Meet Shen Yun Principal Dancer Luna Yu

What does it take to lift ones leg as easily as an arm How do you remain perfectly balanced and composed If you want to improve your extensions, you have to focus on your goals. Be diligent and never give up, Shen Yun s rising star Luna Yu says. I guess its the same for anything in life, too. Inch by inchthats how we achieve the remarkable. Grain of rice by grain of rice is how one of our senior instructors used to put itthough it sounds more profound in Chinese In classical Chinese dance, extensions fall under the control, or kongzhi (控制), category. Kongzhi encompasses a wide range of techniques and poses that require flexibility, strength, and, of course, impeccable control.