Dancing diva

Jolin Tsia started off as a pretty girl who sang songs for school kids. Today the 26-year-old Taiwanese spop idol is a huge star. Her critics say her singing skills are ordinary and she has been often pigeon holed as Jay Chou's former girlfriend. But that hasn't stopped her fans from loving her cutting-edge fashion and dazzling dance moves.

The singer is comes to Beijing with her Dancing Forever tour tonight.

Jolin's album Dancing Diva is the best representative of her singing style - lively , fast, with easy-to-follow melodies and lyrics.

Dancing Diva 's music video is a sight to behold. Jolin pairs Middle Eastern rhythms with extremely difficult rhythmic gymnastic dance moves. For this concert, she has new steps and an acrobatics-infused hip-hop performance of Dancing Diva complete with twirling gymnastics ribbons.

Chen Nan

Beijing Workers Gymnasium, Gongti Bei Lu, Chaoyang. 7:30 pm, April 4-5.

China Ticket Online 6417-7845

(China Daily 04/05/2008 page6)