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【Chinese of Chicago News】Wuzhilin Performing Art Association will present a large-scale dance performance titled “Blossom – Dancing in the Sunlight” in Aurora on May 30, 2026, at 7:00 PM, at METEA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, 1801 N Eola Rd, Aurora, IL, featuring outstanding dance programs of exceptionally high artistic quality, including acclaimed works from the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
Wuzhilin performed Tibetan dances for the Aurora city government
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Wuzhilin performed popular dances for the Six Flags Great America theme park
Wuzhilin has performed outstanding dance programs for major organizations, including many community associations and enterprises. The troupe has also performed Tibetan dance programs for Lunar New Year celebrations hosted by the government of Aurora.
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In 2019, at the “Auld Lang Syne” concert held at the Chicago Symphony Center, Wuzhilin dancers performed the peacock dance accompanied by a brass orchestra of several hundred musicians
From the 2019 grand dance gala “Fragrance Revisited,” which celebrated the 40th anniversary of China–U.S. diplomatic relations, to this year’s “Blossom – Dancing in the Sunlight”, Wuzhilin continues to showcase its artistic achievements, allowing the beauty of dance to bloom like vibrant flowers across sunny spring fields.
Guest Artists in the 2024 Wuzhilin Gala
Wuzhilin Art Troupe’s large-scale productions have consistently reached out to mainstream American society by inviting American performing groups to participate. Programs such as jazz, hip-hop, and modern dance have attracted growing audiences from diverse ethnic communities across the United States.
College Students in the 2024 Wuzhilin Gala
Wuzhilin has long invited American hosts to emcee programs in Chinese. This year’s American host, Amon, is passionate about Chinese culture and has studied Chinese diligently. He will co-host the evening gala bilingually in Chinese and English alongside Zhang Yinfei. A book translated by Amon is also scheduled for publication soon.
Wuzhilin’s “On the Fields of Hope” Grand Performance in 2024
Wuzhilin’s Performances Through the Years
Presenting Outstanding Professional Dance Programs in 2022
Although Wuzhilin is an amateur performing group, it maintains exceptionally high artistic standards. In order to present outstanding dance works to audiences, the performers rehearse diligently and devote themselves fully to each production.
Peacock Dance in 2024
At this year’s “Blossom – Dancing in the Sunlight” performance, the troupe will present beloved and highly praised CCTV Spring Festival Gala dance pieces including “Auspicious Peacock” and “Orchid,” as well as dances such as “Ode to Coral,” together with audience-favorite songs.
The dance “Auspicious Peacock” is dreamlike and graceful, balancing strength and softness, motion and stillness, while vividly displaying the peacock’s elegant beauty. The dance “Orchid” takes the orchid—an iconic image in traditional Chinese culture—as its creative inspiration, expressing both the flower’s gentleness and resilience.
Promoting Traditional Chinese Dance Culture in 2024
Wuzhilin actively promotes and preserves Chinese dance culture while fostering artistic exchange between China and the United States. This performance will also feature the classical Chinese dance “Sword Dance,” rich in traditional Chinese artistic characteristics.
Children’s Dance Programs
The Wuzhilin Children’s Dance Troupe will present the children’s dance “Olympic Dream.” Their performances are lively, energetic, and filled with impressive, highly difficult movements.
The event will also include “Young Taiji Warriors,” presented by Master Li Qiang’s Martial Arts and Taiji School. Master Li Qiang has won multiple championships in Chinese martial arts competitions and has served as an international-level martial arts judge.
Committed to promoting ethnic and folk dance traditions, Wuzhilin will also present the vibrant ethnic dance “Tibetan Dance” during this performance.
Guest Violin Performance
Violinist Song Shiliang, who earned his Master’s degree in violin performance from the Yale School of Music, will perform at the event. Song has appeared as a concertmaster at Carnegie Hall and has won awards in American music competitions.
Artistic Director Lin Jin:
Wuzhilin’s artistic director, Lin Jin, is an experienced professional dance instructor and a member of the Chinese Dancers Association, the Chinese Folk Dance Research Association, and the China Children’s Song and Dance Society. Under her guidance, Wuzhilin members have become active participants on artistic stages throughout the greater Chicago area, making important contributions to promoting Chinese culture and strengthening friendship and cultural exchange between China and the United States.
During more than a decade in the United States, Lin Jin has presented dozens of outstanding Chinese dance works on various stages, choreographed numerous original productions, and trained many excellent students and performers. Her distinctly Chinese ethnic-style dance programs have participated in American dance competitions such as Showstopper, StarQuest, and Beyond The Stars, winning numerous honors including overall group championships and Platinum Awards. This year, the dance “Galloping Ponies” received the Best Creativity Award and the overall championship in the ages 7–12 division at the Groove Dance Competition.
(Chinese of Chicago News — Text and photos provided by Wuzhilin Performing Art Association)