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Adapted Choreography by Jeanna Shaw ‘24 | Adapted from 少儿舞蹈系列

童年的夏夜, or Childhood Summers, is a traditional Chinese dance adapted from 少儿舞蹈系列 that reanimates long-forgotten memories of exploring the world around us and discovering beauty in the company of friends. Engaging in storytelling, this dance transports us to a rural evening beholden with the chirps of crickets and the croaks of frogs as a group of children venture out into fields of tall grass and discover a sea of fireflies. This dance embraces the importance of gratitude in the small things that make life so wonderful and reminds us of the empowerment and joy found in friendship.

The main prop used in this dance is the 芭蕉扇, or plantain leaf fan. Many of these fans are handmade in southern China and are accessible to all, in contrast to the silk or painted fans common among the elite. Similar to the choreography of this dance, the plantain leaf fan is a symbol of tradition and bygone times when neighbors gathered during the summer time to share stories and make memories.

Music: 童年的夏夜 by 少儿舞蹈系列

Performed by Adela Ye, Aurelia Huiwen Chen, Dailan Xu, Daniel Sun-Friedman, Elaine Lin, Eli Su, Grace Zhang, Helen He, Hien Le, Jeanna Shaw, Jonny Zhang, Ryan Ji, Xiya Jiang, Zijian (Carl) Ma, Tracy Jiang