Liu Yan (dancer)

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Liu Yan
刘岩 (Simplified)
劉岩 (Traditional)
BornJune 1982 [1]
NationalityChinese
CitizenshipChina
Alma mater Beijing Dance Academy
OccupationDancer
StyleClassical
Parent(s)Liu Xueming (father) [2]
Wang Xinlian (mother) [3]
Website blog.sina.com.cn/liuyan314 [2]

Liu Yan is a classical Chinese dancer, [2] choreographer, [4] stage director, [4] and professor at the Beijing Dance Academy. [4] She has performed in many dance dramas and won many dance competitions in and outside China. [5]

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Early life

Liu had a passion for classical Chinese dance during her childhood. [2] She started dancing at the age of nine. [6] When she was ten years old, Liu gained admission to the Beijing Dance Academy middle school. [2] In 1993, [7] when she was eleven years old, [8] she entered the Beijing Dance Academy middle school.

Liu enrolled at the Beijing Dance Academy at the age of eighteen. [2] [6] She studied professional dancing with a major in classical Chinese dance. [7] She graduated in 2003. [4] [9]

Career

Liu has performed in the 2007 CCTV New Year's Gala, alongside some of China's most famous people. [8] She has also won some of the nation's most prestigious awards for dance and drama. [8]

Liu was chosen to be the lead dancer in the "Silk Road" segment at the Beijing 2008 Olympics opening ceremony. [5] [8] On 27 July, twelve days before the actual performance, [8] she fell from a malfunctioning moving platform during an evening rehearsal at the Beijing National Stadium. [8] [10] She was rushed to a local military hospital where she underwent six hours of surgery. [8] The accident resulted in nerve and spinal damage, which paralyzed her lower body. [8]

In March 2010, Liu established the Liu Yan Arts Special Fund to help children living in poverty, orphans, and migrant workers' children through arts education. [9] Since March 2010, [6] she has been giving classes at the Beijing Dance Academy. [5] [6] As reported in 2012, she pursued a doctorate degree in dance theory at the Beijing Dance Academy. [11] As a professor at the Beijing Dance Academy, she is also devoted to dance movement therapy. [4]

In 2016, Liu published a book titled Dance with Hands: Research of the Hand Dance in Chinese Classical Dances, detailing her research about hand gestures in classical Chinese dance. [12]

On 18 June 2021, Liu staged her directorial debut with the dance drama Jing Yan at the Century Theater in Beijing. [4] This is the first dance drama produced by the dance studio that Liu launched in 2019. [4]

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