A traditional Chinese dance performed underwater in Luoyang, Central China's Henan Province, (go)viral on social media during the Dragon Boat Festival. The show led to renewed passion among audiences for traditional Chinese art and culture.
The (impress) dance is named The Prayer, which was the opening performance of the gala(盛会)by Henan Television Station on Saturday. In the video on social media the underwater actress is seen dancing colorful traditional'Chinese costume. The short dance, (last)less than two minutes, was seen as a (combine)of contemporary art and traditional Chinese culture.
"The water made the costume even more lovely and the moves (graceful)!" said one observer online. Netizens were left (amaze)by both the beauty of the dancer and the creativity of the dance underwater. The dance featured a character from famous ancient Chinese painting Ode to Goddess Luo, the daughter of a sacred king character Fu Xi in a Chinese tale who drowned then became a goddess.
"The moves were captured underwater at 4.5 meters from the ground. The team spent a total of 26 hours underwater (complete) the shooting(拍摄). The film team had to soak(浸泡)themselves in the water in each shooting session,"Chen Jia, director of the HNTV gala, said to local media.
