“[I] can feel [it] in the body, something very very special. I like when the dancer projects to the public, the audience, the energy. And I can feel it!” Ms. Benchimol said.

“And yes that power of ... it’s healing, it’s through the body, through the music, and that’s obvious, it’s very ... we can feel that in the show,” Ms. Schaffer added.

“They show what is a woman, the feminine part of ... the power, that’s a very big energy. So this is what I liked the most. There was a sweet, soft movement,” Ms. Benchimol said.

“The most interesting was that deep message, and that compassion and hope that you transmit,” Ms. Schaffer said.

“To preserve the culture. I think that’s the most important thing nowadays. We are losing what’s important,” she added. “I think it’s the most important thing that they, through the art, can keep connected [with] the people and the culture itself.”

Shen Yun features dances along the 5,00o years of Chinese civilization. Stories are taken from different dynasties and turned into dance. Stories of modern-day China are also frequently seen.

“I know what happened in China, but sometimes I feel that the United States they don’t know what really is China. So I’m very happy that you can show that part of the performance, through the dance, what happened really in China,” Ms. Benchimol said.