Liu Yan (dancer)

Liu Yan is a classical Chinese dancer.[2] She has performed in many dance dramas and won many dance competitions in and outside China.[4]

Liu Yan
刘岩 (Simplified)
劉岩 (Traditional)
BornJune 1982[1]
NationalityChinese
CitizenshipChina
Alma materBeijing Dance Academy
OccupationDancer
StyleClassical
Parent(s)Liu Xueming (father)[2]
Wang Xinlian (mother)[3]
Websiteblog.sina.com.cn/liuyan314[2]
In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Early life

As a child, Liu had a passion for classical Chinese dance.[2] She started dancing when she was only 9 years old.[5] When she was 10 years old, Liu gained admission to the Beijing Dance Academy middle school.[2] When she was 11 years old,[6] in 1993,[7] she entered the Beijing Dance Academy middle school.

Liu later enrolled at the Beijing Dance Academy at the age of 18.[2][5] During her education, she studied professional dancing with a major in classical Chinese dance,[7] ultimately graduating in 2003.[8]

Career

Liu has performed in the 2007 CCTV New Year's Gala, alongside some of the nation's most famous people.[6] She has also won some of the nation's most prestigious awards for dance and drama.[6]

Liu was chosen to be the lead dancer in the "Silk Road" segment at the Beijing 2008 Olympics opening ceremony.[4][6] Twelve days before the actual performance, on 27 July,[6] she fell from a malfunctioning moving platform during an evening rehearsal at the Beijing National Stadium.[6][9] She was rushed to a local military hospital to undergo six hours of surgery.[6] Her accident resulted in nerve and spinal damage, paralyzing her lower body.[6]

In March 2010, Liu established the Liu Yan Arts Special Fund, to help unfortunate children in poverty-stricken areas, orphans, and migrant workers' children through an art education.[8] Since March 2010,[5] she has been giving classes at the Beijing Dance Academy.[5][4] As reported in 2012, she is pursuing a doctorate degree in Dance theory at the Beijing Dance Academy.[10]

In 2016, Liu published her research about hand gestures of classical Chinese dance in a book called Dance with Hands: Research of the Hand Dance in Chinese Classical Dances.[11]

References
  1. "第15届"中国青年五四奖章"初评入围人选公示". Xinhua News Agency. p. 4. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  2. Barboza, David (17 April 2009). "Still Dancing in Her Dreams". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  3. "Excerpts From an Interview With Liu Yan's Parents". The New York Times. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  4. "Liu Yan". CRI English. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  5. Lei, Lei (26 January 2010). "Staging a comeback". China Daily. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  6. Barboza, David (14 August 2008). "Behind the Opening Ceremony, a Paralyzing Fall". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  7. Chang, Emily (2009). "Dancer paralyzed in fall, dashing Olympic dreams". Cable News Network.
  8. "Woman Humanitarian". Beijing Review. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  9. "Liu Yan's Olympic dream continues". China.org.cn. 9 December 2009. p. 2. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  10. Wang, Chuhan (2012). "Classical dancer finds new life after lethal injury". China Central Television.
  11. Liu, Yan (2016). Dance with Hands: Research of the Hand Dance in Chinese Classical Dances. China Intercontinental Press. ISBN 9787508533230.

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