This talk will introduce the major styles of contemporary Chinese folk dance (including both Han and minority forms) practiced in the China today. Through a combination of explanation, performance demonstrations and video, Jin Ni will guide audiences to become familiar with the basic aesthetic vocabulary used in contemporary Chinese folk dance styles such as Dongbei yangge, Korean dance, Dai dance, etc. Based on her experience as a professional student and teacher of contemporary Chinese folk dance, Jin Ni will explain how these styles are currently incorporated into the teaching curriculum in Chinese dance schools and university dance programs in China. Finally, she will briefly introduce one of her own award-winning works of contemporary Chinese folk dance, explaining the creative process and goals she went through while devising this work. This talk will be given in Chinese with interpretation by U-M Professor Emily Wilcox.