H.T.Chen & Dancers Artist Bios

H.T. Chen & Dancers is an innovative modern dance company which has created a uniquely Asian-American expression by embodying its cultural heritage.

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

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

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

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

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

Graduate of New World School of the Arts/University of Florida, and has been with H.T. Chen & Dancers for six years.

Graduate from Stanford University with a B.S. in Cognitive Science and a minor in Dance.

Graduate of Princeton University, Glenna is an NYC-based movement artist.

Graduate of The New School University Eugene Lang College in Dance.

H.T. Chen & Dancers Apprentice. Received a BFA in Dance from SUNY Brockport.

The Latest from Chen Dance Center

May 22 at 1pm: Join the virtual DanceParade with grand marshals Lisa Lisa, H.T. Chen & Dian Dong, Virginia Johnson!