Brooklyn PAL youth represent U.S. in Beijing Cultural and Art Exchange
Police Athletic League (PAL) teens, Keymer, 17, Jeremiah, 17, and Jewel, 17, who all attend Brooklyn High School of the Arts, recently traveled to China to perform at “Joy Dancing Beijing” during their 10-day stay in the country. The teens traveled with a group of eight members of PAL’s Acting Program to take part in “Joy Dancing Beijing” 2017 Cultural and Art Exchange Week of International Youth, an annual festival which brings together youth art troupes from more than 14 countries worldwide, in addition to China’s 31 provinces, cities and regions.
The PAL teens represented America and shared their talents through song at the Opening Ceremony of “Joy Dancing Beijing” by performing “Heal the World” and “The Impossible Dream” at Beijing TV Theatre. The teens also participated in a tour of Beijing, a cultural and artistic exchange in a local Chinese school, visited the Great Wall, performed at the Nature Museum and traveled to Dalian City. They experienced the cultural exchange with youth arts groups from Australia, Kazakhstan, Malta, India and Indonesia.
“I visited many historic places and ate so many traditional foods, which were amazing!” says Jewel. “My favorite place was Golden Pebble Beach, but everything, from performing to spending time with students from other countries, meant so much to me. I loved the experience, and I love China.”
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