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Currently:

August 2020 - Present: Company member of Cardinal Ballet Company and Innovative Styles @Stanford University

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Classical Training

2006 - Present : Atlanta Professional Dance Academy, Johns Creek, GA. 

Coaches: Dongsheng Wei(Former No. 1 Principal Dancer of National Ballet of China & Atlanta Ballet), Jue Chen (Former Soloist of National Ballet of China & Atlanta Ballet)

 

2017-2019 : Pas de Deux Partner & Coach: Momchil Mladenov (Former Principal Dancer with The National Ballet of Bulgaria)

 

2019 Ballet Theatre UK, Hinckley, England.

Director: Christopher Moore, The Royal Ballet School.
 

Honors

9th grade - Present: No.1 Principal Dancer of Atlanta Professional Dance Academy 

2019: Invitation by director of Ballet Theatre UK to train professionally with the company

 

Competitions & Scholarships

  • World Ballet Competition-World Finals: Top 10 World Finalist (2018)

    • A international-level highly-prestiged competition attended by ballerinas training to become professionals

    • Placed 6th overall after 4 rounds of eliminations

    • Self-choreographed solo for contemporary round

  • World Ballet Competition-World Finals: Silver medalist (2018)

    • Lead role in Beijing Opera Fusion, a fusion between classical ballet and Chinese folk dance

  • Full Scholarship to the Ballet Theatre UK Summer Intensive (2019)

    • Awarded by the director @World Ballet Competition out of 300 international competitors

    • Received professional-level training from Michael Raynaud (English National Ballet)

    • Choreographed the neoclassical ballet ensemble at the Summer Intensive

  • Full Scholarship to The National Ballet of China Summer Intensive (2020)

  • American Ballet Competition: Silver medalist (2019)

    • 2nd overall in both classical ballet and contemporary (self-choreographed solo)

  • Universal Ballet Competition: 1st overall (2019)

  • Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP): Top 6 (2019)

    • Qualified and attended the New York City World Finals; Competed among thousands

  • Nexstar Talent Competition: 1st overall (2019)

  • World Dance Championships: 1st overall two-time (2016, 2017)

    • Lead role in Primavera (contemporary) and Blooming Flowers (Chinese folk)

  • American Ballet Competition: Bronze medalist (2016)

  • Full scholarship to Bournonville Workshop With the Masters (2017, 2020)

    • Received by the director of American Ballet Competition two times

  • Platinum National Dance Competition (2017): 1st overall 

  • Imagine National Dance Challenge (2017): 1st overall

  • Starpower National Talent Competition Finals: 1st overall (2016)

    • Self-choreographed routine

  • Indianapolis International Ballet Competition: Bronze Medalist (2015)

    • Highly prestiged competition; Competed with 100+ ballerinas internationally

  • World Ballet Competition: Bronze Medalist (2014)

    • Full Scholarship to Festival Ballet Providence Summer Intensive 

  • International Dance Challenge Nationals: 1st Runner Up (2013)

  • Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP): Top 12 (2014)

 

Performance experience

  • “All-Stars of Dance” Gala at World Ballet Competition (2018)

    • Performed among world-renowned artists from companies such as American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet, etc.

  • CCTV Beijing (2015)

    • Appeared on television with >1,000,000,000 views; danced “Jasmine Flowers” as the lead

  • AnHui (2016)

    • Appeared on television with > 6,000,000 views; danced the lead of a Chinese folk ensemble

  • Principal lead in Swan Lake (2020)

    • Danced as Odette with Christian Clark (former Principal dancer with Atlanta Ballet)​

  • Principal lead in Sleeping Beauty (2019)

    • Danced as Princess Aurora with Jonah Hooper (former Atlanta Ballet soloist)

  • Principal lead in Coppélia (2018)

    • Danced as Swanhilda with Momchil Mladenov (Former Principal dancer with The National Ballet of Bulgaria)

  • Principal lead in The Nutcracker (2017)

    • Danced as the Sugar Plum Fairy with Momchil Mladenov

  • Principal lead in Balanchine’s Serenade (2017)

    • Danced as lead with Momchil Mladenov

    • Worked with Atlanta Ballet’s former Artistic Director, Bobby Barnett

  • Guest artist feature in Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker (2019)

    • Invited to perform as Spanish in Atlanta for Moscow’s Ballet World Tour

  • Performed 40+ solos, 80+ ensembles (2006-Present)

    • Lead role in group dances such as Primavera, Blooming Flowers, Beijing Opera Fusion, Calligraphy, all of which have won competitions

    • Ballet Repertoire: La Esmeralda, Grand Pas Classique, Sleeping Beauty, Sugar Plum, Paquita, Talisman, Coppélia, Serenade, Harlequinade, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, La Fille Mal Gardée, etc.

 

Community Service

2009 - Present Chinese American Cultural Performing Group; Chinese Business

Association of Atlanta (CBAA)

  • Perform in ~6 Chinese celebrations yearly as a lead soloist for the Chinese community of Atlanta (e.g. Chinese New Year Gala performance “Spring In Atlanta”)

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Work Experience

2016- Present T.M. Culture and Arts Center: Dance Instructor 

  • Teach group & private lessons in ballet, contemporary, Chinese folk, & hip hop for competitive dancers ages 6-16

  • Class leader; Leader of the school in the director’s absence

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