18 Notable alumni of
Beijing Dance Academy
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Beijing Dance Academy is 1222nd in the world, 261st in Asia, and 23rd 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
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- actormodelfilm actordancerstage actor
- Biography
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Zhang Ziyi, sometimes credited Ziyi Zhang, is a Chinese actress, known for playing independent and strong-willed characters. 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 Best Actress at the 2000 Hundred Flowers Awards, she gained international fame for her performance in Ang Lee's wuxia film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).
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Victoria Song
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- modeldanceractorsinger
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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
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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
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Li Yitong, also known as Shirley, 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, Fu Rou in the 2021 Chinese television series Court Lady, and Song Yimeng / Song Xiaoyu in 2025 historical romance television series A Dream Within a Dream.
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Yao Chen
- Enrolled in Beijing Dance Academy
- 1993-1997 studied Chinese folk art
- Occupations
- film actoractorstage actor
- Biography
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Yao Chen is a Chinese actress and philanthropist. She achieved early success with 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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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 the films Blind Massage (2014), Youth (2017), and Legend of the Demon Cat (2017), as well as the television series The Legend of Mi Yue (2015), The Interpreter (2016), Minning Town (2021), and Luoyang (2021).
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Wang Likun
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- 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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Li Xiaoran
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- actordancerfilm actor
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Li Xiaoran is a Chinese actress.
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Wang Yuwen
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- film actor
- Biography
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Wang Yuwen is a Chinese actress. She is popularly known for her roles in drama series Once We Get Married (2021) and The Love You Give Me (2023).
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Ayanga
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- actorsingerrecording artist
- 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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Wan Peng
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- actor
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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 first and second seasons of My Girlfriend is an Alien (2019–2022), First Romance (2020), Crush (2021), and Sword and Fairy 6 (2024).
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Li Cunxin
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- 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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Qiao Zhenyu
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- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Qiao Zhenyu is a Chinese actor who is a graduate of the Beijing Dance Academy.
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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
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- actor
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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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Wang Yan
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- actor
- Biography
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Wang Yan, 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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Zhang Jigang
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- choreographer
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Zhang Jigang 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.
