“I think they don’t just need the physical training, there has to be a spiritual training too that comes forth. It’s like a radiance, it’s like a light. So fluid and so beautiful, it can’t just come from practice. There has to be spiritual practice too,” said Kurt Miller, a retired lieutenant colonel.

“I’m crying all the time because my heart is so full. It’s so beautiful. It’s like it’s feeding right into my heart,” said Mr. Miller.

“My heart breaks for traditional Chinese culture that is being crushed by the communist party. I’m hopeful that this will be the start of a renewal of Chinese traditional culture because it’s so beautiful. So it’s a blessing for me and my wife to be here,” expressed Mr. Miller.

“It’s like a foundational thing that all of Chinese culture flows from. [Their] belief in the divine, because the divine is where we came from and where we’re going to—it’s the river. So if you don’t have the river, you’re not going anywhere. You get the ugliness of culture, western culture now. There’s no life to it, there’s no hope,” said Mr. Miller.

With the portrayal of divinity, many spectators are reminded that the belief in a higher power is often a source of hope and light in a dark tunnel.

“I’m hoping that people will be filled with joy like me, and they’ll start thinking, where did this come from? Why don’t I have any joy in my life? How do I get some joy? Perhaps they’ll look to whatever religious belief they like to plug into the divine. Because that’s the source of joy. There’s no joy without heaven,” Mr. Miller said.