Introduction and Details of Beijing Dancing Academy

Campus Introduction

Beijing Dancing Academy (BDA), located in Haidian District of Beijing, is the first municipal undergraduate institution established in New China to carry out professional dance education, and is known as the "cradle of dancers". As of December 2014, the school covers an area of 57,333 square meters (86 acres); it has 15 teaching institutes and operates 5 undergraduate majors; there are more than 500 teaching staff, including 22 professors, 330 full-time teachers and 95 people with technical titles above the rank of associate professor; there are about 3,500 full-time students, and more than 400 students in the School of Continuing Education. College in the staff of nearly 600 people, full-time students about 2,500 people, continuing education in the School of Correspondence about 700 people, more than 2,600 people in advanced training, dance exams Education Institute at home and abroad every year to train dance exams teachers more than 30,000 people, nearly 300,000 students to participate in the dance level exams.

Beijing Dance Academy History

In February 1954, the first batch of instructors of dance education in new China received systematic training from Soviet experts in a courtyard in Xiangbait Hutong, Dongcheng District, which opened the prelude to dance education in China.

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September 6, 1954, Beijing Dance School in Baijiazhuang held a "school ceremony", the then Minister of Culture Mao Dun for the school to cut the ribbon.

In 1955, the school represented China for the first time to participate in the World Youth Student Peace and Friendship Festival competition, choreographed by Jia Zuoguang "Ordos" won the first international gold medal.

In 1956, the school staged its first full-length ballet, Unprofitable Prudence.

In July 1958, the school staged its first successful public performance of the world's classic ballet Swan Lake, which gave birth to the first white swan trained by the school: Bai Shuxiang.

In 1959, the school set up China's first experimental ballet company, the Experimental Ballet Affiliated to the Beijing Dance School, which was also the predecessor of the Central Ballet; in the same year, the school presented the first self-choreographed and self-performed folk dance drama, The Fish Beauty, which marked the entry of Chinese folk dance dramas into a brand new stage of development.

In 1960, the school launched the first batch of teaching materials: Teaching Method of Chinese Classical Dance, Basic Training of Classical Ballet, and Teaching Method of Classical Ballet Pair Dance. These teaching materials later became the model teaching materials for national dance colleges; in the same year, under the instruction of Premier Zhou Enlai, China's first Oriental Music and Dance Class was established, which also became the predecessor of Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, which is renowned both at home and abroad; in the same year, the school's key teachers and outstanding graduates for the first time to support the local community, and the establishment of a national key secondary school - Shanghai Dance School.

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In 1962, in the dance competition of the World Youth Gala, the student Chen Ailian for the first time for China in the world competition alone won two gold medals.

In 1978, the Beijing Dance School was reorganized into the Beijing Dance Academy.

In 2000, the Beijing Dance Academy was transferred to the administration of Beijing Municipality.

In 2001, Beijing Dance Academy added the disciplines of Musical Theater, Art Communication and Art Design.

Scientific Research Achievements Scientific Research Platform

? As of December 2014, the school has built one municipal-level philosophical and social science research base in Beijing, one national-level 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center, and eight school-level research bases. Beijing Colleges and Universities Characteristic Educational Resource Base (Dance Education Theme)

Achievement Awards

From 2005 to 2014, the school won three first and second prizes for Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Outstanding Achievements, and two second prizes for National College Students' Art Exhibition Activity Colleges and Universities' Art Education Scientific Research Thesis Award. Contemporary Chinese Dance Creation and Research" Second Prize of the Twelfth Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award October, 2012 Wang Xin Thesis "Re-Understanding the Function of Dance Education in the Perspective of Dance Education in China and the United States" Won the Second Prize of the National Third College Students' Art Exhibition Activity Colleges and Universities' Art Education Scientific Research Essay Prize March, 2013 Tong Yan Thesis "Dance is More than Dancing--A Further Transformation of Contemporary Concepts of Dance Education Further Transformation" Won the Second Prize of National Third College Students' Art Exhibition Activity College Art Education Research Paper Award March 2013

(Source: Official Website of Scientific Research Department of Beijing Dance Academy, December 2014)

