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ONCE UPON A
2013
Featuring WUSHU NATION
and the production of SLEEPING BEAUTY
USC TCDANCE
PRESENTS
LETTER FROM THE CAPTAINS EXECUTIVE BOARD
Carolyn Huang
SECRETARY
Donna Xiao
CAPTAIN
Frances Chen
MEDIA COORDINATOR
Joyce Li
EVENTS & OUTREACH
Lily Yin
CO-CAPTAIN
Kristal Ha
TREASURER
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Welcome to USC Traditional Chinese Dances 7th annual showcase! We are
so thrilled to have you here, and our dancers are all equally as excited to be
performing for you. Our show tonight is the product of nearly 8 months worth
of preparation. These months included a considerable amount of blood, sweat,
tears, and bruises, but above all passion. We hope that our passion for dance
and dedication to Chinese culture is as evident in our performance as the
movements of our bodies.
The theme of our show centers on the magical nature of dreams, and the second
half will feature our dance interpretation of the story of Sleeping Beauty. As we
dance our way across the stage tonight, we hope to not only entertain but also to
inspire dreams. Whether eeting or enduring, conscious or unconscious, romantic
or ambitious, dreams give us the courage and inspiration to transform our lives.
For many of us on the team, dreams have dened who we are since childhood.
As dancers, one of our dreams is simply to be able to share our passion with
friends, family, and appreciative audiences. We are truly grateful for your support
here tonight as we showcase the results of so many months of hard work and
dedication. Thank you, and we hope you enjoy the show!
DONNA XIAO
SENIOR
Business Administration
& Accounting
Receive an acceptance
letter from Hogwarts (It
must have gotten lost in
the mail).
LILY YIN
JUNIOR
Accounting
Become a princess!
CAROLYN HUANG
SOPHOMORE
Public Relations
Travel the world and
become an ofcial elevator-
button-pusher
JOYCE LI
JUNIOR
Business Administration
Become a river
FRANCES CHEN
JUNIOR
Business Administration
Go to a Britney Spears
concert!!
KRISTAL HA
SOPHOMORE
Biochemistry
Be dodgeball champion
From the captains,
Donna Xiao & Lily Yin
TEACHER BIOS MEET THE TEAM
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Daisy Huang
Mandarin Wu
Originally from Guang Dong, Ms. Daisy Huang graduated from the
Guang Dong Province Dance School and completed advanced studies
in choreography and artistic direction at the Beijing Dance Academy.
Since moving to the U.S. in 2006, Daisy has been actively performing
and teaching dance to further her expertise and expand her creativity
in choreography. Currently, Daisy is the choreographer and artistic
director for several local Chinese dance groups.
In December 2010, Daisy made her student dance recital debut
in the U.S., showcasing her diverse choreographic talents. The
performance received an excellent response from the audience. In
January 2013, Daisy presented her second student dance recital,
choreographing three pieces for USC TCDance: Where Dreams
Begin, Winter is Here and Two Kittens.
Mandarin Wu leaps between New York, Los Angeles, and where
ever she is needed, for exciting production and design projects.
She holds a Dance MFA from New York University, Tisch School
of the Arts; a Dance BA and Minor in Digital Arts from University
of California, Irvine; and was a Dance major and Valedictorian at
the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. She danced with
the Metropolitan Opera. She is the director of her own production
company - Mandarin Orange Performing Arts - who is producing a
large-scaled festival called Dance Bistro.
Mandarin loves to collaborate with different medias and people,
a freelance artist who is also engaged in graphic, costume, and
interior design work. If it werent for taking her rst Chinese
dance class, she would not have taken the road of dance and arts.
Mandarin is happy to present a charming number for TCD.
www.mopa-mopa.com
AMY MURAMOTO
SOPHOMORE
Communication
Be a mermaid
CHRISTINA WANG
SOPHOMORE
Electrical Engineering
Go to all the Disneylands in
the world
CINDY ZHOU
GRADUATE 1ST YEAR
