With a family background from a southern province in China called Yunnan, Ming-Li looked to translate a mood and message that stuck with him since a very young age. The light references a dance choreographed by Liping Yang. The choreography depicts a group of woman of the Dai minority people in China and what it means to be a woman in the community. The dance is accented by this unique tilted hat worn by every dancer. This hat not only hid the faces of the dancers but in doing so brought attention to the movement and empowering message behind the dance. These hats were designed to shade working woman from the light but in this design, Ming-Li looked to create a light source that not only has down light but bounced uplight that brought attention and shined a light on the metaphorical figure. The illustrative etched pattern on the shade along with the asymmetrical two-toned finished on the base conveys the movement and emotions of the dancers.