Summary Table of National Provincial and Ministerial Scientific Research Projects Project Channels Time Project Name Project Leader National Social Science Foundation Art Project 2008 Research and Reproduction of Ancient Chinese Dance Sun Ying 2010 Research on the Theory and Practice of Dance Choreography Lv Yisheng 2010 Research on Contemporary Dance Creation in China Mu Yu 2011 Research on the Protection and Practice of Tea Picking Dance in Gannan, Jiangxi Guo Lei 2011 Research on the Theory and Practice of Dance Human Science Wen Rou 2012 Research on the Oral History of Chinese Ethnic Folk Dance Gao Plating 2013 Research on the Theoretical System of the Discipline of Classical Dance in China and Its Practice Man Yunxi Project under the Educational Program of the National Social Science Foundation 2011 Research on Dance Aesthetic Education and Comprehensive Development of Human Beings Pingxin Ministry of Education "New Century Outstanding Talents Supporting Program" 2009 "New Century Outstanding Talents Supporting Program" Deng Youling 2012 "New Century Outstanding Talents Supporting Program" Xu Rui 2013 "New Century Outstanding Talents Supporting Program" Mu Yu 2011 Research on Inheritance and Innovation of Dance Culture of China 2011 Research on the Inheritance and Innovation of Chinese Dance Culture Li continued 2011 Research on Quality Education and Dance Aesthetics Lv Yisheng 2009 Research on the Theoretical Construction of Ethnic Art Disciplines Deng Youling 2011 Research on the Cultural Construction of Chinese Classical Dance Sleeve Dance Shao Weiqiu 2012 Research on the Development of Contemporary Dance in China through Modernization and Mass Production Tong Yan 2013 Research on the Body Culture of Chinese Classical Dance Su Ya 2014 The Index of Letting Dance into Happy Life Wan Su Science and Technology Innovation Project of the Ministry of Culture 2010 Multimedia Display of Dance Characteristic Collection Resources Li Xu and Zhao Tiechun 2013 Evaluation Modeling and Analysis of the Multiple Mixing Effect of Popular Dance in Beijing Zhang Zhaoxia Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project 2012 Research on Opera Dance Jin Hao Beijing Educational Science "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" Planning Project 2013 Research on Classical Chinese Dance Training Based on the Traditional View of Form and Spirit Su Ya Beijing Municipal Universities' Innovative Ability Enhancement Project, Beijing Municipal Education Commission 2013 Report on the Development of China's Dance Creative Industry and Countermeasures - Beijing Municipality as a Case Study Zhang Zhaoxia Beijing Municipal Education Commission Scientific Research Planning and Social Science Key Project 2005 Research on Dunhuang Dance Teaching and Creation Wang Wei 2006 Contemporary Choreography Theory and Technique Xiao Suhua 2007 The Body Dialogue between God and Dance Liu Jian 2011 Research on Chinese Classical Dance Dunhuang Mural Dance Shi Min 2013 Research on Building a Comprehensive Education Model with the Characteristics of Art Colleges and Universities Chi Xinggang

(Source: Official website of the Research Department of Beijing Dance Academy, December 2014)

Academic Resources

Collections

By December 31, 2011, the collection of Chinese and foreign dancers in the Beijing Dance Academy had been expanded to include a number of Chinese dancers. As of December 31, 2011, the collection of Chinese and foreign books, periodicals, e-books, audio and video tapes, CD-ROMs, photographs and loose materials, including paper books 224,728, audio and video products 32,694 disks, bringing together the longest history of the collection of the country's longest, the most complete varieties of dance professional materials with the highest value of the information; the school also built its own digital resource platform, including video, pictures, programs, newspaper clippings and theses, and other five

Academic Journals

The Journal of Beijing Dance Academy is the only academic journal organized by the Beijing Dance Academy with the purpose of researching basic dance theories and sets of theories, and it is published bimonthly; it is a national and international standard continuous publication. It covers basic dance theory research, dance education research, dance creation and performance research, dance scientific research and other columns; since 2004, it has been named "National Chinese Core Journal" and "China Humanities and Social Sciences Journal Core Journal"; in 2014, it was selected as the only dance academic journal in the directory of CSSCI source journals (2014-2015).

