Meet the Classical Chinese Dancers of Shen Yun Performing Arts

Angelia Wang

Principal Dancer

Angelia Wang won first place in the New Tang Dynasty Television International Classical Chinese Dance Competition’s junior division in both 2009 and 2010, and then proceeded to win first place in the adult division in 2012. She studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and earned both her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees in classical Chinese dance from Fei Tian College, also in New York.

Melody Qin

Principal Dancer

Melody Qin won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2012 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult female division) and won third place in the competition’s junior division in 2010. She studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and earned both her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees in classical Chinese dance from Fei Tian College, also in New York.

Tiffany Lin

Principal Dancer

Tiffany (Hsiao-Hung) Lin won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2014 Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult female division), and first place in the same competition’s junior division in 2012. She studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College.

Evangeline Zhu

Principal Dancer

Evangeline Zhu won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2016 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult female division), after having won first place in the same competition’s junior division in 2014. She studied dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and earned her bachelor’s degree in this field, graduating summa cum laude from Fei Tian College, where she also earned a Master of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance.

Michelle Lian

Principal Dancer

Michelle Lian won first place in the 2018 New Tang Dynasty Television International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult female division) after having previously won consecutive first-place titles in the junior division of the biennial competition in 2014 and 2016. She studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and earned a bachelor’s in this field from Fei Tian College, graduating summa cum laude.

Piotr Huang

Principal Dancer

Piotr Huang won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2014 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult male division). He studied at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and earned his bachelor’s degree, graduating summa cum laude, from Fei Tian College, where he recently also earned his Master of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance.

Jay Huang

Principal Dancer

Jay Huang won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2016 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult male division), after having received Honorable Mention in the same competition in 2014. He studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and earned a bachelor’s in this field from Fei Tian College, graduating summa cum laude. He is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance from Fei Tian College.

Alvin Song

Principal Dancer

Alvin Song won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition in 2016 (adult male division) after having won third place in the same competition in both 2014 and 2012. He specialized in classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance from Fei Tian College, both in New York.

Jim Chen

Principal Dancer

Jim Chen won first place (junior male division) in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2010 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. He also won second place in the same competition in 2009 and 2012, before winning second place (adult male division) in 2014. He studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College.

Kenji Kobayashi

Principal Dancer

Kenji Kobayashi studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and earned a bachelor’s in this field from Fei Tian College, graduating magna cum laude. He is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance from Fei Tian College. He won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2016 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult male division). In 2014, he won first place in the junior male division of the same competition, after having won second place in 2012.

Albert Yang

Principal Dancer

Albert Yang studied classical Chinese dance and graduated with honors from Fei Tian Academy of the Arts in New York. He then graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance from Fei Tian College, also in New York. He won third place in the 2016 adult male division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. In 2014 he won second place in the same competition after having won third place in its junior division in 2012.

Victor Li

Principal Dancer

Victor Li studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and then pursued advanced studies at Fei Tian College, where he graduated magna cum laude. He won second place in the adult male division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2018 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition after winning third place in the same competition in 2016. He is in his twelfth season with Shen Yun.

Elsie Shi

Principal Dancer

Elsie Shi won first place in the adult female division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2016 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. She studied classical Chinese dance at Taiwan’s Niao Song School of the Arts before studying at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and then earning her bachelor’s degree, graduating summa cum laude, from Fei Tian College, both in New York.

Angela Xiao

Principal Dancer

Angela Xiao began studying classical Chinese dance at age 8, and specialized in classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts before earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance from Fei Tian College, graduating magna cum laude. In 2014, she received Honorable Mention in New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (junior female division).

William Li

Principal Dancer

William Li won second place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2012 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition and third place in the same competition in 2014. He also took second place in the junior male division of the competition in both 2009 and 2010. He studied classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts in New York before becoming Principal Dancer in Shen Yun’s production “The Monkey King.”

Daoyong Zheng

Principal Dancer

Daoyong Zheng won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2014 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult female division) after winning second place in 2012 and third place in 2010. She previously took second place in the 2005 Taipei Dance Competition, and third place in the same competition in 2007. She received her training at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College, where she is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance.

Chad Chen

Principal Dancer

Chad Chen comes from a family of accomplished Taiwanese artists. In 2010 and 2012, he won first place (junior male division) in New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. In 2018, he won first place in the competition’s adult division. He earned his Master of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance from Fei Tian College in New York, where he also earned his bachelor’s degree, graduating summa cum laude.

Kaidi Wu

Principal Dancer

Kaidi Wu has repeatedly placed in the top three of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition, winning third place in the adult female division in 2018, second in 2014, and second place in the junior female division in 2012. She specialized in classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and then pursued advanced studies at Fei Tian College, where she graduated magna cum laude.

Nara Oose

Principal Dancer

Nara Oose is the first place winner of the 2021 New Tang Dynasty Television International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult division). She previously won first place in the competition’s junior division in 2018. She moved from Japan to New York to study classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College. Her older brother, Rubi, is also a principal dancer with the company.

Jerry Zhang

Principal Dancer

Jerry Zhang won third place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2010 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition after receiving Honorable Mention in the same competition in 2009. He was trained in classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts.

Karina Fu

Principal Dancer

Karina Fu won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2021 international Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult female division) and second place twice in the same competition in 2018 (adult female division) and 2016 (junior female division). She studied classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and then pursued advanced studies at Fei Tian College, both in New York.

