TheBeijing Dance Academy (BDA,Chinese:北京舞蹈学院) is a municipal public professional dance college atHaidian, Beijing. The academy is the highest institution for dance education and assessment in the People's Republic of China, conducting the nationwide teacher qualification level examinations in Chinese dance.
The Beijing Dance Academy was established as the Beijing Dance School (Chinese:北京舞蹈学校) in 1954, and turned into the Beijing Dance Academy with the approval ofState Council and the sponsorship of theMinistry of Culture in 1978. In 2000, its sponsorship was transferred to theBeijing Municipal People's Government. The Academy provides BA and MA degrees and has become the only institution of higher learning for professional dance education in China.
Words meaning "the Cradles of Dancers" inside the campus of Beijing Dance Academy.
The Academy, known as "the Cradle of Dancers" (Chinese:舞蹈家的摇篮) and adjacent toZizhuyuan Park,Haidian District, has over 500 faculty and staff, and over 2,000 full-time students. The Chinese government provides significant funding to the Academy and directly oversees its operations.[1]
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