ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>baoyin oriental chinese dance in kingston</TITLE> <meta name="description" content="Baoyin Oriental Dance: baoyin, chinese dance, dance, teaches chinese, fan dance, ribbon dance, fan, ribbon, beijing bicycle, food, roast duck, vietnamese, korean, oriental dances to people in kingston, surbiton, woking, hampton, wimbledon, surrey, oriental, dance, Learn about Chinese culture, chinatown tours, exhibitions, search for Chinese related materials, mytravel, travel, flower, chinese art, chinese gift, workshop, school, community dance, CNY, Chinese New Year, New Year, merton, sutton, richmond" /> <meta name="keywords" content="workshop, school, community dance, CNY, Chinese New Year, New Year, baoyin, chinese, chinese dance, vietnamese dance, korean, school, classes, arts, performing, surbiton, kingston, fans, umbrella, oriental, new malden, king charles, library, dance, china, vietnam, new year, victoria, albert, museum, surrey, merton, mitcham, oriental, dancing, health, fun, creative, england, UK, mytravel, travel, flower, chinese art, chinese gift, Chinese, Hong Kong, London, activities, ancient chinese culture, art, book, celebrations, chinees, chineeses, chinese culture, chinese culture center, classes, course, culter, cultre, cultrue, culture, dance, directory, education, event, events, exhibitions, history, languages, meetings, mime, music, new year, opera, orchestra, painting, recruitment, resources, seminars, sponsoring, the chinese culture, theatre, ticket, traditions, training, websites, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;ancient china art\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;ancient china culture\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;ancient china's culture\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;ancient chinese art\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;ancient chinese cultures\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;ancient chinese customs\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;ancient chinese traditions\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;chinese ancient art\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;cultural diversity\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;cultural heritage\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;cultural revolution\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;different countries\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;early chinese art\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;everyday life\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;history of\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;new years\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\&quot;yin and yang" /> <BODY BACKGROUND="more_pics/happiness_paper_cut_lite.gif"> </HEAD> <!--center--> <center> <IMG SRC="header_new_trans.gif"><BR><BR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"> <FONT COLOR="darkpink" SIZE="4"> Baoyin started her very first (come back) oriental dance classes in late September 2003. These are also the first ever oriental dance classes in the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames. Her Chinese dance show in the Kingston October Arts Festival 2003 was also the Kingston Arts Council first presentation of an all oriental dance show (and of a Chinese show per se). <FONT COLOR="darkblue" SIZE="4"> <BR><BR> Where do Oriental Dances come from ? <a href="http://www.geocities.com/christineshome_cn/ethnic.htm">A quick tour of the cultures from different nationalities in China.</a> <BR><BR> In common with all walks of life around the world, national folks dances of several hundreds years to thousands of years history are being transformed into modern and contemporary dances which give the dancers freer expression of personality and form which are enhanced by the use of hign tech special effects and surround sound. <a href="http://home.seechina.com.cn/html/edance.html">This tour of ancient to modern dances in China (English/Chinese text)</a> describes the evolution of dances in China. In essence dance has evolved from a communual leisure activity to serious showbiz with huge box office potential.<BR><BR> </BODY> </HTML>