“[Chinese] culture … is so spiritual. Everything about it is so spiritual.”

“It’s such a sad feeling to know that these dances are not allowed in China, to tell the history of these different songs and dances. ... We’re fortunate to live in the United States and be free to watch a program like this.”

“I definitely perceived the baby story [the dance “The Child’s Choice”], the hurt and the feelings that they had. … I felt that, I understood that. They didn’t need to speak a word. I knew what was going on. And that’s how I feel the whole [performance] is. It’s telling a story that I can understand but in a different language, which is phenomenal.”