Dancer Profiles
Yoshier Hu
Yoshier 自 5 岁起加入加拿大杨小花民族舞蹈学院，以优异成绩完成中国舞等级考试 13 级的学习，曾多次荣获学院奖学金，并两度获得特别荣誉 Cindy Yang Excellence Award 以及 Inspirational Award。多年来，她积极参与各类艺文节、大型演出及国际舞蹈比赛，积累了丰富的舞台经验。自2014年以来，她先后在美国 Dance Magic 舞蹈大赛、Peak Invitational、Surrey Festival of Dance、Dance Power Competition 等赛事中多次斩获佳绩。其中，她的独舞作品《忧思》更是在 Dance Power 舞蹈比赛中荣获一等奖及评审特别奖，充分展现了她 扎实的功底与艺术表现力。她于 2025 年参与了《身韵巡礼·袖舞翩跹》研修课程并获得官方认证证书。Yoshier 在学院担任行政职务，负责多项活动的策划并协助学院运营及管理工作。
Lisa Wang
Lisa 自四岁起学习中国舞，现已取得北京舞蹈学院中国舞等级考试 13 级最高级别的证书。Lisa 曾在中日国际青少年艺术节获得金奖与特等奖、在 Surrey Festival of Dance 等其他赛事中多次获奖、并在学院获得 Cindy Yang Excellence Award 与 Outstanding Progress Award。
Lisa 参与了《身韵巡礼·基础教材》与《身韵巡礼·袖舞翩跹》研修课程，获得了官方认证证书。Lisa 目前在加拿大杨小花民族舞蹈学院协助教学，参与一级、三级、五级、六级与八级班的学生指导工作。这些经历不仅丰富了 Lisa 的舞蹈技艺，也让她更深刻地体会到舞蹈带给她的喜悦和成就感。舞台上的每一次旋转、跳跃，背后都有无数次的汗水与努力，这些点滴汇聚成了她成长的力量。未来，Lisa将继续追随这盏明灯，勇敢地走在舞蹈的道路上，不断探索和突破，迎接更多未知的挑战和机遇。
Winnie Liu
Winnie 从三岁开始学中国舞并在 2014 年，她六岁时加入了加拿大杨小花民族舞蹈学院。 Winnie 在三岁时因观看舞蹈视频而开始接触舞蹈，并因此对舞蹈产生了兴趣 。从那开始，她一直坚持着学习中国舞，也不断地扩大对中国舞的热爱。多年来，她学习了许多种基本技巧和中国少数民族舞蹈，通过她的表演，她希望能传播给更多人，让更多人了解中国舞的知识。4 岁时，Winnie 开始参加北京舞蹈学院的中国舞考试，先已完成 13 级考试。每次学院提供舞蹈研修的机会，如身韵巡礼培训活动，她都会参加，并且学到了更多关于基本技巧和中国少数民族舞的知识。Winnie 喜欢她参加很多表演，她在社区中心、活动等各种场所表演过。她希望能通过表演提高自己，传播中国舞的知识给更多人，和最重要的是，享受表演的乐趣。在学院，她的成就包括：集体舞「花季」在美国 Spotlight 比赛中获得导演选择奖，三人舞「绣江南」在 Surrey 舞蹈节获得国际民间舞蹈第一名，等等。
Angela Xiao
Angela 从 2013 年开始学习舞蹈，最初接触的是芭蕾舞，在观看了加拿大杨小花民族舞蹈学院2018 年举办的大型舞展「舞之魂」之后于 2019 年决定转为学习中国舞。Angela 从小对中国传统文化感兴趣，因此在跳舞的过程中能够了解和体验各种民族的舞蹈中的特点对她来说是一件非常有趣的事。对于Angela而言，班级上的同学们不 只是一起跳舞的人，也是闲暇时间可以分享日常或者一起出去玩的朋友。Angela 参与的集体舞「花季」在美国 Spotlight Dance Cup 获得了导演选择奖。同时，Angela 与两个朋友的三人舞「绣江南」在 Surrey Festival of Dance 赢得了小组第一名的成绩。舞蹈已经成为了 Angela 生活中很重要的一部分，无论是平时上课的时间还是演出的日子都非常值得期待。从 6 岁开始到现在已经过去 11 年，Angela 一直保持着对舞蹈对热爱，也希望以后可以继续学习并表演民族舞。
Karlie Peng
