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Located in Flushing, New York, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is one of the world’s largest public tennis facilities and the home of the prestigious US Open. Since 1978, the center has hosted this historic event. Its iconic Arthur Ashe Stadium serves as the venue for numerous matches, events, and training programs throughout the year, attracting tennis enthusiasts from around the globe.
Fan Week serves as the opening celebration of the US Open, offering the public not only a chance to watch tennis players practice and compete up close but also to participate in a variety of exciting activities. This year’s Fan Week once again perfectly combined sports and culture. In addition to the thrilling tennis events, one of the highlights was a special performance by Chinese dance artists.
（US Open Fan Week 2024 Live Scene）
Lu Wang, one of famous Chinese dancer who was invited to showcase her signature work “White” and a traditional Chinese long fan dance on the Fountain Plaza Stage during Fan Week. The performance provided the audience with both visual and cultural enjoyment, illustrating the deep fusion of art and sports in the context of tennis culture. After her performance, Lu Wang shared her thoughts on the event, saying, “I feel very honored to be invited to this grand event. I love tennis, so I feel lucky to be a part of it.” She further elaborated on how this performance differed from her previous ones: “There were many passionate tennis fans watching the performance, and the overall atmosphere was incredibly lively. The audience cheered and danced freely with the music and performance vibe. I think this is the power of tennis culture, and I felt a strong sense of sportsmanship here.”
（Chinese performers on the Fan Week stage at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center）
Fan Week, as the US Open’s kick-off party, has become an unmissable annual event for tennis fans. Through this platform, audiences not only get a closer look at the sport of tennis but also experience unique cultural performances like those by Lu Wang. She expressed her joy in bringing the traditional Chinese long fan dance to the Fan Week stage. As she danced with her long fan, she felt the audience’s enthusiasm, which infused her performance with strength and vitality.
In this performance, Lu Wang, demonstrated her unique interpretation of the long fan dance, explained to the reporter: “Even the same work conveys different emotions and spirit when presented in different environments and on different stages. Sometimes the fan flows gently like water, while other times it flies vigorously like a blaze of fire. The long fan is my source of inspiration and a symbol of my spirit—free, flowing, light, and without constraints.”
（Lu Wang performs the traditional Chinese long fan dance on stage）
Fan Week is not just a tennis celebration; it also provides a platform for artists to showcase their talents and express themselves. Through the unique performance, traditional Chinese culture and modern sportsmanship came together beautifully. As Lu Wang said, “Art, like sports, is an important medium that transcends race and nationality, bringing people from all over the world closer together.”
At the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center’s Fan Week, audiences were not only captivated by top-level tennis events but also moved by the unique power of art through top Chinese dancers’ performance. The event showcased the exciting possibilities of how tennis and art can inspire one another, delivering an unforgettable cultural experience to the spectators.
