Michelini is not sure when he first became enchanted with Chinese dances, but once he did, he felt the need to help everyone else view them too, a desire that led to the creation of the Lan-yang dancer troupe.
初和秘神父接觸的人，常會訝異於他對中國民族舞蹈的狂熱，「我也記不得什麼時候發現中國民族舞蹈的迷人之處，我就是一直認為這是地球上最美的一種舞蹈藝術，應該讓大家都認識。」