Dancing to an inner rhythm

"For me, dance is life. It helps me open my body and mind. It builds a positive bridge between artists and villagers," Pan says, adding that when she feels blue, she turns on music and keeps dancing until she feels better.

Under Pan's influence, her husband has started to learn to play African drums from Abbe. Pan says music has changed her family.

When there are shows or events related to art or charity, Jiang and the village dancers are invited to attend. Jiang is inspired from such activities and has begun to take the village dancers into her choreography work. She has named it Dreamer, a 50-minute dance, performed by about 10 villagers, aged 10 to 83.

"It is a dance where all body movements are done by our village dancers. When you are focused on your body and follow your own pace, the dance is beautiful," Jiang says.

In the dance's introduction, Jiang says: "Dance is not only my career, but also a language, which tells a story through the body. It is my memory, my present and my dream."