Copenhagen: Practitioners' Shining Performance in Kongens Nytorv (Kings New Square)

A few of us arrived together at the central station of Copenhagen around midday on Saturday 21st September, to join the activities of promoting Falun Dafa during the Asia European Summit, a little unsure of exactly what activities were planned for that day and how to find them. Chance took us quickly to find a few practitioners in a nearby square, who said that there was a performance of Dafa practitioners doing a traditional dance performance in another square, pointing up a long pedestrian street. We started to walk up, and as we walked we were greeted by the smiling faces of a handful of practitioners every hundred yards or so, some walking around, some handing out leaflets and some demonstrating the exercises of Falun Gong. We came across several squares with practitioners demonstrating exercises in them but still did not manage to find any practitioners dancing. Finally, after about ten minutes walk, we arrived at the largest square yet and heard the familiar sounds of the song "Falun Dafa Hao" (Falun Dafa is good) and walking through the crowd of people gathered we were greeted with a truly wonderful scene. Here were the dancers.

There was a wonderful atmosphere around the whole area. It seemed to radiate from the beauty of the dancers costumes, from the warm smiles of the practitioners who stood quietly at the sides, from the bright sunshine, the elegance of the dancers, the many golden banners, and the rapt attention of the onlookers. Looking at the sky, one could see a huge ring circling the sun, this extraordinary phenomena added the feeling of a kind of magnificent and mystical blessing. The overall effect was truly wonderful! Over twenty dancers in red performed the traditional Chinese fan dancing whilst those dressed in yellow and pink performed the Lotus Flower dance. They also demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, along with a large number of practitioners dressed in traditional yellow exercise suits. Many people were attracted by the beauty of the dancers and the gracefulness of the exercises and took a leaflet to learn more about the practice. Whilst some practitioners remained to demonstrate the exercises, and continue with the performance, some fan dancers and some of the lotus dancers went on a parade of the nearby streets for an hour or so, performing the dance to the delight of shoppers and tourists.

Two Pictures Showing the Sun Ring during the Copenhagen activities

Looking on, I wondered why their dance seemed to be so wonderful and attractive. Was it the choreography, the costumes, the music? After watching for a while, I began to realise that the reason was because they were dancing with their hearts. Looking again at these performers, I thought that they looked beautiful, much more beautiful than most everyday people I see. I began to wonder if it was the make up, or the light, or perhaps my state of mind. Then, again, I realised, it was because their hearts were shining in their faces. As Dafa practitioners, then, how could they not look beautiful...?