Then teaching in the Taichung Teachers College, Liu did choreography based on gestures gleaned from traditional Chinese carvings, figurines, and painting. Though one of her works won first prize, she felt undeserving, and gave up the competition after her third year.
當時在台中師範學校任教的劉鳳學從雕刻、陶俑、繪畫中觀摩靜止的中國舞蹈姿態，編舞的作品也得過首獎，她卻越跳越心虛，參加三屆比賽後便完全退出了。