10th club performance · Scottish suite
Maypole, Scottish country dance and Highland dance: explore another world of steps and music. About 8 minutes 42 seconds.
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Come a little closer,
see our world.
A dance on film, a gathering remembered,
and the people who take folk dance further.
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Start with a performance
Return to the stage: the music, the formations and the connection between dancers.
Past performancesThe complete 2024 club performance
The full performance from 25 May 2024, running for about two hours and nine minutes. From opening to curtain call, revisit a whole evening of dancing together.
Watch on YouTube8th club performance · Let’s Dance
A stage recording including Artist’s Life and Poolside Shadows. About 17 minutes 16 seconds.
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Meet the club through its reports
Piece together the club’s history through original reports, with sources for further reading.
2025 international folk dance exchange in Kinmen
Kinmen Daily News records the club’s participation in an international folk dance event and its Indian-style performance, Journey.
Read our local archiveActive Club of the Year, 2022–2023
The university’s published awards list names the club an Active Club of the Year, under the School of Foreign Languages.
Read our local archiveBack to the dance floor after graduation
A university report records 59 alumni and seven teachers from Taiwan returning for a performance with current students.
Read our local archiveFlorence’s reflections on Hungarian folk dance
Florence recalls taking students to Hong Kong for a Knack Cordial performance in 2017, offering a glimpse of the club’s exchanges with other dancers.
Read our local archiveA Taiwanese food sale beyond the dance floor
A 2013 report tells how Zheng Ruoyi and club members sold Taiwanese braised pork rice to help a student who was ill.
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Beyond the dance floor, keep reading
A case study of Putian University Folk Dance Club
A 2021 study by He Xiaobin, Zheng Ruoyi and Cai Zhengzhong records the club’s history and culture of dancing together.
Read our local archiveRead the paper as a PDF
Explore the complete research background, interviews and references.
Putian University Folk Dance Club · Historical encyclopedia entry
An account of the club’s early organization, festivals and performances, offering leads into its past.
Folk and traditional dance
Explore the terms and the dance traditions of different regions through Wikipedia’s folk dance entry.
Early conversations in the Folk Dance forum
Early online memories of members and fellow dancers discussing steps, teaching and performances.