The 15th Beijing Dance Academy Awards honored 16 Chinese dance dramas on Dec 19 with a gala performance at the school’s theater.

The showcase featured eight award-winning dance works, accompanied by the Morin Khuur (the horsehead fiddle, a typical folk musical instrument of the Mongolian ethnic group), by Minzu University of China, which won the best performance award, and Airs of the States, a traditional Chinese dance piece by the Beijing Dance Academy, which was awarded the best dance work.