舞蹈团团长: 夏萍 副团长: 刘丽
指导教师: 林津 (中国舞蹈家协会会员、中国儿童歌舞学会会员、东方艺术团艺术指导)
团务委员会: 程以克 李萍 林津 刘丽 夏萍 张旗 张岩
艺术宗旨: 弘扬东方艺术,促进中美交流,丰富文化生活,健美健身保青春
舞蹈风格: 以中国民族、民间舞为主,兼顾现代舞和中西结合的舞蹈
训练方式: 舞蹈基本功训练、舞蹈组合训练、各种不同风格的舞蹈成品排演
东方艺术团舞蹈团的前身是“黄河舞蹈团”,有近十年的艺术历史,曾经在芝加哥地区大型联欢演出中表演过精彩节目。舞蹈团目前具有十多名训练有素、技能娴熟、热爱艺术的学员,每星期五晚上在专业化舞蹈室进行训练和排练。
舞蹈团欢迎各界人士参加,基础不限。
The Dong Fang Dancers wish to promote Chinese performing arts, facilitate Chinese-American cultural exchange, enrich cultural life, and stay youthful and vibrant. We are mainly focused on Chinese national and folk dance, but also perform modern and folk dances that blend Chinese and Western styles.
The Dong Fang Dance Group is part of the Dong Fang Chinese Performing Arts Association based in Naperville, Illinois and performing all over Greater Chicago. The Dong Fang dancers have given over 30 performances with a history in Chicago going back ten years, with founding members dancing together formerly as The Yellow River Dance Group. There are currently over 30 members who train weekly in a professional dance studio facility, working on basic skills, various styles, and group performance.
Dong Fang Dancers at all levels find inspiration in the following