Karlie 于 2021 年加入加拿大杨小花民族舞蹈学院，5 岁便开始学习舞蹈的她现在已经学舞 12 年了。在之前的舞蹈学校时，她在 9 岁时开始参加中国舞等级考试并坚持完成13级。这些考试让她学习了各种技巧和风格，并且通过学院加深了她对舞蹈的热情和认知。加入学院后，她在 Surrey Festival of Dance 和美国 Spotlight Dance Cup比赛的经历中积累了了丰富的经验。此外，在参加2024 的 Spotlight 比赛时，她的三人舞「绣江南」获得了评委选择奖、而她参与的集体舞「悠扬的旋律，激情的草原」更是收获了组合以及导演选择奖。Karlie 在学院的这四年里，最美好的回忆永远是和同学们在一起。和朋友们一起走列治文夜市以及太平洋国家展览中心等地方和朋友一起演出让她探索舞蹈的专业性和乐趣之间找到了平衡。她最喜欢的且给她留下美好的回忆的演出当属「起舞在年少」和「舞之魂」，因为在那里，Karlie 真正地向大家展示了她的舞蹈技巧，以及对于舞蹈的坚持和热爱。
Vivian Kam
Vivian 从四岁起开始学习中国舞，之后就展开了她的舞蹈生涯。来加拿大之前，她曾在香港舞蹈团接受舞蹈教育，是学校女子舞蹈队的主力，也是常驻在社区中心舞蹈班的学生。Vivian 十分热爱舞蹈，不仅学习了各种中国少数民族舞蹈，还接触到了其它不同类型的舞种包括拉丁舞、印度舞、肚皮舞、等等。搬到加拿大以后她依旧没有停止自己追求舞蹈的步伐，她不断地在各地参加演出和比赛，而且每次都能以优异的成绩获奖。她同时也在街舞方面发展，并参加竞赛舞蹈队来进一步提升街舞的学习。Vivian 对于舞蹈的热爱显而易见，她以传统和现代的方式探索各种不同类型的舞蹈。她于 2022 年加入了加拿大杨小花民族舞蹈学院，并完成北京舞蹈学院中国舞等级考试13级课程。她感到非常荣幸能够成为这个大团队的一员，且迫不及待地想与这些可爱的朋友们创造更多美好的回忆！
Amber Song
Amber 从三岁开始跳舞，并一直是她生命中不可或缺的一部分。在中国的时候，她不仅参加了幼儿园和小学的舞蹈团，还积极参与了各种表演和比赛。正是在这些经历中，她发现了自己对舞蹈和表演的热爱。来到加拿大后，Amber 决定继续追求自己的舞蹈梦想，于 2022 年加入加拿大杨小花民族舞蹈学院。在学院时，她接受了专业的中国舞指导，接触了不同民族的舞蹈风格，并有机会参加国内外的大型演出和比赛。通过这些经历，她的舞蹈技巧得到了极大的提升，同时也学会了为梦想坚持不懈地努力，这对她的学习和未来都产生了深远的影响。Amber 在学院结识了许多志同道合的朋友，他们和她一样对舞蹈充满热情。大家一起训练、一起成长，这些珍贵的友谊对她而言意义非凡。学院的老师们既专业又充满爱心和责任感，上课时给予专业指导，下课时更像是互相尊重的朋友。 Amber 感到非常荣幸能够成为学院的一员，能够和大家一起分享舞蹈的快乐。她期待在未来抓住更多机会，在舞蹈的道路上不断成长，继续追逐自己的梦想。
Sophie Han
Sophie joined the Cindy Yang Dance Academy in 2022 and was first introduced to Chinese dance in 2014. In 2015, Sophie began her ballet journey, where she participated in RAD ballet exams, and developed her dance fundamentals. During her time at the Academy until now, Sophie has learned a lot about Chinese dance. She has not only learned the fundamental postures, movements, and steps from Chinese classical and folk dance, but also the unique cultures and dance styles of the many Chinese ethnic minorities. At the beginning of 2024, Sophie also had the privilege to participate in the "Xunli" Chinese Classical Dance Training Program where she learned combinations that provided her with more in-depth understanding of Chinese dance.
