Beijing Dance Academy

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Beijing Dance Academy (simplified Chinese: 北京舞蹈学院; traditional Chinese: 北京舞蹈學院; pinyin: běijīng wǔdǎo xuéyuàn), also known as Beijing Dance Institute, is the only institution of higher education in dance in China. There are three specialties: performance, choreography and dance studies. It offers Master's degrees and Bachelor's degrees.

The school was founded on September 6, 1954 and is located in Haidian District, Beijing. There are almost 500 teachers and administrative staff and about 2,000 students. Admission to the school is competitive; an examination is required just like all other government-run academies.

The Beijing Dance Academy also teaches pre-kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school students. Students attend full-time school at the academy and learn basic math, reading, writing, and other standard subjects. Students also choose a dance specialty such as ballet or Chinese traditional dance.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Li Cunxin - famous male ballet dancer
• Zhang Ziyi - world famous actress
• Han Geng - singer from the Korean band Super Junior
• Sun Feifei - actress
• Liu Yan- China's most famous dancer and winner of Lotus Cup and several other prestigious awards
• Jin Yao - Hong Kong Ballet Senior Principal Dancer
• Zhang Yao - Hong Kong Ballet Principal Dancer

[edit] External links

• BDA Official Website (in Chinese)

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