15 Flying Silk Ribbon Dance: Journey into Asia 2012 (Rebirth) 

Hello! I am one of the performers in the video and one of the founders of Flying Silk. I'm grateful that our first performance as an official campus group has garnered such a positive response over the years and seen how the group has continued to grow. I grew up doing Chinese dance and it was always such a joy to connect with and share my heritage through dance. I wanted to answer a couple common questions that I've seen in the comments. What is the ribbon made of? The ribbons and the costumes we wear are made of silk. We had previously tried using polyester ribbons because they are cheaper to purchase (especially for college students), but they are a bit heavier and don't flow with quite the same elegance as silk does. How are the ribbons prepared into flower form seen at the beginning? The ribbons are attached to a wooden dowel. At the end of the stick is a circle of the silk sewn together with an elastic band on the edge. The ribbon is gathered and pleated into small folds around the end of the dowel which forms the "petals." The elastic pouch is then pulled over the bottom half of the pleats to form the base of the flower (think of how you fold a pair of socks together). A flick of the wrist allows us to "throw out" the ribbon, which you see at 1:19. Where do you get your ribbons and costumes? The ribbons seen in this performance were purchased in Taiwan. We actually had a family member go in person to order and purchase them and ship them back to us. The costumes were custom ordered; we had to take our tailor measurements and have them sent in to have each costume tailor made for us. Unfortunately, I don't have much more information about where they were ordered from, which I know is the main reason people are asking. As you might see on the upload date, it's been over ten years since this performance (wow!). Hopefully anyone inspired to do ribbon dance is able to find some alternatives that are much more accessible. What is the name of the song? We don't actually have that information, either. Prior to the official formation of Flying Silk, a few of us were classically trained in traditional Chinese folk dance at the local Chinese language school. The dance instructor there had all of her dances set to songs that were composed specifically for those dances by someone she knew. The song files that we were submitted for performances were very unceremoniously titled things like "fan_and_ribbon_dance.mp3" or "single_double_ribbon.mp3". The song we used here was actually composed for a different dance involving pink feather fans and one long ribbon that extended behind the shoulders (see the Butterfly Lovers ribbon dance from Journey into Asia 2011), but we reused it for this performance. Our instructor did not want the dances copied or performed by anyone she did not train, so out of respect we do not share the song files. Thanks for understanding! I hope this comment helps anyone who might stumble upon it now or later. Thanks for letting us share a slice of Chinese culture with you!

Great performance. Wish there are more Chinese American students carry on the culture sharing mission to help local community appreciate the wonderful Chinese Art. Keep up with great work UNC students!!!

Wow ❤❤❤❤❤

Babu re superb what a super fantastic dance performance in our school we r gng to perform this dance on feast

This is amazing dance ☺️can you tell me the name of the song

Can somebody teach me how to tie the ribbon like that at the start so it would be like a flower?

What’s the song name?

Con que tela se pueden hacer?

I have danced today in my school but the ribbons urgh.. but your one's was great

can u please tell us whats the name of the song played at the back

Beautiful...!😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍👍

That was beautiful

😍😯🥰

I love the ribbons

Wow! This is beautiful dance ^///^. I wish I knew who to ribbon dance.

Please, What's the song name?

It is so n8ce dance and its are dance all so in chiness new year

Do you know where you got the ribbons from? I've looked all over, including Taobao and Alibaba and can't seem to find these where you put them into a flower.

Lovely !

excellent!

Can someone tell me rhe name of both songs..thank you

what material did they use

I love the ribbons

what kind of fabric are they using ? Is it silk ?

Can anyone please tell me what material of cloth is used to make such ribbons?

Cool

wow amazing

What are the names of the songs used?

Love the colors

❤️

what's the name of the second song?

напишите пожалуйста название песен к этому танцу

What's the song name?

Гипнотический эффект от такого танца

so kind💙💙

THIS

Superrrrr