A scholar sets out on a 1,000-mile journey with a single step. But when our group of 90 artists embarks on a 10,000-mile journey, it’s good to start off on the same foot. We have matching itineraries, yet still find different ways to make the most of our travels.
Photoblog: Different in Unison
![“Practice makes perfect” - here’s a driving philosophy shared by dancers and musicians alike. (Left) Shen Yun double bass player Tigran Voskanyan fine-tunes his articulation, while Principal Dancer Tim Wu (right) takes flight at the Cheer Zone Tigers Gym in Evansville, IN. (Photos by TK [L] and Gary Liu [R])](https://www.shenyunperformingarts.org/data/image/original/2014/02/14/d7f14b4988c30cc40e5e7b7d157bc018.jpg)
![Whenever we have a day off, we find different ways to relax. Here, conductor William Kuo launches a neon Frisbee (right), while Principal Dancer Tim Wu takes the shot (left). (Gary Liu [L] and TK [R])](https://www.shenyunperformingarts.org/data/image/original/2014/02/14/29e11dc359bad383e1243f730bdbe032.jpg)
![…and we met a few friends along the way—some old, some new. Dancer Sam Pu with man’s best friend (right), and cellist Jiazhen Wu with the mighty Monkey King (an old friend indeed… did you know that his 2,591st birthday is coming up?). (Gary Liu [R] and Kelly Zheng (L)) Of course, how can we forget our culinary expeditions? In Little Rock, our “meatscapaders” ventured out to try Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken. In Baltimore, our female dancers were treated to Spanish tapas for lunch. (Angie Huynh)](https://www.shenyunperformingarts.org/data/image/original/2014/02/14/220787ad7829c9cbc7e9953cb1c36fb3.jpg)
A scholar sets out on a 1,000-mile journey with a single step. But when our group of 90 artists embarks on a 10,000-mile journey, it’s good to start off on the same foot. We have matching itineraries, but still find different ways to make the most of our travels.
Alison Chen
Contributing writer
February 14, 2014