News
2024
Upcoming Performances
Belgium Chinese Dance Group will be performing at the following events:
– Amazing Asia Festival – Antwerp – 16 June 2024 (www.amazingasiafestival.be/antwerpen)
Boeienweide, Linkeroever Frederik Van Eedenplein, 2050 Antwerpen
– Amazing Asia Festival – Leuven – 7 July 2024 (www.amazingasiafestival.be/leuven)
Kardinaal Mercierlaan 46, 3001 Leuven
– International Harvest Festival Pikkeling – Aalst – 27 & 28 July 2024 (https://www.de-pikkeling.be/)
Herdersem, Torenhof, Broekstraat 18, Aalst
– Amazing Asia Festival – Laakdal Domein De Vesten – 11 August 2024 (https://www.amazingasiafestival.be/laakdal)
Kanaalweg, 2430 Laakdal
– Amazing Asia Festival – Vilvoorde – 1 September 2024 (www.amazingasiafestival.be/vilvoorde)
Drie Fonteinen, Beneluxlaan 32, 1800 Vilvoorde
– Amazing Asia Festival – Gent Arsenaalpark – 15 September 2024 (www.amazingasiafestival.be/gent)
Het Arsenaal, Brusselsesteenweg 602, 9050 Gent
18th May
Belgium Chinese Dance Group participated in 2024 Leuven Werldfest with 2 dances: Han-Tang dance ‘Cai Wei’ and Dun Huang dance ‘Dream of Dun Huang’. Among which the first dance ‘Cai Wei’ is a newlyy released dance from the group, which is originally from the dance drama: Confucius.
25th February
Belgium Chinese Dance Group participated in the the Chinese New Year Gala in Louvain la Neuve with 4 dances: Mongolian dance ‘Wings of Nostalgia’, Qi Pao dance ‘Dream of Butterfly’, Fan dance ‘Life like Spring Blossoms’ and Dai ethnic dance ‘Spirit of Water’.
29th January
Belgium Chinese Dance Group participated in the the Chinese New Year Party in Turnhout with 3 dances: Mongolian dance ‘Wings of Nostalgia’, Qi Pao dance ‘Dream of Butterfly’, Fan dance ‘Life like Spring Blossoms’.
28th January
Belgium Chinese Dance Group participated in the Antwerp Spring Festival Event with a Mongolian dance ‘Wings of Nostalgia’.
7th January
Belgium Chinese Dance Group participated in Geel Ying Ying Travel Weekend with 5 dances: Han-Tang dance ‘The Flourishing Age’, Qi Pao dance ‘The Dream of Butterfly’, Fan dance ‘Life like Spring Blossoms’, Dai ethnic dance ‘Spirit of Water’ and Dun Huang dance ‘Dream of Dun Huang’. Among which the last dance ‘Dream of Dun Huang’ is a newlyy released dance from the group, choreograph by Jia Wu (Ellen).
https://yingyingtravel.eu/ying-ying-travel-weekend
2023
30th September Leuven
Belgium Chinese Dance Group participated in the Leuven New Horizon Festival with 2 dances: Han-Tang dance ‘The Flourishing Age’ and Qi Pao dance ‘The Dream of Butterfly’.
Amawing Asia Festival 27th August & 24th September
Belgium Chinese Dance Group participated in the Amazing Asia festival in Gent and Laakdal and performed 4 different dances: Han-Tang dance ‘The Flourishing Age’, Fan dance ‘Life like Spring Blossoms’, Dai ethnic dance ‘Spirit of Water’ and Qi Pao dance ‘The Dream of Butterfly’.
12th August
Belgium Chinese Dance Group participated in the Internationaal Folklorefestival in Westerlo and gave the audience a wonderful Chinese cultrual experience with 3 dances: Han-Tang dance ‘The Flourishing Age’, Fan dance ‘Life like Spring Blossoms’, Dai ethnic dance ‘Spirit of Water’.
Upcoming Performances
Belgium Chinese Dance Group will be performing at the following events:
– Internationaal Folklorefestival Westerlo – 12 August 2023 (http://festival.diespelewei.be)
– Amazing Asia Festival – Gent Arsenaalpark – 27 August 2023 (www.amazingasiafestival.be)
– Amazing Asia Festival – Laakdal Domein De Vesten – 24 September 2023 (www.amazingasiafestival.be)
– Leuven New Horizons Festival – Leuven 300cc – 30 September 2023 17:30 – 18:00
13th May
Belgium Chinese Dance Group participated in the 2023 Leuven Wereldfest and performed two dances in the IMPACT PODIUM. The show first started with the dance ‘The Flourishing Age’, with the nice weather today the dancers performed elegant moves from the Han and Tang dynasties, they have attracted a lot of audiences. The second dance ‘The Dream of the Butterfly’ is with Chinese specific costume ‘Qi Pao’, this is a dance combining the Chinese classical dance movements with modern dance movements presenting the beautiful body lines of the dancers. More detail of the activity please refer to the wereldfest and mundomoves website below.
Leuven Werldfest, Hal 5 & the Blauwputplein, 3010 Kessel-lo
5th Feburary
Belgium Chinese Dance Group performed in The Confucius Institute of Brussels the waist drum dance to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Aside from the traditional waist drum dance, a new dance is performed by the group this time, which is a contemporary dance embedding traditional Chinese dance movements within the Jazz dance. Belgium Chinese Dance Group members are also very talented in music, we also performed Chinese traditional songs, Chinese traditional instruments Erhu and Guzheng.
Belgium-China Association, Av. Paul Deschanel 92, 1030 Schaarbeek
29th Janurary
Belgium Chinese Dance Group performed two dances at CVO EduKempen Turnhout Chinese New Year celebration party. The performance ‘The Flourishing Age’ depicted the peaceful and prosperous ancient time of the Han and Tang dynasties; The performance ‘Spirit of Water’, a folk dance from Day ethnic, reflects the dynamic and gentle nature of the water.
CVO EduKempen Turnhout, Boomgaardstraat 53, 2300 Turnhout
28th Janurary
Belgium Chinese Dance Group performed two dances at the Chinese Spring Festival Fair 2023. The waist drum performance as the first dance brought happiness and festival feeling to the crowd. The second performance ‘The Flourishing Age’ depicted the prosperous age of Han and Tang dynasties.
Place d’Armes, 5000 Namur
2022
22nd December
Belgian Chinese Dance Group performed dance ‘The Spirit of Water’ for the Chinese embassy new year’s celebration at Chinese Cultural Center in Brussels.
Rue Philippe Le Bon 2, 1000 Brussels
11th December
Belgian Chinese Dance Group was interviewed by the Singapore TV channel The Moving Visuals Co Pte Ltd program The Chinese Footprint Season 2.
Leuven
24th September
Belgian Chinese Dance Group Mid-Autumn Festival performance was a complete success.
Address Aula Vesalius, Andreas Vesaliusstraat 11, 3000 Leuven
June
Belgium Chinese Dance Group became officially part of the International Comité in Leuven, which contributes to the joint force in Belgium we are proud of this move.
MAY
China-Africa dance exchange event successfully held
8th May, 15th May – Dansende Zondagen
21st May – Wereldfeest Leuven