“Life never ends and dance never stops”

Roar of the Tiger

Plum Blossom

杨丽萍 (Yáng Lìpíng) performing 《梅》 (Plum) at the 16th CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 北京 (Běijīng), China on January 27, 1998.

The Magnitude of the Soul

杨丽萍 (Yáng Lìpíng), 《舞之魂》 (Soul of Dance), 1989 CCTV New Year’s Gala, 北京 (Běijīng), China, February 5, 1989.

两棵树 (Two Trees)

杨丽萍 (Yáng Lìpíng) performing — in duet with 陆亚 (Lù Yà) — her Two Trees (Audience Award Winner) at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 北京 (Běijīng), China in 1993.

孔雀舞 (Peacock Dance)

杨丽萍 (Yáng Lìpíng) in her Peacock Dance.

Water and Fire

Two divers perform an underwater 舞龙 (dragon dance) at the S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore. Photo: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images.

Filling Empty

Members of the 中国残疾人艺术团简 (China Disabled Peoples Performing Art Troupe) perform “My Dream” at Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Municipal Theatre in Bogotá, Colombia. The company, composed of artists with hearing, mental, motor, visual or speech disabilities, was founded in 1987 and is currently both an honorary and goodwill ambassador of UNESCO for its example of inclusion. Photo: John Vizcaíno/AFP/Getty Images.

Painting the Moon

Moon – Solo Dance by 杨丽萍 (Yáng Lìpíng)

杨丽萍 (Yáng Lìpíng)