Classes at The Love of China

Chinese Dance - Students learn dances from many regions of China, with styles ranging from demure and tender to energetic and strong. Colorful costumes from China and Taiwan create a blaze of color on the stage. The dancers learn how to use props such as the flower basket, red lantern, tambourine, spinning scarf, wooden clogs, and bamboo poles. 

Tai Chi - Tai chi is a Chinese martial art that is primarily practiced for its health benefits, including a means for dealing with tension and stress. Tai chi emphasizes complete relaxation, and is essentially a form of meditation, or what has been called "meditation in motion." Unlike the hard martial arts, tai chi is characterized by soft, slow, flowing movements that emphasize force, rather than brute strength. Though it is soft, slow, and flowing, the movements are executed precisely. 

We now have two Tai Chi classes in session. Each class meets twice a week. See bottom of class schedule at right.

Instructor: Frank Lee

Ballroom Dance - Classes are the first four Tuesday nights of each month, from 8 to 9 pm. A different style is taught each month. Tuition is $40 per month (4 class sessions), or $15 per session on a walk-in basis. Contact Emily Dedear for more information.

Instructor: Cathy Chen of Dance International

Hatha Yoga - Hatha Yoga is the most widely practiced form of yoga in the world. Hatha Yoga uses postures (Asana) and conscious breathing (Pranayama) in combination with mental focus to develop awareness, strength and flexibility, and relaxation. Through proper alignment and mindful actions of the body, Hatha Yoga brings balance, strength, and a sense of well-being to the practitioner.

Instructor: Crystal Zheng

Crystal Zheng found her way to yoga in 2000 and has passionately continued to deepen her understanding and knowledge of yoga by studying with a range of teachers. She graduated from Austin Yoga Yoga Teacher Training, received her Hatha Yoga Teacher certification in 2007, and has been enjoying teaching yoga in Hatha Flow style since then. She is indebted to many great teachers in her life for teaching her to open up to grace.

Click here for a list of tips to make your yoga class more enjoyable. 

Chinese Yo-Yo - The Chinese Yo-Yo is larger than its Western counterpart. It is not attached to the string, so in addition to various string tricks, the Chinese Yo-Yo can be thrown and caught while still spinning. It's not as hard as it looks... or is it?

See bottom of class schedule at right for day and time. 

Instructor: William Chen

Private Lessons

Private lessons are available. Click here to contact Emily Dedear for more information.

Registration

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About the Waiting List

When there are no openings in a class appropriate for your daughter, she may get on the waiting list. If an opening becomes available, the school director will choose possible candidates for the opening, and will contact them directly. You will be contacted only if your daughter has been accepted for the opening: there will be no communications stating "we still have no openings available" or "an opening became available but was filled by someone else on the waiting list". These are the times we will and will not contact you--of course, you are welcome to contact us at any time.

All class assignments are made by the school director, Emily Dedear. Students are generally chosen in the order in which they were added to the waiting list (i.e. students who have been on the list longer will be considered first for any opening), but occasionally other factors may determine the best candidate for an opening. All class assignments are made with the intention of placing the student in the best possible education situation.