Jessica Liang
Jessica began her dance journey at the age of 4 at the Cindy Yang Dance Academy, and had remarkable growth in the past decade. At the age of 6, she won the overall championship at the U.S. Dance Magic Competition. By age 8, she had achieved outstanding results at international dance competitions in Singapore, Japan, China and Malaysia. Over ten years of dance have not only sharpened her stage skills, but also enriched her life with invaluable experiences and friendships. Jessica has participated in many performances and charity events, amassing numerous awards. She also completed Grade 13 of the Chinese Dance Graded Examinations with excellence. Under Ms. Yang’s guidance, she has developed a spirit of perseverance and continual improvement. Joining the Academy has truly been a life changing experience, and she is grateful for all the opportunities and support along the way.
Isabella Li
Isabella has been with the Cindy Yang Dance Academy since she was ten years old. She was inspired after watching the "Soul of Dance" performance and called in the next day to join the Academy in dancing. Since joining the Academy, she has completed Grade 13 of the Chinese Dance Examinations. Isabella loves the friends in her class and the memories with them she has gathered from performances and competitions locally in Vancouver to internationally in the USA. Throughout her experience at the Academy, she enjoys the various costume and makeup experiences that come along with dancing and she aspires to continue to have dance as an aspect in her life.
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Katherine Koh
Katherine joined the Cindy Yang Dance Academy in 2019 after previously studying ballet and completing the RAD vocational Intermediate Exam in 2018. Since then, she has completed the Grade 13 of Chinese Dance Graded Examinations. Her passion in dance started at Academy where her mother, Christy danced. Katherine wanted to branch out to try new styles, ultimately coming back to Chinese dance and its beauty. Throughout the years, she performed in the Nutcracker with Goh Ballet, and competed in the Festival du Ballet, Surrey Festival of Dance, and Chilliwack Dance Festival, winning numerous awards and scholarships. Katherine has gone to various international and local competitions with the Academy including “Melodies of the Prairies” at US Spotlight Dance Cup. She has enjoyed learning many different styles of Chinese dance with her favourites being, “Black and White”, “Eternal”, and “Blossom”.
Christy Chow
Christy joined the Cindy Yang Dance Academy in the inception year of 1990 and was part of the first winning dances “The White Peacock” and “Chinese Girls”. In 1996, Christy auditioned and was accepted into the SFU Contemporary Dance Program as well as the Business Program. For her year, she was the only candidate with a background in Chinese dance and not ballet. She was working on both degrees in the first 2 years, eventually graduating with a Business degree in Finance for career planning. Upon graduation, Christy focused on her professional career. She is a Private Wealth Manager with UBS Canada. In 2023, Christy returned to the dance studio with her dance shoes and started training with the adult class after over 10 years of being away.
Emma Zhou
Emma has been training in the art of dance since she was 5 and joined the Cindy Yang Dance Academy in 2018. She has always been interested in dance, and even at a young age, she has always aspired to become skilled in the craft. Ever since then, she has been training and working hard to be better and to understand Chinese dance. Currently in Grade 13 of the Chinese Dance Graded Examination Syllabus, Emma received her first certification at 6 years old. She participates in every opportunity that the Academy offers, including performing in community centres, local festivals, global events and much more. She hopes to continue training and perfecting herself, and to spread knowledge of Chinese dance to the world.
Elena Kwan
Isabella has been with the Cindy Yang Dance Academy since she was ten years old. She was inspired after watching the "Soul of Dance" performance and called in the next day to join the Academy in dancing. Since joining the Academy, she has completed Grade 13 of the Chinese Dance Examinations. Isabella loves the friends in her class and the memories with them she has gathered from performances and competitions locally in Vancouver to internationally in the USA. Throughout her experience at the Academy, she enjoys the various costume and makeup experiences that come along with dancing and she aspires to continue to have dance as an aspect in her life.
