Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s1.t6.48

v2.c11.s1.t6.48

**Chinese dancers of Indian dance** Zhang Jun, the dancer of oriental dance, first introduced Indian dance to Chinese people systematically. With eight times of going to India to study, she not only learned seven schools of classical dance, also collected a large number of materials about folk dance. After returning to China, she widely imparted them on students, and successively taught in Beijing Dance Academy, China Oriental Performing Arts Group, Oriental Art Guidance Center and Guangzhou Dance School, with students throughout the world. In 1999, she released the teaching video of *Coursework of Bharatanatyam*, and in 2004, she wrote the book *Coursework of Bharatanatyam*. Her main dance works included “Dunhuang dance and Indian dance appreciation party”, dance “Western Charming”, “Colourful Foot Bells”, etc.