Thai ballet dancer chases dream in SW China's Chongqing

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Thai ballet dancer chases dream in SW China's Chongqing

STORY: Thai ballet dancer chases dream in SW China's Chongqing DATELINE: May 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sakura practicing and performing ballet dance 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SAKURA, Thai ballet dancer STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): SAKURA, Thai ballet dancer "Hello, my name is Sakura, and I'm from Bangkok, Thailand. Now I'm a ballet dancer with Chongqing Ballet Theater. I started ballet when I was eight. And the more I dance, the more I kind of fall in love with it. And so I decided to become a professional ballet dancer and be serious on dancing. So at that time, my teacher recommended me the ballet company which is in Chongqing. And at that time, I also really liked China. I really liked Chongqing, because it's quite like a popular place for Thai people to come visit. So I was very interested, so I decided to come to the Chongqing Ballet Theater and audition here. And then I got in. So I was really happy to be working in Chongqing, whi

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