Steven Ma and Joyce Koi Dance to 'Princess Flower' Steven Ma and Joyce Koi headed out for North America on 5th April, putting on two shows at the Foxwood Casino in America before performing in a charity concert at Toronto's Hummingbird Center. As well as singing contemporary music, they also danced a waltz to a special arrangement of 'Butterfly Lovers' and 'Princess Flower'. As this was fresh arrangement for their performance, it went down extremely well with the audience and the atmosphere was electric. Having moved to Toronto now, Joyce's mentor Lam Ka Sing was there to support her and Steven and praised their artistry in creating such an elegant and romantic performance. Putting 'Princess Flower' to ballroom dancing certainly brought him a pleasant surprise. To prepare for their shows, they had already started rehearsing a month before and to receive such a good response from the audience makes Steven extremely happy. He says: "I am very happy that the audience enjoyed it and it has also given me great encouragement. When the third performance finished, I felt very disappointed because I didn't want it to end." Steven says that despite the rehearsals being very hard, he felt it was still worth it. To perform a dance for his friends was a great pressure on him, because even though he rehearsed and practised day and night, when you are faced with an audience, it is completely different. Steven says that at the last show in Toronto, when the song "Ming Yat Tin Ngai" began to play, he felt a great emotion and wanted to cry and in the final note, you could hear him crying. He says that after singing this song for so long, he has finally found a connection and this was the first time he reacted so strongly. At first he was worried that this would be a problem, but the audience were extremely supportive as they applauded him, leaving him quite surprised. He praised Joyce again, saying she worked very hard on the performance and left him with great admiration for her. He looks forward to their next collaboration. He is also thankful to their senior Lam for his support. Source: TakungpaoCredits: Em
