金秋九月，桂花飘香。

September, the golden season of the year, is filled with fragrance of osmanthus.

苏州外国语学校相城校区艺术舞蹈团参加了由相城区举办的2019年《庆国庆迎中秋各界人士联谊会》活动。

It was just in this time that SCFLS Dancing Club participated in the 2019 Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day held by Xiangcheng District.

现场，舞蹈团的孩子们与国际教师共同用精彩的歌舞，为佳节庆贺，向苏城献礼，赢得了相城区委区政府领导的一致好评！

The excellent dance performed by the students of the dancing club and international teachers won great applause from the leaders of the Xiangcheng District government.

独在异乡非异客，对于舞蹈团里这群可爱可敬的国际教师来说，这个中秋节他们过得并不孤单。在艺术中心的指导下，国际教师们利用休息时间和舞蹈团的孩子们一同排练，一同挥洒汗水，并在师生共同努力下完成了作品《舞动苏城》。

Though are these international teachers far away from their home, they spent a meaningful Mid-Autumn Festival this year. Under the guidance of the Art Centre, these international teachers sacrificed their break time to rehearse with the kids, and finally accomplished the performance—Dancing Soochow together.

《舞动苏城》这支舞蹈充分融合了街舞、印度舞、爵士舞、拉丁舞等不同舞种元素，形式多样，轻快活泼，淋漓尽致得展现了我校国际多元文化与东西方经典艺术相融合的艺术教育理念！

Various types of dance, such as street dance, Indian dance, jazz, and Latin dance are fully integrated in this dance. This flexible, brisk and lively dance demonstrates the educational philosophy of art in our school, which is to integrate the international multiculturalism with both the Eastern and Western classic arts. 

艺术是人类进行自我表达的一种普遍形式，同时也是一种独特的认识方式，每个孩子天生都拥有艺术的心灵。

The arts are a universal form of human expression and a unique way of knowing. Every child is born with the artistic talent.

苏外相城校区艺术舞蹈团自2018年成立以来，受到了家长和孩子们的广泛关注和喜爱！在这一年多里，孩子们利用CAS课时间学习基础知识，研究舞蹈技巧，刻苦练习，先后完成了街舞、古典舞、民族舞等多支舞蹈作品。在今年，舞蹈团还将更新课程，打造精品社团，将更多优秀的舞蹈作品展现给大家！

Since the foundation of SCFLS Dancing Club in 2018, wide attention and affection have been received from both parents and students. For over a year, the students have been learning the basic knowledge, inquiring into the dancing skills, and practicing with great effort by taking CAS courses. They successfully performed several dances, such as the street dance, classical dance, folk dance and etc. This year, the dancing club is going to update the course, build a “Quality” club, and bring more excellent dances to the stage!

艺术是生命的彩虹，是神秘大自然赐予纯美心灵的恩典。我们相信,每个孩子都具有艺术家的天赋，期待SCFLS的学子们在全纳舞台上绽放属于他们的光彩！

Art is the rainbow of our lives, and a gift bestowed upon us from the nature.  We believe every child has the artistic gifts and talents, and we look forward to the development of all SCFLS students on this inclusive platform!