INDIANAPOLIS—Donna Brum and Ronald Doran attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler Arts Center on March 5. Ms. Brum, semi-retired, has owned her own dance studio for 53 years and teaches ballet, tap, jazz, modern, hip hop, lyrical dance. Mr. Doran is a Professor of Social Work at Ball State University.

Mr. Doran said that Ms. Brum has been waiting seven years to see Shen Yun and was delighted with everything. With her background in dance, Ms. Brum was impressed. “I thought it was phenomenal absolutely phenomenal. The technique and everything was beautiful!”

Ms. Brum noted the dancers’ technique.

“A lot of lyrical moves in there, I liked that. It’s very smooth. Everything is together; their arms are together, the bodies are together. And their tumbling and gymnastics are wonderful. They’re so light on their feet and their technique and everything is just beautiful.”

She especially admired the how the dancers used the long sleeves in one of the dances. “I love the long sleeves how they let it flow and, then they caught it and then it flowed again. I think they would have to practice a lot because as it’s coming down, they have to make sure that everything is perfect.”

Ms. Brum was happy that the stories were explained in two languages. “I love that, too. That was beautiful. I’m glad they explained it in both languages so that we can see what was happening. They portrayed it quite well.”

With her extensive experience in dance, Ms. Brum said she could see the inner beauty of the dancers’ movements.

“They have to have it inside of them. They have to love dance in order to portray that. If you don’t love it, it’s not going to happen,” she said. “You can see it in their faces. You can see it in their movements, you can see it in everything. They’ve got it.”

The episode about the monk made Ms. Brum laugh. “I loved the Monk. The humor. I loved the humor of it, because it’s really hard to find, but they did a great job of illustrating that. They bring up the love in your heart.”

Mr. Doran also felt the love expressed by the performers. “The whole show was just full of love. It was fantastic, and the hard work that these people put in to it. The audience was great, too. They were loving it.”

“I loved it,” Ms. Brum said. “I loved it. I loved it. I would recommend it to everyone to come and see this.”