Guangdong Modern Dance Company (GMDC) is the first professional

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company in China founded in 1992 by its director

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. The company's former dancers and choreographers include

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. GMDC runs Guangdong Modern Dance Week every year which is one of the major dace festivals in mainland China and

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7th Guangdong Modern Dance Week Kicks off on the July 24th (eChinaCities.com)
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References

External links

Article: The New Face of Chinese Dance
Critical essay about the Guangdong Modern Dance Company Modern dance companies Dance companies in China Organizations established in 1992 {{contemporary-dance-stub