Arts Proficiency Assessment Center

An artistic platform for those with aspirations - whether it’s to cultivate interest at an early age, fulfill the artistic dreams from your childhood, or to help you develop artistic skills that you can pass on.

  • Our Mission

    Classical Chinese dance can cultivate children’s form and temperament. At the same time, it lays a solid dance foundation for those who want to take a professional route. It provides a professional training platform for all who want to become dancers.

  • Instructor Advantages

    The arts proficiency assessment center gathers the world's top Chinese dancers with brilliant artistic skills, all of whom have won numerous international competitions.

  • High Quality Courses

    The course material has been specially curated by many Shen Yun dance artists, incorporating the characteristics of children of different ages. The course material is designed for varying levels of ability and is suitable for children aged 7 and up, including teenagers and adults.

Shen Yun Instructors

Personally taught by artists from the world's premier Classical Chinese dance ensemble, Shen Yun Performing Arts. These courses can be taken in person, where students learn to express inner rhythms and meanings, tell stories through dance, and showcase the endless spirit and inner values of 5,000 years of traditional Chinese culture.

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Elementary Chinese Dance Training

Systematic stage training, starting from the basic training, simple movement teaching, rapid mastery of initial skills.

Professional Certifications

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Professional Chinese dance certificate programs

The world’s top professional Chinese dance certificate programs for Chinese dance enthusiasts around the world

Become An Instructor

An artistic platform for those who dream to become elite artists.

Testimonials

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Lvl. 4
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Joan Etheridge
The teacher is amazing. She never let Joan's personality be in the way of her teaching. The teacher is always positive, calm, happy, and humorous in her class. In the long run, Joan feels very comfortable with her teacher.

Joan admires and respects her teacher because she never judges Joan for her personality. She recognizes her improvement. The teacher is flexible, experienced, and pleasant to learn from.
Parent: Ms. Khaw
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Lvl. 2
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Donal
Thank you to the teachers and staff of Shen Yun Arts Proficiency Assessment Center (APAC) for their hard work and enthusiastic help.

Shen Yun APAC provides authentic Chinese classical dance to many children who wish to learn the dance. The teachers at the center are world-class artists and people of faith with universal values of truth, kindness, and tolerance. They are very professional and patient in teaching and instructing our children. As parents, we are very happy that our children have been given this opportunity to learn. Under the teachers' guidance, my child has not only improved his dance skills but also developed good form and temperament. He is more focused, calm, and able to endure hardships than before.
Parent: Ms. Wang
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Lvl. 3
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Leo
I am very grateful to Shen Yun Arts Proficiency Assessment Center (APAC) for providing us with the opportunity to learn online. It breaks the boundaries of geography and time. The online classes are systematic and standardized. Thanks to the teachers' sincerity and patience, my child was not only able to learn authentic classical Chinese dances and the traditional cultural meanings associated with them but also to learn Shen Yun's special rhythm and feeling of dance, “yun-lü”.
Parent: Ms. Li
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Lvl. 1
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Lise
Ms. Yen Hsiu Chen is very gentle, smiling, and responsible. The atmosphere of the class is relatively relaxed. When my child made a mistake in dancing or repeatedly couldn't remember, she would correct and instruct her over and over again without ever losing her temper. My child likes her very much and is not afraid to go to class anymore. The teacher taught the movements and combinations from simple to deep, step by step, from the general to the details. The homework was less stressful and she eventually learned and remembered it. Thank you very much, Ms. Yen Hsiu Chen!
Parent: Ms. Wang
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Lvl. 2
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Andy Moody
As a relative beginner, I was initially apprehensive about whether I could learn dance through online classes, but I cannot speak highly enough about my experience with Shen Yun Arts Proficiency Assessment Centre. The customer service team dealt with my questions with promptness and kindness. The Level 2 course has been carefully structured, gradually building correct foundations of understanding and flexibility training. My instructors have delivered each lesson with wonderful clarity and expertise. They are thoughtful and generous with their knowledge and have often helped my learning by discussing broader dance principles and cultural context. As a professional classical rider, I have been waiting for many years for the opportunity to learn classical Chinese dance from Shen Yun dancers, after seeing their sublime artistry on stage. The course has profoundly changed my understanding of my own art, for which I am eternally grateful. I highly recommend it!