For immediate release – Shanghai to host the ultimate Dance festival from October 28 to November 2, 2014.

July 23, 2014, Shanghai – Parinama Cultural Development Foundation continues to stretch boundaries with the announcement of the 2014 Parinama Shanghai Dance Festival – a week-long festival featuring thousands of elite Youth, Amateur, and Professional Chinese and International dance couples, as well as an international panel of respected and seasoned adjudicators from all over the world.

Parinama Shanghai Dance Festival is a celebration of international dance culture. A combination of competitions, performances and workshops, the festival brings in together local and international dancers, and provides a platform for artistic exchange between East and West. The 2014 Parinama Shanghai Dance Festival will include the 3rd CBDF Creative Show Dance Competition, 28th CBDF Ballroom Dancing Championship, and 2014 Parinama Shanghai Open. Master Classes and a Training Camp with renowned dance professionals will also be conducted during the festival.

The 3rd CBDF Creative Show Dance Competition and 28th CBDF Ballroom Dancing Championship are China Ballroom Dance Federation (CBDF) annual events and China’s two most influential national ballroom dancing competitions. This year, The 3rd CBDF Creative Show Dance Competition will be held at Shanghai Theatre Academy (STA) Theatre on October 29 while the 28th CBDF Ballroom Dancing Championship will be held at Yuan Shen Sports Center from October 30 to November 1.

The 2014 Parinama Shanghai Open, which includes World Dance Council (WDC) World Trophy and World Ranking Series events, is one of the World’s biggest Ballroom and Latin dance championship featuring the best international dance talent as well as the highest cash prize awards. The competition will be held at Mercedes-Benz Arena on November 1.

“Following last year’s success and our commitment to elevating and promoting dance culture in China, we are proud to premiere the Parinama Shanghai Dance Festival, a week-long event we guarantee will be an unforgettable experience for dancers and non-dancers alike,” says Parinama founder Diana Kuan. “Currently focused on Ballroom and Latin dance, the festival will grow to include contemporary, jazz, hip-hop and other genres over the next five years.”

For more information please visit our website at www.shanghaiopen.org.

即时发布——2014年10月28日至11月2日，世界顶级国际舞蹈节闪耀申城。

2014年7月23日，上海 – 随着举办2014回向上海国际舞蹈节消息的发布，上海回向文化发展基金会的业务范围进一步拓展。持续一周的盛会将吸引成千上万的中外精英舞者，其中包括职业选手、业余选手以及各界舞蹈爱好者。除此之外，舞蹈节还邀请到来自全球各地的受人尊敬，经验丰富的专业评审。

回向上海舞蹈节是弘扬国际舞蹈文化的盛事。集比赛、表演、产业高峰论坛，产业会展及招商，讲习会，培训，国际训练营，大师班，座谈会，社区活动于一体，舞蹈节聚集了中外优秀舞者，为中西艺术交流提供了专业平台。2014回向上海舞蹈节包括三个专业赛事：第2届回向国标舞上海公开赛、第 28 届 CBDF 国际标准舞全国锦标赛以及第 3 届 CBDF 艺术表演舞锦标赛。舞蹈节期间还将推出由全球顶尖专业舞者坐镇的大师班和训练营。

第2届回向上海公开赛暨WDC 世界锦标赛（世界积分排名赛），是全球最大的国标舞和拉丁舞比赛项目。届时，全球顶尖舞者齐聚一堂，争夺最高级别的现金奖项。本次比赛将于11月1日在梅塞德斯奔驰文化中心举行。

第 3 届 CBDF 艺术表演舞锦标赛和第 28 届 CBDF 国际标准舞全国锦标赛均为中国国际标准舞总会一年一度的比赛项目，是中国最具影响力的全国性比赛。今年，第 3 届 CBDF 艺术表演舞锦标赛将于10月29日在上海戏剧学院(STA)剧院举行，而第 28 届 CBDF 国际标准舞全国锦标赛将于10月30日至11月1日在源深体育中心举行。

“延续去年的成功，我们的使命是继续提升和促进中国的舞蹈文化。举办此次回向上海国际舞蹈节，我们深感荣幸。为期一周的节日将给舞者和观众带来毕生难忘的体验。”上海回向文化发展基金会主席Diana女士说，“目前，舞种集中在摩登舞和拉丁舞，在未来的五年中，舞蹈节将不断扩大并融入更多的舞种，例如现代舞、爵士舞、街舞等，使之成为上海以及亚洲最受欢迎的年度舞蹈盛会。”

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