自2017年2月南卡美特尔舞蹈团正式成立已有一年的时间，这一年的时间里，团员们在张娟老师的指导下刻苦排练，终于在上个月的华人春节活动中完成了首次演出，效果非同凡响。演出结束，观众们集体起立，热烈鼓掌、欢呼，不敢相信小小的美特尔市，竟有着这样一支成熟的舞蹈团队。
2018美特尔华人社区春节活动舞蹈队演出照片
舞蹈队成立以来，先后共有将近30人参加过培训，此次演出的团队中共有10人，分别来自不同的职业、背景、年龄。通过张娟老师辛勤的义务指导，她们从不会跳、不敢跳的舞蹈门外人，逐渐被培养成了动作娴熟、表情到位、台风优雅的舞蹈爱好者。初为春节活动排练时，学员们对《天边》这段音乐仍不熟悉，为了让大家能够连贯的把每个动作串下来，张老师伴着音乐，不辞辛苦的喊着节奏、动作要领，慢慢地，学员们将张老师的口令熟记于心，便可以独立完成整只舞蹈。为了让所有人都听到口令，张老师几次把嗓子喊哑，却还坚持每周的排练；由于大多数学员们起初对舞蹈是零基础，她就带着大家反复研究动作要领；学员们对动作有疑惑，张老师会逐一亲自做示范，手把手指导每位学员，却从无怨言。
张老师手把手指导舞蹈队主力成员
张娟老师教学舞蹈《又见北风吹》
俗话说的好，师傅领进门，修行在个人，学员们在舞蹈表演中的成长进步，更离不开她们个人的天赋和努力，每个队员愿意在自己的业余时间参加培训彩排，风雨无阻，因此得以在春节活动上让观众们一饱眼福。
春节活动结束后，我们对舞蹈队的成员进行了采访，了解到大家对于这段学舞体验的评价甚高。她们都认为，参加舞蹈培训不仅能圆了她们小时候渴望学习舞蹈的梦想，还能锻炼身体的协调能力，而且还让她们在美特尔结交到了好朋友，他乡遇知音，是一件幸福、快乐的事。
一名主力舞蹈队员Joanna的说法得到了所有其他成员的认同，她说：“我们很多人在年轻的时候都很羡慕舞蹈演员。不光是欣赏她们美妙的舞姿，更幻想自己在舞台上会是怎样的表现！想学习跳舞不光是健身娱乐，更是体验团队合作，集体表现力的展现！有幸参加我们的舞蹈团，跟随专家张娟老师习舞，从手脚不协调；肢体动作与音乐不和谐，到能完整跳完几个舞蹈！这期间张娟老师付出巨大，我们不光为联欢会带来欢乐；掌声与笑声；我们更为我们自己的自信与和谐的姐妹情而骄傲！”
加入舞蹈队时间不长的新晋主力队员Mei评价说：“在张娟老师的悉心指导下，通过练习舞蹈我不但找到了自己的自信心，而且感到肢体变得更灵活强健，体验到音乐与舞蹈的艺术美感。所以我认为舞蹈确实是一项有百利而无一害的活动！”
2018美特尔华人社区春节活动舞蹈队演出前合影（第一排：Mei，第二排从左至右：Zhen, 张娟, Mei Mei, 诗煜, Leslie, 李红, 妍，宋波，Joanna）
采访张娟老师时，老师表达了她对舞蹈队在2018年的期待，她希望学习舞蹈可以使大家的生活更加多姿多彩，在传授舞蹈技巧的同时，张老师见证了姐妹们变的更加自信与从容。舞出自信，舞出精彩的人生！
The Myrtle Beach Dance Club made its public debut in the 2018 Chinese Spring Festival Celebration that took place Saturday, February 24th. A total of 324 people came in support of the Chinese Community, among which many are Americans invited by their Chinese friends.
The Dance Club have come a long way since the initiation of this program. Many dancers had no experience coming on to the team. However, with the help of the dance instructor and performance choreographer, Ms. Zhang Juan, the girls successfully delivered an amazing performance at the beginning of the Festival Celebration.
In 2017, Ms. Zhang Juan volunteered to become the instructor. She was not only a great teacher, but also a dear friend to everyone on the team. She encouraged the group to dance more confidently and to have fun while learning.
One of the dancers, Joanna, commented that learning how to dance with Ms. Zhang Juan was like a dream-come-true. Many dancers also agreed that being able to perform in front of an audience was a way of self-realization and helped them discover their hidden dancing talents.
To prepare for this show, all of them have put in so much effort. As a proud member of the dance club, I want to express my gratitude for all the audience that came to see us and applauded for our performance. In addition, speaking on behalf of every member of the club, we cannot express enough appreciation for Ms. Zhang Juan. Thank you, Ms. Zhang Juan for making this incredible performing experience possible for us and for bringing more fun to our lives.
–Written by Shiyu