Jane Wu
Katherine joined the Cindy Yang Dance Academy in 2019 after previously studying ballet and completing the RAD vocational Intermediate Exam in 2018. Since then, she has completed the Grade 13 of Chinese Dance Graded Examinations. Her passion in dance started at Academy where her mother, Christy danced. Katherine wanted to branch out to try new styles, ultimately coming back to Chinese dance and its beauty. Throughout the years, she performed in the Nutcracker with Goh Ballet, and competed in the Festival du Ballet, Surrey Festival of Dance, and Chilliwack Dance Festival, winning numerous awards and scholarships. Katherine has gone to various international and local competitions with the Academy including “Melodies of the Prairies” at US Spotlight Dance Cup. She has enjoyed learning many different styles of Chinese dance with her favourites being, “Black and White”, “Eternal”, and “Blossom”.
Vivian Yang
Christy joined the Cindy Yang Dance Academy in the inception year of 1990 and was part of the first winning dances “The White Peacock” and “Chinese Girls”. In 1996, Christy auditioned and was accepted into the SFU Contemporary Dance Program as well as the Business Program. For her year, she was the only candidate with a background in Chinese dance and not ballet. She was working on both degrees in the first 2 years, eventually graduating with a Business degree in Finance for career planning. Upon graduation, Christy focused on her professional career. She is a Private Wealth Manager with UBS Canada. In 2023, Christy returned to the dance studio with her dance shoes and started training with the adult class after over 10 years of being away.
Ronnie Jiang
Ronnie (Veronica) joined the Cindy Yang Dance Academy at the age of five. Over the years, she has been taking lessons to improve and expand her knowledge of Chinese dance and she is currently Grade 13 of the Chinese Dance Examination Syllabus. At the Academy, Ronnie has performed on various occasions, such as at bi-annual “Soul of Dance” and “Dance Forever” productions and performances at the PNE, Richmond Night Market, and Vancouver Water Splashing Festival. In addition to performances, she has also had the opportunity to participate in various competitions. Some of her dance awards include the High Mark Trophy at the 2024 Dance Power Competition for her group dance “Violet Beauty” and a First Place Trophy at the 2023 Surrey Festival of Dance for her group dance “Yi Girls of the Zi Xi Mountains”.
Stephanie Zhang
Stephanie began her journey in Chinese dance at the age of four, inspired by a school performance. From that moment, her passion for dance continued to grow, motivating her to attend training consistently. In 2020, at the age of nine, she joined the Cindy Yang Dance Academy of Canada. Now nearing the completion of Grade 13 in the Chinese Dance Graded Examination Syllabus, Stephanie has made remarkable progress in her technique, particularly in achieving a balance between strength and grace. Through the Academy, she has gained invaluable performance experience, including participating in the US Spotlight Dance Cup, performing "Red Sleeves". These opportunities have strengthened her stage confidence and allowed her to share the beauty of traditional Chinese dance, inspiring other children to explore this art form.
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Iris Zheng
Iris joined the Cindy Yang Dance Academy of Canada in 2019. She immigrated to Canada in 2018, having previously lived in Shanghai. Iris began dancing from a young age with the goal of becoming more graceful and flexible. Over the years, she has explored various dance styles, including hip-hop. She began learning basic dance techniques along with Chinese classical and ethnic minorities dances. She also participated in the Chinese Dance Graded Examination Syllabus and is currently in Grade 13. With the Academy, she has had the opportunity to perform in several shows and events, including performances at locations such as the Pacific National Exhibition. Iris is especially grateful for the patience and guidance of her teachers, who takes the time to enlighten and teach her at a pace that she can follow.
Carina Xiao
Carina has been studying Chinese dance since the age of six. She began her training at DongFangHe Dance Academy in China and earned her first certificate for the Chinese Dance Graded Examination at the age of eight. After moving to Canada in 2019, she joined Cindy Yang Dance Academy at the age of nine. Since then, she has continued to advance in her training and is currently in Grade 13 of the Chinese Dance Graded Examination Syllabus. Carina enjoys learning dances from various Chinese ethnic minorities and performing on stage, and she aspires to continue improving her skills and artistry in Chinese dance.
