粉熱匹茲堡之夜 募款防癌
美華協會青年舞蹈團日前應邀在「粉熱匹茲堡之夜」演出，贏得滿堂采。【陳凝霜提供】
【匹茲堡訊】每年10月是全美乳癌防治月，全美各地都舉辦各式活動，敦促民眾注意乳癌的預防與保健，大匹茲堡地區、多年來提供賓州西部無健康保險婦女免費篩檢乳癌與子宮頸癌的亞達基健康團體，日前比照往年舉辦「粉熱匹茲堡之夜」，美華協會青年舞蹈團也應邀表演舞蹈，充分展現出中國舞蹈的剛與柔。
已舉辦8年的「粉熱匹茲堡之夜」，有別具異國風味的國際音樂舞蹈節目，各方贊助捐款及門票收入頗高。去年該活動就曾募到8萬元，據主辦單位表示，今年募得的款項更高。
美華協會青年舞蹈團傳統上提供的節目有舞獅耍龍、擊鼓及中國民族舞蹈。該團在謝家碧努力不懈的教導下，學員們認真練習。該會舞蹈團在大匹茲堡地區經常展現精湛舞藝，並已成各方競邀的中國文化表演團體。
當天該團表演的「綠波」，在藍天襯映下，一個個美麗的小姑娘舞動著綠扇，有如江南風景中的流波。團員中有多位金髮碧眼的美國姑娘，身穿中國艷麗古裝，別具風味；她們有6人是匹茲堡「三河收養中國孩童協會」的家庭成員。男孩們則賣力擊鼓，加上中規中矩的舞獅。整團25人演出剛柔並濟、活力四射，都贏得滿堂采。
美華協會青年舞蹈團是當天(10/14/2008 Tuesday atthe Byham Theatre )表演的唯一非營利團體，其餘都是專業表演者。其他節目還有中東肚皮舞、美國百老匯表演、7人清唱等。
（張瓊月）
2008-10-31
This event is called "Hot Pink Pittsburgh" www.hotpinkpittsburgh.org which Lee attended 3 years ago. This is a fundraising event to raise funds for those uninsured women in the Western Pa. It is always held during the month of Oct, month of caner awareness month. Each year the organizer invited local celebrities, TV casts, politicians, VIPs...etc to this event. the guests paid between $60 to $125 or more to support the event. They also invited 6 groups per year to support the program at the Byham Theatre. Three years ago, we were the first EVER non professional group received the honor to perform at the event. This year, they invited us back again (they don't invite the same group 2 or 3 years in the row). We are very excited to be part of this event and it will be held on Tues, 10/14 (they don't usually do on the weekends since the rate of the facility rental is lower) from 5:30 to 9p. Program is from 7:30 to 9p. Last time I brought about 15 of my upper classes students, this year, I am bringing 25 students from 2 levels (age 12 to 18).
