As a child, Liu had a passion for classical Chinese dance.

She is known by China as the "Mother of Chinese dance".

"My interest was to discover the Chinese dance and to develop it."

In addition to contemporary works, the program included examples of Chinese classical dance.

But she began her career in traditional Chinese dance during the Cultural Revolution.

All the participants seemed familiar with both traditional Chinese dances and international modern-dance styles.

Students also choose a dance specialty such as ballet or Chinese traditional dance.

As a child, she studied classical Chinese dance.

The 15-minute tape had Chinese dances and a ballet she had performed in a competition.