Chelsea Cai

Principal Dancer

Chelsea Cai won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2012 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. She won second place in the same competition in 2009 and 2010, and first place in the junior female division of the same competition in 2008. She was trained in classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College.

Anna Huang

Principal Dancer

Anna Huang studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts before pursuing advanced studies at Fei Tian College. She won second place in the adult female division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition in 2021 and third place in 2023, after also winning second place in the junior division of the same competition in 2018.

Jason Zhu

Principal Dancer

Jason Zhu pursued advanced studies in classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College, both in New York, and has performed around the world.

Lillian Parker

Principal Dancer

At a young age, Lillian Parker studied piano, clarinet, and gymnastics. She then moved from Canada to New York, where she studied classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts. In 2021, she won first place in the junior female division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition and won second place in the adult female division in 2023.

Henry Hung

Principal Dancer

Growing up in Taiwan, Henry Hung had a strong interest in martial arts, earning a black belt in Taekwondo. He then studied dance at Taiwan’s Niao Song School of the Arts before relocating to New York to study classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts. He won first place in the adult division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2023 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition, second place in 2021, and first place in the junior division of the competition in 2018.

Tony Zhao

Principal Dancer

In both 2021 and 2023, Tony Zhao was the second place winner in the adult male division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. He had previously won third and second places in the competition’s junior male division in 2016 and 2018, respectively. He studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts, graduating with honors, before pursuing advanced studies at Fei Tian College.

Carol Huang

Principal Dancer

Carol Huang is the first-place winner in the 2023 adult female division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition, having also won first place in the junior division of the competition in both 2018 and 2021. She began her dance training at the age of 4, and continued her studies in classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts in New York.

Ellie Rao

Principal Dancer

Ellie Rao was born into a typical middle-class family in China, but her childhood was anything but ordinary. Her father, who practiced the spiritual discipline Falun Dafa, was jailed by the Communist Party and tortured to death for his faith. She was only 4. She and her mother then fled to Thailand and finally arrived in the United States as refugees when she was 9. She then decided to become a dancer and use art as a way to tell stories of faith and courage. She started dancing at San Francisco High School of the Arts before studying classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College, where she is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts. In 2021, she won second place in the adult female division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition after previously placing third (adult division) and second (junior division). This is her ninth season with Shen Yun.

Bella Fan

Principal Dancer

Bella Fan is the first-place winner in the adult female division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2023 International ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬Classical Chinese Dance Competition, and won third place in the same competition’s junior division in 2018. In 2016, she won first place in the Rising Stars Dance Competition in Taiwan (junior female division) and had previously placed highly at a number of other youth dance competitions there. She graduated from Niao Song School of the Arts in Taiwan before graduating with high honors from Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and pursuing advanced studies in classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian College in New York.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Jane Chen

Principal Dancer

Jane Chen is the first-place winner in the adult female division of the 2018 New Tang Dynasty Television International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. She won second place in the same competition in 2016 after placing third in the junior female division in 2014. She studied at Taiwan’s Niao Song School of the Arts and then studied classical Chinese dance in New York, graduating with high honors from Fei Tian Academy of the Arts before earning her bachelor’s degree, graduating summa cum laude, from Fei Tian College.

Angela Lin

Principal Dancer

Angela Lin studied classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College, both in New York. In 2023, she won first place in the adult female division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition, having previously placed third both in 2021 and in the junior division of the competition in 2018.

Victoria Li

Principal Dancer

Victoria Li won third place in the junior female division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2021 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. She began dance training at the age of 4, continuing it throughout her youth alongside piano. She then tested into Fei Tian Academy of the Arts in New York, where she specialized in classical Chinese dance. After graduating, she pursued advanced studies at Fei Tian College, also in New York. In 2019, she became a lead dancer with Shen Yun Performing Arts, playing major roles in some of the most prestigious venues across the country.

Marilyn Yang

Principal Dancer

Marilyn Yang began her classical Chinese dance training at the age of 6, while also learning flute, violin, and piano. She studied classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts, graduating with high honors, before pursuing advanced studies at Fei Tian College, both in New York. In 2021, she won first place in the adult female division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition after winning first place in the junior division of the same competition in 2018.

Justina Wang

Principal Dancer

Justina Wang studied at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts before graduating cum laude from Fei Tian College, where she is now pursuing her Master of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance. In 2021, she won second place in the adult female division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition after winning second place in the junior division of the same competition in 2018.

Shawn Ren

Principal Dancer

Shawn Ren studied classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College, both in New York. In 2021, he won second place in the adult male division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition after winning second place in the junior division of the same competition in 2018.

Meet the Artists

Angelia Wang

Melody Qin

Tiffany Lin

Evangeline Zhu

Michelle Lian

Piotr Huang

Jay Huang

Alvin Song

Jim Chen

Kenji Kobayashi

Albert Yang

Victor Li

Elsie Shi

Angela Xiao

William Li

Daoyong Zheng

Chad Chen

Kaidi Wu

Nara Oose

Jerry Zhang

Karina Fu

Chelsea Cai

Anna Huang

Jason Zhu

Lillian Parker

Henry Hung

Tony Zhao

Carol Huang

Ellie Rao

Bella Fan

Jane Chen

Angela Lin

Victoria Li

Marilyn Yang

Justina Wang

Shawn Ren

Meet the Artists