{"id":64418,"date":"2017-10-23T10:31:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T15:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=64418"},"modified":"2017-10-23T10:32:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T15:32:25","slug":"at-76-chinese-dance-instructor-lives-her-passion-and-passes-it-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/at-76-chinese-dance-instructor-lives-her-passion-and-passes-it-on\/","title":{"rendered":"At 76, Chinese dance instructor lives her passion and passes it on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Dena Khalafallah and Tiffany Chen <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">At 11 years old, Jin Qui Yue discovered her passion for dance and has followed it throughout her life. <\/p>\n<p>At 76 years old, she continues to teach dance to students of all ages in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m 76 years old already, and I still haven\u2019t stepped down from the stage. I\u2019m still teaching,\u201d Jin said.<\/p>\n<p>Jin\u2019s dance classes can be found inside the Bei Dou Kung Fu studio on 31st Street in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe might not be able to communicate through language, but through dancing, we can bring each other closer,\u201d Jin said in her native tongue.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"At 76 years old, Chinese dance instructor lives her passion and passes it on to the next generation\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/239125372?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Jin Qui Yue dancing inside Bei Dou Kung Fu studio. Oct. 6, 2017. (Dena Khalafallah\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dena Khalafallah and Tiffany Chen Medill Reports At 11 years old, Jin Qui Yue discovered her passion for dance and has followed it throughout her life. 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