Rachael Yu Ming Bastick

Born in: Sydney, Australia

Performing with Shen Yun since: 2008

Rachael Yu Ming Bastick began the study of both music and dance at age 5, with early training in piano, violin, and singing. She performed regularly and won numerous youth competitions in her native Australia, before continuing her studies of dance and music in the United States. She graduated from Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and later pursued advanced studies in bel canto at Fei Tian College, both in New York. In 2022, she won third place at New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Chinese Vocal Competition and starred as Diao Chan in Shen Yun’s original opera The Stratagem.