H.T.Chen & Dancers Artist Bios

H.T. Chen

H.T. Chen is a leading Asian-American artist who has worked as a choreographer, performer, and arts advocate since the 1970s.

Dian Dong

A graduate of The Juilliard School, Dian Dong studied with Shirley Ubell, Vladimir Doukodovsky, Alfredo Corvino and Doris Rudko.

Renouard Gee

Renouard first performed and toured with H.T. Chen & Dancers in 1988, and was a lead dancer with the company for over a decade.

Ari Someya

Received her certificate from The Merce Cunningham Dance School, and has been with H.T. Chen & Dancers for nine seasons.

Maki Shinagawa

Maki Shinagawa began training under Aiko Ohtaki at the Ballet Arts of Carnegie Hall in Japan.

Keyasha Williams-Bailey

A graduate of New World School of the Arts/University of Florida, Keyasha has been dancing with the H.T. Chen & Dancers for four years.

Torrey McAnena

Graduate from Marymount Manhattan College, Torrey began her dance training at Metropolitan Ballet Academy.

Nicholas Kao

Graduate of The University of Texas at Austin where he earned his BFA in Dance.

Glenna Yu