LIMA, Peru—Olga Shimasaky knows very well what makes for a great dance performance. As the artistic coordinator of the National Ballet of Peru and has been the director of the company for 26 years, Shimasaky understands dance.

She congratulated Shen Yun on their mission and success and thanked the artists for sharing the beauty of a divinely inspired culture. And for the dancers, she had heartfelt praise.

“The movement comes from here, from the spirit, from the coordination, from the mind and above all from the dedication that each one has,” Shimasaky said.

It could have been a cold performance, she said, even with the spectacle, but it was not.

“Each one of the members this afternoon, I see that they do assimilate and understand well what they want to display ... you can tell because I feel what they want to convey is shown through their skin immediately,” she said.

“Not only smiling and moving with the music, but I really feel that the movements they want to perform are coming out from their souls,” she said. “I feel pleased.”

“I am very happy, and once again, I congratulate the group,” she said. “I appreciate it and keep cultivating this art that is very important, do not stop.”