Financial Engineering
Sail around the world while
recording tour logs
CRYSTAL HO
FRESHMAN
Health Care Studies
Be a princess
JANET KIM
FRESHMAN
Electrical Engineering
Draw a comic book
JIAXI JESSIE FENG
SOPHOMORE
Business Administration
& Computer Science
Become the princess in
fairy tales
JUICE SI ZHU
GRADUATE 1ST YEAR
Chemical Engineering
Be an astronomer so I can
enjoy the beautiful and
mysterious starry sky every
day
KAREN FANG
SENIOR
Biomedical Engineering
Become a doctor and save
hundreds of lives. =) Im
going to med school next
year, although Im not yet
sure where, so its coming
true!!
KENNETH THAM
JUNIOR
Chemical Biology
Sit on the tops of clouds
and part them to let rays of
light shine through.
LIN LI
GRADUATE 2ND YEAR
School Counseling
Travel around the world
MAI NGUYEN
SENIOR
International Relations &
East Asian Languages and
Cultures
Own a fat chinchilla and
name it Pikachu (Its still one
of my dreams)
MARCUS MO
JUNIOR
International Relations
Join the Royal Canadian
Navy after graduation
MENGZHE YANG
GRADUATE 1ST YEAR
Healthcare Administration
Have my own restaurant
where you can eat
everything like in an
international buffet
PATRICIA HUANG
JUNIOR
Electrical Engineering
Swim in all the worlds
oceans
WINNIE SHAN
SHAN CEN
SOPHOMORE
Neuroscience
Be the little mermaid :)
TAO HU
GRADUATE 1ST YEAR
Master in Planning
Have the power to make
every dream come true
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DANCER BIOS What was your childhood dream?
TESS WU
SOPHOMORE
Business Administration
Open a Krispy Kreme-
caliber donut shop in Taiwan
with my family friend of 16
years, Crystal, and become
a ridiculously successful
businesswoman
XIAO HU
GRADUATE 1ST YEAR
Electrical Engineering
Live in a house facing
the ocean, surrounded by
owers all year round
ZHENG ALICK ZHU
SENIOR
Physics
Be like the monkey king
HIP HOP
WUSHU NATION
RACHEL OTO
SENIOR
Electrical Engineering
Be a gymnast
MASON KHOO
JUNIOR
Human Biology
Hang out with Jackie
Chan
DRAMA GUESTS
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DANCER BIOS FEATURING
SOUTH OF CLOUDS
South of the clouds, where the peacocks fy and the bamboo forest grows, young Dai
ladies and men echo to the songs of Spring.
Chreographed by Mandarin Wu
Rehearsal Director: Lily Yin
Music: South of Clouds
Dancers: Amy Muramoto, Christina Wang, Juice Si Zhu, Karen Fang, Lily Yin,
Lin Li, Marcus Mo, Mengzhe Yang, Patricia Huang, Zheng Alick Zhu
BESIDE THE WATER
Adapted from Lin Shui (), this dance expresses the freedom and joy a girl
feels as she dances and plays by the water, happily forgetting everything else for the
time being.
Choreographed by Donna Xiao
Music: Lin Shui
Dancer: Donna Xiao
LIFTED
At times when we feel isolated and overwhelmed by our individual routines, dance unites
and uplifts us through the pursuit of a central passion.
Choreographed by Kristal Ha
Music: Gravity (Instrumental) by Sara Bareilles
Dancers: Amy Muramoto, Carolyn Huang, Christina Wang, Kristal Ha, Lily Yin,
Mai Nguyen, Tao Hu, Zheng Alick Zhu
REUNION
In this Mongolian chopsticks dance, a group of old friends gather for a meal and drinks,
getting more and more boisterous as the night goes on.
Choreographed by Donna Xiao
Music: Mongolian Dance
Dancers: Crystal Ho, Janet Kim, Kenneth Tham, Marcus Mo, Xiao Hu,
Zheng Alick Zhu
CULTURE SHOCK
What happens when Western boys meet Eastern girls?
Choreographed by Dexter Tan & Lily Yin
Music: What Can I Say? by David Liang
Dancers: Amy Muramoto, Carolyn Huang, Christina Wang, Lily Yin, Mai
Nguyen, Mengzhe Yang, Patricia Huang
Guest Performers: Brandon Teng, Chris Kim, David Imanaka, David Jang,
Derek Tai, Dexter Tan, Jordan Komoda
RED THREADS OF FATE
This dance fuses together Eastern and Western myths of fate: it recalls both the red
strings that tie soul mates together in Chinese mythology and the Greek Moirai, three
sisters of fate who control the threads of life for all.
Choreographed by Donna Xiao
Music: Fate by Lee Sun Hee
Dancers: Donna Xiao, Karen Fang, Mai Nguyen
BLOOMING
Like fowers, the dancers grow and bloom. They open up and turn toward the light,
making them irresistibly beautiful.
