18 Notable alumni of
Beijing Dance Academy
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Beijing Dance Academy is 1170th in the world, 250th in Asia, and 22nd in China by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Beijing Dance Academy sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Zhang Ziyi
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm directoractormodelfilm actor
- Biography
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Zhang Ziyi, sometimes credited Ziyi Zhang, is a Chinese actress, model, and former dancer. Known for playing independent and strong-willed characters, she is the recipient of various accolades. Born and raised in Beijing, Zhang was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama in 1996. That year, she made her acting debut in the television film Touching Starlight (1996). After her breakout role in Zhang Yimou's The Road Home (1999), which won her the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Hundred Flowers Awards, she gained international recognition for her performance in the wuxia martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).
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Victoria Song
- Occupations
- modeldanceractorsinger
- Biography
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Song Qian, known professionally as Victoria or Victoria Song, is a Chinese singer, dancer, actress, model, host and author known for her work as the leader of South Korean girl group f(x). She made her solo debut in May 2020 with her eponymous studio album.
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Liu Shishi
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- singeractorballet dancer
- Biography
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Liu Shishi, also known as Cecilia Liu, is a Chinese actress best known for portraying Long Kui in the fantasy action drama Chinese Paladin 3 (2009) and Ruoxi in the Chinese time-travel drama Scarlet Heart (2011). Her other notable works include The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2008), The Imperial Doctress (2016), and A Journey to Love (2023).
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Li Yi Tong
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- actor
- Biography
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Li Yitong is a Chinese actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Wan Mei, an assassin in the 2018 Chinese television series Bloody Romance, Huang Rong in 2017 TV series The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Lu Wenxi (Abao) in the 2019 Chinese television series Royal Nirvana, and Fu Rou in the 2021 Chinese television series Court Lady.
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Yao Chen
- Enrolled in Beijing Dance Academy
- 1993-1997 studied Chinese folk art
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Yao Chen is a Chinese actress and philanthropist. She gained popularity for her role in the sitcom My Own Swordsman (2006) and went on to star in the television series Lurk (2008), Divorce Lawyers (2014), and All Is Well (2019). Her notable film credits include Caught in the Web (2012), Firestorm (2013), Lost, Found (2018), and Send Me to the Clouds (2019).
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Wang Likun
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Wang Likun, also known as Claudia Wang, is a Chinese actress and dancer. She is best known for her roles in television series Seven Swordsmen (2006), Beauty's Rival in Palace (2010), Beijing Youth (2012), Miss Assassin (2013), Qing Mang (2013), Twice Blooms the Flowers (2015); as well as the movies Ex-Files (2014) and Somewhere Only We Know (2015).
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Huang Xuan
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Huang Xuan is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his roles in Blind Massage (2014), The Legend of Mi Yue (2015), The Interpreter (2016) and Extraordinary Mission (2017).
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Li Xiaoran
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- film actoractordancer
- Biography
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Li Xiaoran is a Chinese actress. She graduated from Beijing Dance Academy at the age of 17, and was the only dancer recruited into the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe from Beijing.
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Wang Yuwen
- Occupations
- film actor
- Biography
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Wang Yuwen is a Chinese actress. She is known for her roles especially in drama series Once We Get Married (2021) and The Love You Give Me (2023) which gave her fame overseas as well.
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Ayanga
- Occupations
- recording artistactorsinger
- Biography
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Ayanga is a Chinese theatre actor, singer, and songwriter of Mongolian ethnic background from Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China.
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Li Cunxin
- Occupations
- choreographerartistic directorballet dancer
- Biography
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Li Cunxin AO is a Chinese-Australian former ballet dancer turned stockbroker. He was the artistic director of the Queensland Ballet between 2012 and 2023.
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Wan Peng
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Wan Peng is a Chinese actress under Easy Entertainment. She made her debut with the drama When We Were Young (2018), and gained significant fame for her performances in My Girlfriend is an Alien S1&S2, First Romance, Crush, Meeting You, and Sword and Fairy 6.
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Qiao Zhenyu
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Qiao Zhenyu is a Chinese actor who is a graduate of the Beijing Dance Academy. The Beijing Dance Academy is widely recognized as one of the most prestigious institutions for performing arts in China.
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Wang Yan
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Wang Yan, also known as Rebecca Wang, is a Chinese actress, best known for portraying the character Qing'er in the TV series My Fair Princess II (1999) and My Fair Princess III (2003).
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Zheng Yunlong
- Occupations
- actorsinger
- Biography
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Zheng Yunlong is a Chinese stage and screen actor and singer from Qingdao, China. He has appeared in numerous Chinese musicals and stage plays.
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Zhao Tao
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Zhao Tao is a Chinese actress. She works in China and occasionally Europe, and has appeared in 10 films and several shorts since starting her career in 1999. She is best known for her collaborations with her husband, director Jia Zhangke, including Platform (2000) and Still Life (2006). With Shun Li and the Poet (2011), she became the first Asian actress to win a prize at David di Donatello. She received two Golden Horse Award nominations for Mountains May Depart (2015) and Ash Is Purest White (2018). In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #8 on its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
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Zhang Jigang
- Occupations
- choreographer
- Biography
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Zhang Jigang (simplified Chinese: 张继钢; traditional Chinese: 張繼鋼; pinyin: Zhāng Jìgāng, pronounced [tʂáŋ tɕî káŋ]; (born December 25, 1958) is an internationally acclaimed Chinese choreographer and a Lieutenant General in the People's Liberation Army. He was the former director of the Song and Dance Ensemble with the People's Liberation Army before promotion in 2006. Zhang Jigang now holds the highest non-combat military officer rank in China.
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Chen Ailian
- Occupations
- dancer
- Biography
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Chen Ailian was a Chinese dancer.
