Underwater dance goes viral on Dragon Boat Festival
 updatetime:2021-06-16 12:07:00   Views:0 Source:chinadaily.com.cn

To celebrate Dragon Boat Festival, an underwater dance performance titled Pray was aired on Henan TV last Saturday night, the first day of the holiday.

Featuring the goddess of Luo River – a mysterious beauty best known in the poetry of Cao Zhi during the Three Kingdoms period, the dancer Haohao He, a former synchronized swimmer, recreated the elegance of this ancient Chinese goddess.

"Her body soars lightly like a startled swan. Gracefully, like a dragon in flight," Cao Zhi thus described her figure.

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The underwater dance performance,  Pray. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The entire dance was filmed in 26 hours, according to the show's director Jiyong Guo.

Netizens, amazed by the performance, commented every frame of it looks like a mural. Some said it speaks to real cultural confidence.

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The underwater dance performance,  Pray. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Pray, the opening of a special Dragon Boat Festival program on Henan TV, is expected to lead in an array of shows.


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