About Illusions
UMass Illusions Dance Team is a registered student organization dedicated to bringing Chinese cultural dance to UMass Amherst and the greater Amherst community. Illusions aims to educate, promote, and preserve Chinese culture within the UMass Amherst community. Our group incorporates a variety of dance styles, specializing in Chinese folk dance, classical dance, and ethnic dance. More prominently, we aim to uplift and recognize the different Chinese ethnic minorities through our diversity of movement.
Previous Dances
Program Highlights
Whispers of Spring
Fall 2023
Red Hero & Rainforest Serenade
Spring 2024
Spring Poem
Fall 2024
Mystic Waters
Spring 2025
Dun Huang
Fall 2025
Coming Soon
Elegance of Embroidery
Spring 2026
Coming Soon
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Upcoming Events
GIM
Auditions
Campus Pulse
YouTube
Previous Events
Chinese Performing Arts Expo
Dance Workshops
Executive Board
President
Lauren Lan
VP Internal
Renee Su
VP External
Secretary
Abigale Szeto
Jessica Chen
Sr. Event Coord
Jaimie Sansouci
Jr. Event Coord
Chloe Le
Jr. Event Coord
Sophia Lei
Sr. Publicist
Jennifer Lo
Photographer
Carter Sands
Creative Lead
Creative Lead
Allison Xu
Elaine Bai
Alumni
Rita Cagan
Co-Founder
Rachel Shi
Co-Founder
Julia Bo
Sr. Publicist
Lauren Lan
Co-Founder
Jayme Lo
President
Katrina Lam
Creative Lead
Connect with UMass Illusions Dance Team
Whether you have performance inquiries, want to join our team, or simply share your love for Chinese dance, feel free to reach out.
We are here to support and guide you in your dance journey!