DanceParade
May 22 at 1pm: Join the virtual DanceParade with grand marshals Lisa Lisa, H.T. Chen & Dian Dong, Virginia Johnson!
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H.T.Chen & Dancers Artist Bios
Maki Shinagawa
Maki Shinagawa started her ballet training under Aiko Ohtaki at the Ballet Arts of Carnegie Hall in Japan, and has performed in Japan and throughout the US. Since arriving in NYC in 2004, she has been a member/ assistant of Nina Buisson Contemporary Move, H.T. Chen & Dancers and principal dancer and soloist with the Vangeline Theater. Maki has been featured in the short film “Scriptura Vitae” for BBC, performed at the Cultural Center at the Chicago Butoh Festival.
South of Gold Mountain: Maki Shinagawa from Chen Dance Center on Vimeo.
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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.
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Dian Dong
A graduate of The Juilliard School, Dian Dong studied with Shirley Ubell, Vladimir Doukodovsky, Alfredo Corvino and Doris Rudko.
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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.
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Ari Someya
Received her certificate from The Merce Cunningham Dance School, and has been with H.T. Chen & Dancers for eleven seasons.
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Keyasha Williams-Bailey
Graduate of New World School of the Arts/University of Florida, and has been with H.T. Chen & Dancers for six years.
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Gary Champi
Graduate from Stanford University with a B.S. in Cognitive Science and a minor in Dance.
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Dutch deCarvalho
H.T. Chen & Dancers Apprentice. Received a BFA in Dance from SUNY Brockport.
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