Lotus Steps 2023: 行云流水 Floating Clouds, Flowing Water

Introducing CCDC’s theme for this year’s Lotus Steps: 行云流水  Floating Clouds, Flowing Water

行云流水是一个中文成语，通常用来形容文章自然不受约束，就像漂浮着的云和流动着的水一样。在这里，我们用它来形容中国舞蹈的无拘无束的能量，它把自然的品质灌输给舞者。我们希望今年Lotus Steps所选的舞蹈能唤起人们对自然之美的想象，从流淌的溪水到广阔的茶田。

行云流水 is a Chinese idiom typically used to describe how the writing of a text flows naturally, like floating clouds and flowing water. Here, we use it to describe the unconstrained energy of Chinese dance, which imbues the qualities of nature in the dancer. We hope the selection of dances in this year’s Lotus Steps evokes images of natural beauty, ranging from coursing streams to expansive tea fields.