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Hog raiser helps dance-enthusiast daughter realize dream
2010/07/19 22:43:29 |
Taipei, July 19 (CNA) Huang Ho-chang, one of the largest hog farmers in southern Taiwan's Pingtung County, has to sell hundreds of pigs a year to help his daughter pursue a career in dancing and choreography.
"I take great pride in my daughter's career achievements and have no regret over spending huge amounts of money sending her abroad to study choreography and organize a troupe to help herself and others realize dreams on stage, " Huang said at a news conference promoting an upcoming performance by Seed, his daughter's dance ensemble.
Huang said the need to support his daughter's career and educate his other children has prodded him to work especially hard, and to use innovative farming techniques to save time. He said proudly that he was the first hog raiser in Pingtung to use computer programs to help plan his feeding system.
His daughter Huang Wen-jen said she has had a great interest in dancing and choreography since childhood. After graduating from the Department of Dance at Tainan Women's College of Arts and Technology -- now Tainan University of Technology -- she traveled to the United States for advanced study in modern dance and choreography.
In 2008, she formed Seed dance troupe in New York with a group of like-minded dance enthusiasts. She later had her ensemble registered in her hometown of Pingtung.
"Seed is a homegrown troupe and I have a dream to help local townspeople appreciate and understand modern dance, " said the 27-year-old dancer-choreographer, who is still studying choreography in New York.
Since 2008, Seed has presented annual performances in Taiwan in addition to performing in New York and Japan. According to Huang, the troupe has won positive reviews from art buffs.
The troupe now has seven Taiwanese and three foreign dancers. All members live and eat in Huang's home while visiting Taiwan.
"I am grateful for my parents' support. Their generosity has not only allowed me but also my friends to realize our stage dreams, " Huang said.
This year, the troupe will give four performances in Taiwan, with the first show scheduled for July 24 in Pingtung. All seats have been sold out.
The repertoire will include "Root, " which allows each dancer to depict different stories with body language to the beat of improvised music, Huang explained. (By Kuo Chi-hsuan and Sofia Wu) enditem/bc
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