The (Yi Hai, the twelfth lunar month, the first day), December 30, 1959, China's first ballet troupe was established.

1959 12 30, China's first ballet companies - Beijing Dance the school experiment ballet troupe was established in Beijing. The ballet troupe in Beijing Dance School Ballet Drama Club graduates mainly composed of young teachers and students. Search Deputy Minister of Culture of Xia Yan speech encouraged our first-ever group of ballet dancers, closely rely on the leadership of the party, the exercise into a red and expert art team, at the same time, we must Qinxuekulian efforts to draw nourishment of traditional Chinese dance, ballet become the nationalization of the masses art, rooting, growth, results in the vast land of China.
Currently, the ballet troupe had just been born, has to have a certain number of plays, they perform "Swan Lake", "Hai Xia", "Mermaid" has been widely Beijing audiences are familiar with and loved.