填了絢麗的色彩。

 

 

Ocean Rain in Motion — A Year of New Begining and Prosperity

Saturday, July 11th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 113 Comments

For Ocean Rain Chinese Arts Academy, 2008/2009 school year is  a great year full of success and prosperity . There are many amazing  stories to tell, many great feelings to share, and many people to thank.

Where should we begin?

Flashback………

What’s Chinese Dance?

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 | Uncategorized | 108 Comments

What’s Chinese Dance? — Cerntainly not an easy question to answer. Chinese Dance has a rich history of 5000 years. We begin with the main folk and ethnic dances that Ocean Rain Chinese Arts Academy teaches and performs.

Fan Dance: Fans play a big part in Chinese folk dance; especially people in the north part of China use all kinds of beautiful fans in their dances to express their excitement for the coming springs.

Dai girls by the rosy clouds stream: Dai ethnic group has a lot of festivals, and the most famous one is the “Water-Splashing” festival in early summer. “Water-Splashing,” still held every year, is the most important festival, during which the Dais splash water on one another, and hold dragon boat races in the hope of chasing away all the illnesses and bad fortune of the past year and bringing about good weather and bumper harvests. ”Water-Splashing,” still held every year, is the most important festival, during which the Dais splash water on one another, and hold dragon boat races in the hope of chasing away all the illnesses and bad fortune of the past year and bringing about good weather and bumper harvests.

Themed Chinese Folk Dance:

1. Sewing for The Spring: Although winter is very cold, all of the young girls in China certainly don’t mind because winter means that spring is not too far away, and the Chinese Spring Festival is coming. All of the young girls in China can’t wait to wear their new clothes and hopefully meet someone that they like. Therefore, winter is the sewing and embroidering season. We know that a lot of people in Victoria like the oriental silk and embroidery arts. However, most of you don’t really know most of the embroidery made of silk is handmade by the Chinese people. Now, our Chinese dancers are bringing their embroidery work up on stage.

2. Pride of the snow: In northern part of China, there grows a unique kind of plum blossoms, called the Pride of Snow. In extremely cold weather, the flowers are always blossoming. Especially, if one plum tree started to flower, then the other trees started to compete with it. Today, we will use our dance to express our admire for the Pride of Snow. We wish to bring you some warmness in the cold winter, just like the plum flowers bring some colour into our lives.

What are we learning right now?

1. Tibetan Dance:

“Tibetans who live in the snow-covered highland are mysterious and holy. They are also, generally speaking, good at singing and dancing. There are two sayings in Tibet that “Tibetans who can walk can also dance.” and “The Tibetans who can talk can also sing.” Tibetans are born good at singing and dancing, make the snow covered highland a well-known “song and dance sea.”

The Tibetan dance is a display of Tibetan life. It’s the cultural accumulation of the 5000 years of the history of Tibet. It shows the life of the people who conquered the highest mountain in the world and it shows the ability and wisdom of the Tibetan people. It’s the treasure of the Chinese civilization and it has already had its own status in the art and literary circles in the world. The folk Tibetan dance usually combines singing and dancing. The custom of carrying water on their back gives them a lean figure. Because they wear special Tibetan long gown, they all tend to have a special beauty which is known as the “Same Direction”. The “Same Direction” means that the hands and the feet of the dancers move in the same direction and makes special well-regulated movements. The reason for forming the “Same Direction” was because they could save much physical strength in moving this way. So it became the basic gait in their daily life. The Tibetan makes the “Same Direction” the basic movement in their dance.”

(Quoted from http://www.e-l-e.net.cn/teacher/read/lishi/200809/16524.htm)

2. Chinese Classical Dance — DunHuang Dance

中国古典舞 ―― 敦煌舞蹈

“DunHuang, an ancient city in Gansu Province, Western China, was the gateway to what was called the “Silk Road” leading to Central Asia and Europe. The Silk Road or Silk Route refers to not one but many routes of trade and cultural and religious exchange extending from China, through Central Asia, to the Middle East and Western Europe. DunHuang is world famous for its artistic sculpture statues and fresco paintings of the 4th - 14th century in China, which reflect Silk Road civilization and important aspects of the Chinese people’s religious life, arts, and customs in the history, including the introduction of Buddhism to China during this period. Over 1,000 caves were cut out of the cliffs in Dunhuang in this period, and a wide variety of colored frescoes and murals were preserved in these caves before it excavations in the 20th century. It has been regarded as a national treasure of China.”

“DunHuang frescoes contain many artistic representations of famous images as depicted in various Buddhist stories and sutras - classic religious texts of Buddhism. These outstanding and graceful artistic images show as aesthetic form that often reflected daily life in China in the age the frescoes were painted. In the late 1980’s, after close study of these images from Dunhuang frescoes, leading Chinese dance experts created a special Silk Road style dance called “DunHuang Dance.” With a breathtaking beauty and elegance, this cultural performance reflects a rich and distinctive dance tradition in China.”

(From http://www.worldartswest.org/plm/guide/locator/chinese.shtml)

And More……

Please come and view any of our dance classes to learn to love Chinese Dance. First class is free for viewing.

Thanks

Golden Moutain 150, 庆祝华人BC省150年演出

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 | Uncategorized | 46 Comments

On the August 8, 2008 weekend, the Victoria Chinese Commerce Association will host and present events to celebrate 150 years of achievement of Chinese Canadians in Canada. Victoria, British Columbia, (which the Chinese call ‘Dai Fau’ or Big Port) is where the early Chinese created the first Chinatown. Historically, Chinatowns were the focal points of the early Chinese communities, each being a “haven” and a base from which new immigrants could begin their new lives.