"Today is the last performance of The Red Detachment of Women in 2018. Two days later, we are about to welcome a brand-new 2019, the year to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of National Ballet of China. On such a special day, I solemnly announce that Ma Xiaodong was promoted as the Premier Danseur! Since entering the Company nearly ten years ago, Ma Xiaodong constantly trained himself with superhuman efforts and has starred almost all of the repertoires of National Ballet of China. Today, we congratulate Ma Xiaodong, at the same time wish him a new starting to make further achievements in ballet art, strive for excellence, work hand in hand with three Prima Ballerina Zhu Yan, Zhang Jian and Wang Qimin, and help National Ballet of China to a higher leading role in the world ballet art!" The Artistic Director Feng Ying solemnly announced.

On December 29th, the last performance of The Red Detachment of Women in 2018 was staged happily at the Heyuan Grand Theatre in Heyuan City, Guangdong Province. With the passion and spectacular of performance, the busy and harvest 2018 is coming to an end, and a new 2019 full of opportunities and challenges is around the corner. Ma Xiaodong, who danced "Honɡ Chanɡqinɡ" in The Red Detachment of Women, not only received the praise from the troupe leaders, colleagues and audiences, but also received the honor of promotion, which will start his new journey as a Premier Danseur of troupe in 2019.

Congratulations to Ma Xiaodong for his promotion of the Premier Danseur of National Ballet of China! This is the moment of glory for him, and also the pride of the National Ballet of China!