Chinese dancers, choreographers, & allies telling new, Bay Area & global stories in our own voices
For our West Malaysian fans (or frankly its worth the drive from SG too) make sure to check out our friends ASK Dance Company and Dua Space Dance Theatre 共享空间 's joint production at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS contemporary and traditional dance showcase. 加油！
08/31/2026
Selamat Hari Kebangsaan 🇲🇾
On our final day of auditions for this year, we want to share our most recent show's dedication. Every year, we select a group of people to dedicate our show to, and this year, for the first time, we're dedicating it to one of our own dancer, Stefanie Chen our Co-Director, Lead Instructor, and all her family.
In the beginnings of BAICD, Stefanie and her family came up with the idea to have multiple #閩南古典舞 dances from different countries, which is where came from, and through that all of our unique shows. For two seasons, she's led our teaching programs, help building new independent Chinese dancers: and brought in family members into the company helping to translate our Land Acknowledgment into Taiwanese, as well as translating a recording a new Taiwanese cover to 春三月
We've dedicated "復興 What Makes Us Great Again?" to Stefanie and her family this year, in part because she's moving away this year to pursue very exciting professional opportunities. We wanted to make this show partly a celebration of the worlds, families, and love that Stefanie and her family have brought to our community. As our final trailer says, "as our artists grow, and tackle great opportunities all around the world, our hearts are with them, even if that means, we support them from afar"
To Stefanie and her family-
Our friend, teacher, and inspiration
Thank you!
陳彥妘也伊家人
阮的朋友老師靈感
感謝恁
Stay tuned to see our new season, as Shirley Cheng 🦈
takes over Stefanie's responsibilities as Assistant Director, and to be a part of it, make sure to apply today at https://bit.ly/baicd-auditions
#題詞 #台灣舞
📸 Benjamin Huang et al.
08/30/2026
嚟同我哋一齊玩音樂啦！
報名資訊
報名截止：8月31日
報名及團隊詳情：https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeS15dZErMmmGwhiOwPqdKG8sbjvfxheSAd3hn1m53hZjPGVA/viewform
如有疑問，歡迎聯絡：[email protected]
#粵語歌 #廣東話 #音樂
08/29/2026
我們的作曲與音樂團隊與編舞團隊緊密合作，為原創作品創作音樂並提供現場演出，共同述說扎根亞洲、北美與不同文化經驗的故事。
報名資訊
招募截止：8月31日
報名及詳細資訊請見：https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeS15dZErMmmGwhiOwPqdKG8sbjvfxheSAd3hn1m53hZjPGVA/viewform
如有疑問，歡迎聯絡：[email protected]
#音樂 #作曲 #試演 #灣區 #台語
08/29/2026
湾区独立华舞者的戏剧构作团队欢迎翻译志愿者加入。本演出季特别邀请熟悉普通话、粤语、闽南语，以及文言阅读与创作的伙伴加入。
你将协助我们整理与转化创作素材、剧本及对外资料，并协助我们与湾区及世界各地的多语观众分享故事。
报名信息
招募截止：8月31日
报名及详细信息：https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeS15dZErMmmGwhiOwPqdKG8sbjvfxheSAd3hn1m53hZjPGVA/viewform
如有疑问，欢迎联系： [email protected]
08/27/2026
我们的作曲与音乐团队与编舞团队紧密合作，为原创作品创作音乐并提供现场演出，共同讲述扎根亚洲、北美与不同文化经验的故事。
报名信息
招募截止：8月31日
如有疑问，欢迎联系：[email protected]
#试演 #作曲家 #古风歌曲 #古风
08/26/2026
As we conclude the celebrations of Mawlid an-Nawabi (the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ's birthday), we want to share some stills from our finale piece from this year's show "What Makes Us Great Again: the Hajj of Syed Muhammad Shamsuddin Al-Bukhari (Admrial Cheng Ho)": 'Choice 朝聖 نية '
On Cheng Ho's final voyage, the fleet stopped in Bahrain, where Cheng Ho gave up command to his deputy Ong Keng-Hong and took up pilgrims' robes to go on pilgrimage to Mecca, like his father Syed Muhammad before him. Some legends say he did make it to the Holy Cities, and on the way back, he passed away and was buried in the Arabian desert, never returning to his ship. What we do know is that his descendants called him Hajji Muhammad ever after, and in 2010, archaeologists discovered that his tomb in Nanjing is empty. As our artists grow and tackle great opportunities all around the world, our hearts are with them, even if that means we support them from afar.
Dancers: Full Cast
Choreography: Shawn Lee and Stefanie Chen BAICD (2026), California/Johor Darul Ta’zim & Taiwan/California
Song Credits: “Choice”, Jimmy Wing (2026) Guangdong/California
Wherever you are, and whatever your beliefs, you have a home with us. If you want to join us, apply to our dance or non dance teams today.
Salam Maulidur Rasul