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 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.

Notable alumni [edit]

(Zhu Xiang Qing) - female dancer - famous Realtor (Kimberly Zhu-Ames)
Chi Cao - male ballet dancer-Principal Dancer Birmingham Royal Ballet (film actor and dancer-"Mao's Last Dancer") (2009)
Li Cunxin - male ballet dancer
Cecilia Liu - television actress of The Young Warriors (2006), The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2008) and The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Saber (2009).
Liu Yan, female classical dancer
Victoria Song - member of the South Korean girl group, f(x)
Rebecca Wang - television actress of Princess Pearl II and Princess Pearl III
Zhang Ziyi - famous actress
nunu kong - (Wu Yandan) - contemporary dance choreographer and performer in Shanghai. A student of the special 4 year contemporary dance program of the Beijing Dance Academy 2000–2004 directed by Yang MeiQi

External links [edit]

Official website (English)
Official website (Chinese)

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Alumnus Li Zhongmei, a famous ballet and Chinese classical dancer

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