Liu Yan (dancer)

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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.

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]

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. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f 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. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Liu Yan". CRI English. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Lei, Lei (26 January 2010). "Staging a comeback". China Daily. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Barboza, David (14 August 2008). "Behind the Opening Ceremony, a Paralyzing Fall". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Chang, Emily (2009). "Dancer paralyzed in fall, dashing Olympic dreams". Cable News Network.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "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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