Conditions of schooling Faculty

As of December 2014, the school has more than 500 faculty members, including 22 professors, 330 full-time teachers, and 95 people with technical titles of associate professor or above; there are 8 famous teachers in Beijing; and there are 2 national teaching teams and 4 municipal teaching teams in Beijing.

Professor Pang Dan

Master Teachers of Beijing (8): Sun Ying, Pan Zhitao, Wang Mei, Han Chunqi, Gao Plating, Yuan He, Li Chunhua, Pang Dan.

Teaching Teams No. Responsible Person Level Year Awarded Classical Dance Teaching Team Wang Wei National Level 2008 Ethnic Folk Dance Teaching Team Gao Plating National Level 2007 Classical Dance Teaching Team Wang Wei Beijing Municipal Level 2008 Ethnic Folk Dance Teaching Team Gao Plating Beijing Municipal Level 2010 Ballet Teaching Team Li Chunhua Beijing Municipal Level 2008 International Standard Dance Teaching Team Zhang Ping Beijing Municipal Level 2009 Zhang Ping Beijing Municipal Level 2009

(Source: Official website of Beijing Dance Academy, December 2014)

Faculties and Departments

As of December 2014, the school consists of the Department of Classical Dance of China, the Department of Folk Dance of China, the Department of Ballet, the Department of Choreography, the Department of Choreography, the Department of Social Dance, the Department of Musical Theatre, the Department of Arts Communication, the Department of Art and Design, the Center for Modern Dance Education and Research, the Department of Public Education, the Department of Music, the Department of Basic Dance, the Department of Music, and the Department of Dance Education and Research. *** Basic Department, Music Department, Graduate Department, State Key Affiliated Secondary Dance School, Continuing Education Institute, Dance Examination Education Institute, Youth Dance Troupe and other teaching units.

Classical Dance Great Beauty Unspoken

As of December 2014, the school operates 13 undergraduate majors (directions).

List of Majors No. Affiliated Secondary Colleges Name of Majors 1 Department of Classical Chinese Dance

Dance Performance (Direction of Classical Chinese Dance)

2 Department of Chinese Ethnic and Folk Dance Dance Performance (Direction of Chinese Ethnic and Folk Dance) 3 Department of Ballet Dance Performance (Direction of Ballet) 4 Department of Social Dance Dance Performance (Direction of International Standard Dance) 5 Department of Musical Theatre Dance Performance (Direction of Musical Theatre) 6 Modern Dance Education and Research Center Dance Performance (Modern Dance Direction) 7 Department of Choreography Dance Choreography (Choreography Direction) 8 Department of Art Design Drama, Film and Television Art Design (Stage Art Design Direction, Stage Fancy Dress and Costume Design Direction, Stage Lighting Design Direction) 9 Department of Art Communication

Choreography (Sino-foreign Cultural Exchange Management Direction), Dance Choreography (New Media Dance Direction)

(Source: 2014 Beijing Dance Academy Admission Information) 2014 Beijing Dance Academy Admission Information Network)

Teaching and Learning

As of December 2014, the school has three national-level featured majors, three Beijing municipal-level featured majors, one national-level high-quality courses, four Beijing high-quality courses, one national off-campus talent cultivation base, and three Beijing municipal-level experimental teaching demonstration centers.

Specialties

National Specialties (3): Dance, Choreography, Dance Performance

Municipal Specialties (3): Dance, Choreography, Dance Performance

Beijing Municipal Specialties (3): Dance, Choreography, Dance Performance

Fine Courses No. Name Level Year of Evaluation 1 Chinese Chinese Han and Tang Classical Dance National Level 2010 2 Chinese Han and Tang Classical Dance National Level 2010 2 Chinese Chinese Han and Tang Classical Dance National Level 2010 2 Chinese Chinese Han and Tang Classical Dance National Level 2010 Classical Dance 2010 2 Classical Dance of Han and Tang Dynasty Beijing Municipal Level 2006 3 Traditional Typical Combination of Chinese Folk Dance (Men's Class) Beijing Municipal Level 2007 4 Basic Theory and Technical Technique of Solo Dance Choreography Beijing Municipal Level 2008 5 Basic Skills of Chinese Classical Dance Beijing Municipal Level 2010

(Source: Official Website of Beijing Academy of Dance, December, 2014)

National Off-campus Talent Cultivation Bases (1): National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA)