Angelia Wang
Principal Dancer
Angelia Wang won first place (junior female division) in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2009 and 2010 International Classical Chinese Dance Competitions. She won first place (adult female division) in the same competition in 2012. She studied 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 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 earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance from Fei Tian College after studying classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts, both 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 female 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 is currently pursing 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 female division of the biennial competition in 2014 and 2016. She pursued advanced studies in classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts in New York, graduating with high honors.
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 classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and holds a bachelor’s in this field from Fei Tian College, graduating summa cum laude. He is currently pursing a Master of Fine Arts in classical Chinese dance from Fei Tian College.
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 holds a bachelor’s in this field from Fei Tian College, graduating summa cum laude. He is currently pursing a Master of Fine Arts in classical Chinese dance from Fei Tian College.
Luna Yu
Principal Dancer
Luna Yu won second place (junior female division) in New Tang Dynasty’s 2021 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition after winning third place in the same competition in 2018. She pursued advanced studies in classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts.
Kenji Kobayashi
Principal Dancer
Kenji Kobayashi studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and holds a bachelor’s in this field from Fei Tian College, graduating summa cum laude. He is currently pursing a Master of Fine Arts in classical Chinese dance from Fei Tian College. He won first place in the 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.
Victoria Li
Principal Dancer
Victoria Li 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.
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.
Carol Huang
Principal Dancer
Carol Huang is the first place winner in the junior female division of both the 2021 and 2018 New Tang Dynasty International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. 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.
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 pursuing advanced studies at 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.”
Miranda Zhou-Galati
Principal Dancer
Miranda Zhou-Galati won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2014 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition (adult female division), second place in the same competition in 2012, and first place (junior female division) in 2010. She pursued advanced studies in classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College. With Shen Yun since its very inception, she is in her fifteenth season with the company.
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 in classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College.
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 international competition’s adult male division. He studied classical Chinese dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts, and graduated summa cum laude from Fei Tian College.
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.
