From Sept. 7 to Sept. 10, classical Chinese dancers from around the world gathered in New York to compete in the 10th NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition.
The competition is part of a series of events hosted by NTD in support of traditional culture.
A technical showcase was performed by 15 previous gold medal winners of the competition: Allen Liu, Michelle Lian, Nara Oose, Marylin Yang, Stanley Lin, Chad Chen, Evangeline Zhu, Karina Fu, Piotr Huang, Roy Chen, Kenji Kobayashi, Jay Huang, Elsie Shi, Jane Chen, and Sunni Zhou.
After the performance, the awards were announced.
Gold Awards
Junior Female Division: Sophie Shao, Grace Rubacek
Junior Male Division: Adam Parker, Lucas Browde
Adult Female Division: Angela Lin, Bella Fan, Jessica Si, Carol Huang
Adult Male Division: Alex Chiang, Henry Hung, Michael Hu, Jesse Browde
Silver Awards
Junior Female Division: Katherine Parker
Junior Male Division: Eric Lu, Tommy Han, Masayuki Sho, Daniel Liang
Adult Female Division: Lillian Parker, Grace Huang
Adult Male Division: Tony Zhao, David Xiao, Ethan Guo
Bronze Awards
Junior Female Division: Alice Zhu, Vicky Wu, Ellen Hsiao
Junior Male Division: Ryan Zhou
Adult Female Division: Luna Yu, Jenna Chen, Anna Huang
Adult Male Division: Aaron Huynh, Daniel Sun, Felix Sun, Yuanming Chen, Johnny Tsai, Hungwei Sun
Honorable Mentions
Junior Female Division: Zishan Xie, Catrina O’Neill, Dahlia Lin
Junior Male Division: Andrew Liu, Steven Tao
Adult Female Division: Madeline Chen, Laura Li, Jiayuan Yang, Justina Wang, Nancy Xu, Kathy Rui Wu, Claire Jiao
Adult Male Division: Bill Hsiung, Lee Rubacek, Alan Lee, Daniel Zhang