The performances at NCPA Photo: Courtesy of Mou Ke

The performances at NCPA Photo: Courtesy of Mou Ke

The Beijing Dance Academy's (BDA) Youth Dance Troupe held a series of performances at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing from Thursday to Saturday to mark its first anniversary. 

Nineteen classic dance selections were staged across five performances to represent the academy's culture heritage and red elements. Yellow River, Lotus Dance, Spring and more were on the list as well as ballets Swan Lake and Top of Waves. 

Ba Tu, the academy's party chief, said that the performances marked the first anniversary of the troupe, the collaboration between BDA and NCPA and were the result of the two's strong union.