Audience intoxicated by Chinese ballet

时间：2007-08-23 08:05:40

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Chinanews, Shanghai, Aug 23 – Romantic, elegant, classic or professional… As the curtain slowly went up, the world's most excellent ballet dancers tried to present their best performance on stage. The audience was intoxicated1 by the swirls2 and jumps of the prince and princess.

 

On Tuesday, the Fourth China Shanghai International Ballet Dance Competition was unveiled at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. The world's top ballet dancers all came to China to participate in the ten-day event. In the end, Chinese dancers grabbed the top prize in both men's and women's groups.

 

The Shanghai International Ballet Dance Competition was first held in Shanghai in 1995. Originally a local dancing competition, it has now developed to become a national-level dancing event this year as approved by the Ministry3 of Culture. It is the only top-level international dancing event in China.

 

Information shows that 176 dancers from 32 countries and regions participated in this year's dancing competition. After the first round of competition, only 60 candidates entered into the second round, many of whom were top prize winners in other international ballet competitions.

 

On Tuesday, the names of the final winners were announced. Guan Wenting and Wu Husheng of China won the highest prizes, Zhong Hua Golden Award, for both women's and men's teams, respectively. Chinese Zhang Yijing won the first prize for girl's group. A Cuban ballet dancer won the first prize for boy's group.

 

The judges panel was made up of renowned4 experts in the dancing circle. In addition, the organizer invited Ben Stevenson, director of the Huston Ballet Academy of the US, to be an honored guest. In fact, the invitation was initiated5 by Ben Stevenson himself, who just couldn't wait to come to Shanghai to grace the event with his presence.

 
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1 intoxicated 350bfb35af86e3867ed55bb2af85135f     
喝醉的，极其兴奋的
参考例句：
  • She was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
  • They became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉，东南西北全然不辨。
2 swirls 05339556c814e770ea5e4a39869bdcc2     
n.旋转( swirl的名词复数 )；卷状物；漩涡；尘旋v.旋转，打旋( swirl的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • Swirls of smoke rose through the trees. 树林中升起盘旋的青烟。 来自辞典例句
  • On reaching the southeast corner of Himalaya-Tibet, It'swirls cyclonically across the Yunnan Plateau. 在到达喜马拉雅--西藏高原东南角处，它作气旋性转向越过云南高原。 来自辞典例句
3 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
4 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
参考例句：
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
5 initiated 9cd5622f36ab9090359c3cf3ca4ddda3     
n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入
参考例句：
  • He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
  • The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

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