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吳燕來和她的舞蹈事業

當吳燕來剛創辦東方之星舞蹈學校的時候,我就去了她的學校,那時她的學生從五六歲到三十幾歲,在她的敎室里,我看着她一個人十分耐心仔細在敎課,瞬間我就對她十分敬慕。創辦一個舞蹈學校是不容易的,一個敎舞蹈的老師辦學校,一切大小事都要她親自打點,她默默無聞地付出是因爲她有一種發自內心的責任感。
    過後一年,她想和我聊聊創業,我和她聊了幾個小時,互相有共鳴,那就是我倆選擇的創業路都不好走。因爲靠創文化事業來養家餬口是要經過漫長的路,不過那天我們談得十分投緣,最後我倆總結出創業的要領:自願,熱愛,信任再加毅力和堅持。走過創業的路,讓身心靈境界得到升華,讓智慧和能力提高,讓自己和事業不斷走向成熟。豐收是不能強求的,需要時間,最後水到渠成。
     在2008年3月1日,吳燕來的東方之星舞蹈學校舉辦了第二次對外中國舞蹈公演。這次公演的成功是因爲她的精心策劃,她特意邀請了兩位主持人Tom Chen and Karen Yee,主持人將每一個舞蹈的地方來源,當地的民族文化和風情習俗給觀衆一一介紹,讓每一個觀衆仿彿在遊覽中國各地,而緊接着是舞蹈這無聲的語言,使整台演出以獨特的搆思展現了中華民族舞蹈的精華。
     吳燕來,出生於雲南,12 歲考入北京舞蹈學校,6年後被評爲班級唯一的優秀畢業生並直接保送進入北京舞蹈學院,畢業後留在北京舞蹈學院靑年舞蹈團邊演出邊敎學。2003年到美國在休斯敦舞蹈學校敎課,2004 年6月到匹兹堡,8月她用自己多年積攢的私房錢在匹兹堡開辦了首家中國人舞蹈學校“東方之星舞蹈學校”,吳燕來,她把她整個生命融入舞蹈事業,舞蹈是她永遠的追求。她十分感謝許多幫助她、理解她的朋友,她憑著她的執着及創業激情,三年來,她腳踏實地在匹兹堡爲中國豐富多彩的舞蹈藝術耕耘着,就象她説的:全球熱愛中國文化,那么中國民族舞蹈也應該弘揚世界。文：浦瑛

     Yanlai Wu brought the fine art of Chinese dances to people of different ages and ethnic backgrounds all over the world. Born in Yunnan Province, she was recognized as a top artist in performing dance in China, has received many awards and honors in her professional career and has performed, orchestrated and taught dance internationally.
      At age of twelve, Ms. Wu was chosen as one of only twenty five   youngsters in all of China to be accepted at the Affiliated Middle School of Beijing Dance Academy. Six years later Yanlai Wu entered the Beijing Dance Academy , where she graduated with honors in Performance Dance. Ms. Wu talent won her the opportunity to dance the lead female role in Quyuan, a large-scale dance drama celebrating the 30 th anniversary of the Beijing Dance Academy .
     After graduation from the Beijing Dance Academy , Ms. Wu joined the premier Chinese dance company, - Beijing Youth Dance Troupe. She performed with the dance company at many international and domestic arts festivals, including the Hong Kong International Art Festival 1986, the American International Art Festival 1988, and the Chinese New Year's Eve Celebration 1988 seen on CCTV by over a billion people across China . Ms. Wu also danced in the Shenzhen-Zhuhai International Art Festival 1989 as well as many performing tours to Hong Kong , Singapore , Macau , New Zealand . She won the First Prize at Beijing Dance Competition in 1987, the Choreography Award at Guangzhou International Dance Festival in 1988, the Special Achievement Award and the Second Prize at Guangzhou Art Competition in 1989.
    In 1992, Ms. Wu works with NASA, the New Arts Service Agency of Japan as a freelance dancer and a dance choreographer. She created many Chinese classical dances as well as Japanese and modern dance. Yanlai continued to display her talents as a principal dancer for Setsuko Ishiguro Dance Company and won Second Prize at the Foreigner Art Competition held by Fuji Television in 1992. She was the only dancer invited to perform at the high profile Paris-Tokyo 1995 Fashion Show for renowned fashion designer Iseey Miyake . After choreographing and producing the Dunhuang Dance Tour, Ms Wu performed in it from 1996 to 1998. She also served as an artistic consultant for Asia International Communications Co., Ltd. where she contributed dance choreography and performance, taught dance and coordinated advertisement activities. In 1999 Ms. Wu choreographed, produced and performed the epic “Dream Symphony”, - a large-scale performance of over 300 artists, reproducing the palace music and dance of the Tang dynasty
    Ms. Wu taught at the Mitsi Dancing School in Houston from April 2003 to June 2004, until she moved to Pittsburgh where she has established her own dance school. With her extensive experience in dance performance and her professional training, Ms. Wu hopes she will be able to open a new window for the children here showing the artistic world of dance and helping them appreciate the beauty of Chinese dances.
（本文章由東方之星舞蹈學校提供）