Diverse Cultures of SCO Countries Blossom at Folk Dance Gala in Beijing

Uzbekistan's National Dance Troupe "Sabo" performs at a re-choreographed piece based on several local dances including Blue Dome, Azeem, Bukhara Dance and Andijan Dance.[Chinaculture.org]

A folk dance gala of SCO member states graced the stage of the Beijing Dance Academy on Friday night. Dance troupes from China, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan joined forces to present a diversified array of traditional dances, tracing these countries' time-honored dance traditions as well as creative inheritances of the dancing arts.

The gala also marked the end of the two-day SCO Member States Arts Festival, which featured a concert of traditional tunes, photo exhibitions of world heritages in SCO countries and master classes of music and dance.

The festival was held to celebrate the upcoming Qingdao Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Shandong province on June 9 and 10.

Students of Beijing Dance Academy - a leading arts school in China, perform a dancing piece in the style of ancient China's Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) at the Folk Dance Gala of the SCO Member States Arts Festival in Beijing on June 1, 2018. Named Xianghe Song, the choreography revealed the distinguishing aesthetics of the Han Dynasty - a combination of poems and dance, with singing and dancing while stepping on drums to create rhythm. [Chinaculture.org]

Students from Beijing Dance Academy perform at a dancing piece in the ethnic style of Zang people in Tibet. With afterglow of the setting sun still shimmering over the sky, young Tibetan people are celebrating the end of a day's hard work with songs and dances, surrounding the bonfire. [Photo/Xinhua]

Students from Beijing Dance Academy perform Emperor Qin Inspecting Troops. The dance piece used images of the famed Terra-Cotta Warriors to portray the heroic soldiers battling in wars in the Qin Dynasty period (221-206 BC). [Chinaculture.org]

Migration of Nomadic People by Kyrgyzstan's national dance troupe "Semetey" showcases the nomadic life of the Kyrgyz people searching for water and pastures in the vast Asian land. [Photo/Xinhua]

Russian dancers perform the famous "Barrenia Dance". With passionate and lively movements, the dancing piece showcases the courageous, generous and optimistic personalities of Russian people. [Photo/Xinhua]

(Source: China Daily)