Members

 Maisie was passionate about dance since she was little and started to  be actively involved in performances after she moved to Vancouver,  Canada. Since 2003, she has been practicing numerous Chinese Classical  and Folk dances and performing with various professional dancers. During  her dance career, it is highlighted she was invited to Asian Heritage  Month at Parliament Building in Victoria Canada in May 2011. The dance  troupe she co-founded has earned first place of International Adult  Group in Surrey Dance Festival (Vancouver, Canada) from 2009 to 2011.

In  the past five years, she has actively given performances in CCC Chinese  New Year Gala Show, International Festival in CCSU, Chinese Delegation  Dinner in UConn, Chinese New Year Celebrations at University of  Princeton, University of New Haven, University of Fairfield and Trinity  College. As well as multicultural festivals at Yale University, Ted  Hershey Dance Marathon, Legislative Buiding, Mark Twain House, DESPP,  USDA and local schools, libraries, senior centers, etc. Currently, she  was a part time Chinese dance instructor at University of New Haven  and the Connecticut Chinese Language Academy.

 Huanran newly discovered her inner  artistic self after being recruited to a dancing practice in 2012. She  loves Chinese classic literature and enjoys learning different ways of  expressing the deep feelings and subtle emotions found in Chinese  traditional literature through classic Chinese dancing movements and  music.

For  the past two years, she has been a part of group performances in Central  Connecticut Chinese New Year Gala Shows, Hartford's Ted Hershey Dancing  Marathons, and Chinese New Year Celebrations and dozens of cultural  events at local communities. She especially enjoys practicing dancing  with her eight year old son.

 Lily is an internationally acclaimed  Martial Arts practitioner and educator. She started practicing Martial  Arts since she was 5 years old. As an athlete, she won multiple  championships at national, provincial and city level in China. She was  the leading athlete of the Suzhou City Team that won Jiangsu Provincial  Martial Arts Championship. She served as a full time Martial Arts coach  in a Chinese University before she came to the United States. She  coached her teams to multiple championships.

She  earned her Bachelor's degree in Martial Arts from Shanghai University  of Sport. She is a nationally certified first tier athlete and second  tier referee in Martial Arts in China. In the United States, she taught  in different Martial Arts schools and served as a referee in  international Martial Arts competitions.

 Yan  is a neurobiologist working on brain development, with a focus on  neurological disorders. Currently she is working at University of  Connecticut.

Both Yan's scientific career and dancing hobby oriented from Beijing, China, where she grew up.

Yan  started to learn Chinese folk dance in 2012 in Connecticut, and  immediately felt that dancing is an excellent opportunity for her to  learn and explore Chinese cultures. In addition, dancing with friends  makes her life so colorful and joyful.

From scientific point of  view, dancing is a great exercise for body coordination and balance.  Dancing in the community resembles scientific presentation as we are  sharing Chinese stories and history.

Yan found dancing is a  perfect match for career and life. She wishes people with professional  training join the dancing community with us! 

 Wei started to practice Chinese dances  since she was at university. She loves Chinese folk dance and classical  dance because she thinks they are all closely related to Chinese  traditional culture. But, she is interested in modern dance as well.

Before  Wei came to USA, she lived in Shanghai, China and worked at a listed  American company. During her leisure time, she voluntarily involved  in helping people with vision disabilities. She also organized  activities to entertain people around her. She has a loving heart and  passion for life.

Now, Wei has a new family and settles down in  USA. In addition to dance, she likes cooking and photography.  Fortunately, her husband is a professional photographer and he has taken  many wonderful photos for Wei and other members in this troupe. Wei  hopes people like her dance and her husband's pictures 

 Carmela loves singing since she was a  child. Being affected by both Chinese and Japanese culture, she is  really into both Chinese and Japanese songs. After joining Phoenix  Performing Arts, she found her potential in Chinese dance and she  believes dancing will shorten the distance between people.