Xiao Nan Yu (Chinese: 于晓楠; pinyin: Yú Xiǎonán; born 1977/1978) is a principal dancer in the National Ballet of Canada.[1][2] As of 2016[update] she lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Xiao Nan Yu | |
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Born | 1977/1978 |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Occupation | Ballet dancer |
Yu was born in Dalian, China.[3] She studied at the Shenyang School of Dance (part of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music) under Xie Huizhen, and in 1991 received a performance prize in the junior division of the national Tao Li Cup (桃李杯).[4][5] She went on to the Beijing Dance Academy, and then moved to Canada in 1995 to attend the National Ballet School on a scholarship.[6][7][8]
In 2000, Yu, a second soloist,[9] performed the role of Tatiana in the ballet Onegin.[1] In 2001 she became a principal dancer, and she danced the role of Tatiana again in 2003.[10]
In 2008 Yu took part in a dance show set to the music of the Rolling Stones.[11]
In 2013 Yu performed as Odile in Swan Lake.[12] In 2015 she played the role of Pauline in an adaptation of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.[13] In 2016 Yu once again danced as Tatiana at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.[1]