Chinese dancers are adding cultural elements for local flavor

Xiao Na dances in black-and-white hanfu clothing with long sleeves that swish to make her appear like the koi spirit that sacrifices itself for its owner in the Chinese song, Jinlichao (Missing Tale).

As she spins with swift steps and kneels with her arms outstretched, a voice sings: "The fire depicts the face and burns out the time. Don't leave me all alone in the world, withering in the dream."

Xiao performed the dance in the final stage of a zhaiwu competition in Zhejiang's provincial capital, Hangzhou, recently.