The Tai Gu Tales Dance Theatre was found and established in Taipei, Taiwan in 1988 by Hsiu-wei Lin, the choreographer, dancer, producer and artistic director. The character “ Tai ‘’ defines the chaotic beginning of the world without boundaries. The character “ Gu ” defines history, the eternity of time transmitted from generation to generation. The character “ Ta ” defines action or the rhythm of a dynamic ceremonial dance. The Company has twelve dances. All the female dancers have received modern dance training, while the male dancers were Chinese opera actors. All the dancers have received three stages of special training from Hsiu-wei Lin. The first stage, the “ babies of the universe ” referred by Ms. Lin, uses soft, organic and meditative movements. The second stages tries to capture and imitate animal movements with expansion and explosion. The third stage aims to search the being with techniques of concentration and relaxation. In searching and exploring a pure and original dance style, Lin tried to achieve a unity of from her inner spirit