





A graduate of the Beijing Academy of Dance, China's top dance school, Vina Lee is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor. She was an award winner at the Guangzhou Region Professional Dance Competition (in Chinese classical and ethnic dance styles) in 1984. From 1988 to 1990, she was a principal artist with Guangdong Dance Theatre. During that time, she also became a model and participated in fashion shows in Guangzhou, Macau, and Brazil. She immigrated to Australia in 1990 and has since taught classical ballet at the Sydney Dance Company, McDonald College, and the Aboriginal Dance Theatre Redfern. Additionally, she performed in the Closing Ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. She was a principal dancer and choreographer to NTDTV's 2004, 2005, and 2006 Chinese New Year Global Galas. Ms. Lee's strength as a dancer and choreographer is her ability to creatively integrate dancing with acting. She played the lead role in Jun Li's award-winning short films, The Stranger and Twelve Moons. She has appeared in several television series on Australia's Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Channel 7, and Channel 9, and has been featured in films produced by the Australian Film Television and Radio School. Ms. Lee has also extended her talents to directing television programs. Her documentary Three Women was broadcast by NTDTV in 2003 and became an Internet hit in China. In recognition of her leadership and commitment to humanity, the New York State Assembly awarded Ms. Lee with "Outstanding Woman Leader" during 2006 Women's History Month.
Michelle Ren is the winner of numerous top awards in Chinese dance and artistic gymnastics, and has an amazing capacity to captivate audiences.
In 1990 Ms. Ren took fourth place in China's National Artistic Gymnastics Competition. In 1993 she took fifth place in the youth category of the Eighth China National Sports Competition. In 1997 she took first place in the youth category of Liaoning Province's Taoli Bei (Peach and Plum Cup) Dance Competition and in 2002 was the second runner-up in the national Popular Culture Award Competition. Ms. Ren was a soloist and lead dancer in numerous large-scale productions in China.
In 2004 she won an Overall Platinum first prize in the teachers' solo category of the Showstopper Dance Competition, held in California. In 2007, Ms. Ren won first prize in the Adult Female Division of NTDTV's International Chinese Classical Dance Competition. This makes her effectively the number one female performer of Chinese classical dance in the world.
Xuejun Wang specializes in Chinese classical and folk dance, ballet, dance education and choreography. Upon graduating from the Beijing Academy of Dance, he performed as a principal dancer for the Guangzhou Dance Troupe between 1978 and 1984. In 1984, he was the First Prize winner of the Guangzhou Region Professional Dance Competition. Upon immigrating to Australia, he joined the Sydney Dance Company in 1992 and performed in the company's premiere of Synergy with Synergy. He has played leading roles in numerous dances, including Kid. Lefty in Louis Falco's Black and Blue, the Beast in Beauty and the Beast, as well as principal roles in Graeme Murphy's works-Ellipse, Air and Other Invisible Forces, Berlin, Free Radicals, The Protecting Veil, and Body of Work. With the Sydney Dance Company, Mr. Wang has performed in Europe, North America, Mexico, Singapore, Japan, and Taiwan. One of Mr. Wang's strengths is his talent in mastering contrasting styles of dance. He has participated in a wide spectrum of dance workshops, including workshops held by Ben Stevenson (Artistic Director of Houston Ballet Company) on ballet and choreography, Luise Perez's (Principle Dancer of Joffrey Ballet Company) workshop on contemporary pas de deux, Leslie Fridman's Modern Dance workshops, as well as workshops by Tina Paul on Jazz and tap dance, and Jose de Udaeta on Spanish dance. In 2007, he performed with the Divine Performing Arts as the principal dancer in The Loyalty of Yue Fei (which he choreographed) and Dunhuang Dream at New York's Beacon Theatre and Radio City Music Hall, as well as at 25 other venues in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Known for his prodigious leaps and polished tumbling techniques, Jason Shi has natural athleticism and flexibility. He developed a keen interest in dancing and martial arts at a young age, though his wide range of interests included violin, football, and athletics. While a student in dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts, Jason was known for his strength and for being a quick learner. In 2006, Jason began performing principal roles with the Divine Performing Arts. And in 2007, Jason was awarded gold medal in the Junior Division of the NTDTV International Chinese Classical Dance Competition for his performance.
Cecilia Xiong developed a passion for dancing and fine arts at a young age. After graduating from high school, she went to Antwerp to study Flemish and was later accepted in to the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Brussels, Belgium. After immigrating to Canada in 2002, Ms. Xiong joined the Lotus Performing Arts Troupe as a lead dancer. Over the past few years, Ms. Xiong has been an integral part of NTDTV's Chinese New Year shows, performing in dances such as Flower Fairies, Fairies' Flutes, and Plum Blossoms. Ms. Xiong also played the lead role of Bodhisattva in the dance drama, When the Lion's Eyes Turn Red. During the Divine Performing Arts Troupe's 2007 Chinese Spectacular tour, she was featured on the cover of Australia's "Capital Express".
Known for her great elevation and superb flexibility, Alina Wang has been professionally trained in violin and ballet at a young age. She has performed in NTDTV's Holiday Wonders and Chinese New Year Spectaculars, as well as regularly in community events. In 2007, Ms. Wang performed as a soloist in many dances, including The Mongolian Bowl Dance and Forsythia in Spring.





