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Chad Chen
Principal Dancer
“Motivation gets you started, discipline gets you there.”
“Motivation gets you started, discipline gets you there.”
Born in: Taichung, Taiwan
Performing with Shen Yun since: 2008
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.
I think the message we are trying to bring to the audience outshines anything else, because spreading a positive message is the true purpose of art.
Repertoire
Highlights
Highlights
Devotion (2024)
Scholarly Aspirations (2023)
Riding Alone to the Rescue (2023)
Men of the Jurchen (2021-22)
Li Bai and His Angelic Encounter (2020)
The Lady of the Moon (2016)
Outlaw of Mt. Liang (2015)
Yang Zhi and His Sabre (2013)
“The same movement can be used for combat or dance,” Chen says. “That’s why in Chinese, ‘martial arts’ and ‘dance’ are both pronounced—‘wu’...
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Principal dancer Chad Chen is one of Shen Yun’s most dynamic artists. Known for his perfectionism and extraordinary dedication, Chen brings to the stage an energy that is spontaneous yet...
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