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Brigham Young University Contact: Performing Arts Management (801 422!"#$% perform@byu.edu

March 2014 China Tour Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

&i'e(y regar'e' as one of the )remiere co((egiate 'ance teams in the Unite' *tates an' a+roa' the Brigham Young University Ba((room ,ance Com)any -i(( +e touring China an' .ong /ong this s)ring from A)ri( 28 through May 101 2hey -i(( +e )erforming their remar3a+(e sho- Capture the Magic for au'iences in China an' .ong /ong1 2he tour -i(( inc(u'e 124 00!minute )erformances in $ cities1 2hey -i(( +e coming to (Province on (,ate at (2ime an' (5enue 6ocation 1 72here is no )(ace (i3e China an' .ong /ong in the -or(' for sure48 sai' 6in'a &a3efie('4 the Ba((room ,ance Com)any9s artistic 'irector1 72he cu(ture is so rich an' historic an' their techno(ogy is so far a'vance' that is has e:cee'e' any techno(ogy on the )(anet4 it -i(( +e a rea( treat for the stu'ents18 2he Ba((room ,ance Com)any9s concert -i(( conc(u'e -ith 2 com)etition me(o'ies -hich too3 first )(ace at the British ;ationa( <ormation Cham)ionshi) in B(ac3)oo(4 =ng(an' in 201"1 2he first me'(ey com)rises of 4 stan'ar' Ba((room ste)s -ith the 'ancers ste))ing a(ong to severa( -e((!+e(ove' ,isney songs4 -ritten an' arrange' es)ecia((y for the 'ancers1 2he secon' com)etition me'(ey is a fast!)ace' an' high!energy 6atin formation )iece -ith 4 stan'ar' 6atin ste)s1 2he +eautifu( num+er (ights u) their stunning costumes -hich are arraye' -ith 6=, (ights an' thousan's of rhinestones1 &hi(e in China an' .ong /ong4 the Ba((room ,ance Com)any -i(( +e honore' to con'uct severa( community e:)eriences1 2he com)any -i(( +e hosting a master c(ass -ith the Bei>ing ,ance Aca'emy1 <o((o-ing the -or3sho)4 +oth 'ance grou)s -i(( share the stage in an evening )erformance1 ?n Bei>ing the
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Ba((room ,ance Com)any -i(( a(so )erform " concerts 'uring the Meet in Bei>ing Arts <estiva(1 ?n *hanghai the Ba((room ,ance Com)any -i(( 'o a (ecture 'emonstration for *choo( of the Arts teachers an' a'ministrators teaching the staff a+out 'ance1 ?n CuangDhou the BYU Ba((room 'ancers -i(( connect -ith the famous Chinese Ba((room ,ance cou)(e4 Eia Eia an' Chen Bing4 in their 'ance stu'io1 Both grou)s -i(( 'ance together4 (earn from each other4 an' form frien'shi)s1 ?n .ong /ong the 'ancers -i(( 'o three 'ance -or3sho)s -ith the .ong /ong Aca'emy of Performing Arts an' t-o other schoo( grou)s1 2he Ba((room ,ance Com)any is e:cite' to )artici)ate in severa( community efforts to share their (ove an' )assion for 'ance -ith other ta(ente' young a'u(ts1 2his is an effort to connect 'ancers from aroun' the -or('1 2he 'ance -or3sho)s -i(( consist of (ecture an' han's!on training on the 'ance f(oor1 7Fur stu'ents -i(( rea((y 3no- -hat it9s (i3e to +e a Chinese 'ancer4 an' the Chinese 'ancers -i(( 3no- -hat it9s (i3e to +e a BYU 'ancer48 &a3efie(' sai'1 7An' +ecause of that they -i(( have +on's an' frien'shi)s18 As au'ience mem+ers ta) their toes to the rhythm of the )erformance in Capture the Magic, they -i(( -itness a variety of 'ance choreogra)hy an' re)ertoire as -e(( as )ristine formation s3i((s1 2he Ba((room ,ance Com)any 'ancers -i(( ca)ture au'iences -ith the e:)ertise an' smoothness of a ma>or Broa'-ay )ro'uction1 2his -i(( +e a sensationa( evening 'is)(aying the +est of the +est in +a((room 'ance4 -ith au'ience mem+ers e:c(aiming4 7=ncoreG8 2he Ba((room ,ance Com)any originates in the ,e)artment of ,ance of the Co((ege of <ine Arts an' Communications at Brigham Young University in Provo4 Utah1 BYU is one of the nation9s (argest )rivate universities -ith an enro((ment of "04000 stu'ents from throughout the Unite' *tates an' 110 foreign countries1 P(ease visit BYU Performing Arts Management -e+site at )am1+yu1e'u for more information regar'ing the Ba((room ,ance Com)any9s )erformance sche'u(e in China an' .ong /ong1

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