Choreographed by Lily Yin
Music: Nian
Dancers: Donna Xiao, Karen Fang, Kristal Ha, Lily Yin, Winnie Shan Shan Cen
SOUND OF THE SWORD
Adapted from Shu Chi () performed by Wu Shuai (), this dance explores
the story of a martial artist.
Choreographed by Zheng Alick Zhu
Music: Lover of Books
Dancer: Zheng Alick Zhu
WHERE DREAMS BEGIN
With the warmth from Mother Earth and the lights of a dawning sky, we spread our
wings, fying and chasing our dreams.
Choreographed by Daisy Huang
Rehearsal Director: Lily Yin
Music: Where Dreams Begin
Dancers: Carolyn Huang, Cindy Zhou, Donna Xiao, Kenneth Tham, Kristal Ha,
Lily Yin, Tao Hu, Tess Wu, Winnie Shan Shan Cen, Xiao Hu
- TEN MINUTE INTERMISSION -
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ACT I ACT I
SLEEPING BEAUTY
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
News of the princesss birth spreads throughout the kingdom and a joyous celebration begins.
Choreographed by Kristal Ha (AC: Frances Chen)
Music: Romance Assembles Reunion by Xiao-Peng Jiang
Dancers: Janet Kim, Jiaxi Jessie Feng, Kristal Ha, Mai Nguyen, Marcus Mo,
Zheng Alick Zhu
FAIRIES
The three fairies dance in the goddess-like Dun Huang style, playing with their wands, which
magically turn into colorful ribbons.
Choreographed by Lily Yin
Music: Flying Goddess
Dancers: Carolyn Huang, Crystal Ho, Donna Xiao
SLEEPING SPELL
The evil fairy lures the princess to an empty room, where an enchanted spinning wheel awaits
her. The princess touches the spindle and pricks her fnger, completing the curse and causing
the kingdom to fall in a deep sleep.
Choreographed by Daisy Huang
Music: Winter Is Here
Dancers: Carolyn Huang, Donna Xiao, Kristal Ha, Lily Yin
FOREST AND FIRE
Determined to rescue the princess, the prince braves the perils of an enchanted forest,
eventually fnding himself face to face with the evil fairy.
Choreographed by Donna Xiao & Rachel Oto
Music: Demarcos End by Christophe Beck & Bruticus by Audiomachine
Dancers: Cindy Zhou, Karen Fang, Kristal Ha, Mai Nguyen, Marcus Mo,
Mengzhe Yang, Winnie Shan Shan Cen
Guest Performers: Annie Yu, Avi Kaye, Carey Zhang, Katherine Fu,
Lauren Stoneburner, Stephen Tsung-Han Sher, Zheng Alick Zhu
A DREAM COME TRUE
The kingdom rejoices, celebrating love, happiness, and peace as the prince and princess join
hands in marriage.
Choreographed by Carolyn Huang (AC: Joyce Li)
Music: Harvest Celebration by Anna Guo, Golden Snake Dancing by
Traditional Orchestra of Music & Dance Troupe of Jiangsu Province,
& The Northeast Nook
Dancers: Amy Muramoto, Cindy Zhou, Janet Kim, Jiaxi Jessie Feng, Kristal Ha,
Winnie Shan Shan Cen
SleepingBeauty
CAST
KING - Kenneth Tham
QUEEN - Juice Si Zhu
PRINCESS - Lily Yin
RED FAIRY - Carolyn Huang
GREEN FAIRY - Donna Xiao
BLUE FAIRY - Crystal Ho
EvIL FAIRY - Rachel Oto
PRINCE - Mason Khoo
TRANSITION MUSIC
A Flower is Not a Flower by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Birthday by Joe Hisaishi
Feel by Joe Hisaishi
Links by Joe Hisaishi
Sonatine by Joe Hisaishi
In Love by July
Bai Hu by Rui Chen
*AC: Assistant Choreographer
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PRODUCTION ACT II


Dear Littles,

Good luck on
your first TCD
performance!

Love, Bigs


CONGRATULATIONS
WUSHU x TCD SENIORS!









Congratulations on your last TCD show Alick, Rachel, and Carey! You guys worked so hard and
practiced so much and itll all pay off tonight! Great job and thank you for everything! Now on to
CMAT and Collegiates!!! JIA YOU!
Love,
USC Wushu Nation
Dear lovely
TCDance Family,
Thank you so
much for always
brightening my
Saturdays with
sunshine and
my Facebook
wall with cat
posts.
Your smiles
warm my heart.
Good luck
tonight! !
Cheers,
Carolyn Huang

To our dearest Lily,
Follow your dreams,
you are truly one of a kind!
Mom, Dad, Jon

To a great captain, baker,
mama bear, big, and friend:
Thank you.
DONNA XIAO
**SPECIAL THANKS**
USG Discretionary Board
APASA and Interns
Bovard Production Staff and Crew
Wushu Nation
John Chang, Advisor
Elton Keung, Sponsor
Avery Xie, videographer
Natasha Wu, Alumni
Annie Yu, Alumni
Jason Hoellwarth, Alumni
Friends and Family