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A bit of China in Sussex County

| 05 Mar 2012 | 05:09
    Part of the Dance China New York dance ensemble during a performance at Sussex County Community College recently.
    Part of the Dance China New York dance ensemble during a performance at Sussex County Community College recently.
    Men frequently mimic horseback riding while the women portray the tall grass and other aspects of nature found on the open Mongolian plain.
    Men frequently mimic horseback riding while the women portray the tall grass and other aspects of nature found on the open Mongolian plain.
    Flowing scarves on sticks add dramatic visual effects.
    Flowing scarves on sticks add dramatic visual effects.
    Dancers with a sword and long, flowing sleeves represent the yin and yang of life.
    Dancers with a sword and long, flowing sleeves represent the yin and yang of life.

The Dance China New York Dance Company performed to a sell-out crowd in the Performing Arts Center of Sussex County Community College Thursday morning. In addition to performing dances from different areas of the country, the ensemble taught the audience how to greet one another in Chinese and invited audience members up onto the stage to participate in two dance lessons. Students from Immaculate Conception Regional School in Franklin had a particular interest in the program. “I have three exchange students from China,” said Sussex resident Christine Rotondo, social studies teacher. “I thought I could give them a little taste of home and my other students could experience some of the culture.” Currently in the eighth grade, the exchange students will be here until they finish high school. “They go home in the summers.” The hour long program was presented by the Student Activities Office. Photos by John Church