【沪江网讯】首届“希地之星”国际舞台表演赛优秀节目汇演于7月18日在兰心大剧院热烈举行，作为中美建交30周年的指定文化交流活动，演出现场请到的嘉宾也都是重量级。当日，美国驻上海总领事、美国舞蹈比赛协会委员、上海舞蹈家协会会长、美国舞蹈比赛协会创始人等嘉宾都纷纷出席，星巴克、SMG也派嘉宾代表到场响应这次盛会，共同见证了选手们的精彩演出。
"Stars of Tomorrow," an international dance competition, concluded it's 1st year of competition on July 18, 2009 at the Lyceum Theatre.  VIPs such as the US Consul General in Shanghai, the founders and other members of the American Dance Competition Association, and associates from Starbucks and SMG all witnessed the ceremony celebrating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, as well as the contestants' fabulous performances.

该项赛事中国赛区的选拔从今年3月份开始，历经四个多月的激烈角逐，最终有10个优秀节目进入决赛阶段比赛，这些节目从参与比赛的2000多所学校中脱颖而出，而同时在汇演中，还有来自美国的4个优秀舞蹈节目，与中国的选手们同台表演，共谱一曲中美文化交流的和谐篇章。
The competition began in March, and only 10 of the best performances from nearly 2,000 schools received tickets to the final competition.  There were 4 tickets given to students from the United States, which demonstrated the cultural communication between China and the United States.

“希地之星”组委会发言人表示，这些都符合了原来希地办这次活动的初衷，让尽量多的选手参与到比赛中去感受比赛，对老师的培育进行嘉奖从而鼓励文艺创作和教育，让选手们在比赛中体会团队精神的重要性。同时在两国选手同台竞技和表演的过程中促进两国间的文化交流，奖学金奖项的颁出更是给了有着过人才艺和坚持梦想的中国选手有了进修和圆梦的机会，这也是促进两国交流的重要部分。
While the competition has lasted for more than four months, many teachers and contestants found that taking this step in the performing arts is a wonderful opportunity.  Teachers were awarded for their hard work and training, and contestants used the stage to showcase their talent, all of which were CD's goals in hosting the competition.

另外，“希地之星”的成功举办还仰赖于各方的支持。当日，有娱乐在线、新民晚报、上海热线、东方早报、网易等二十几家媒体到场，对此次汇演进行了全程的采访和报道。而星巴克当日更是提供了数名志愿者给予希地各方面的协助和支持，其对文化事业的关心和支持可见一斑。希地之星表示，其对文化推动和创新的社会责任感有可能会在希地建设的更多平台上有进一步的实现。这也是希地乐于所见的，唤醒整个社会以及大众对文化事业的关怀，共同推动社会的文化进程。
"Stars of Tomorrow" would have not been such a big success without the support and contributions from the media such as Entertainment Online, Xinmin Evening News, Shanghai Online, Oriental Morning Post, and Netease.  The help that came from the volunteers from Starbucks was also greatly appreciated during the competition. CD hopes that "Stars of Tomorrow" will be the leader in cultural promotion in Shanghai, the whole of China, and beyond.