Shen Yun Voices
We are artists, students, friends, family, and theatre patrons who all share one thing in common -- our lives have been touched by Shen Yun Performing Arts, the world's premier classical Chinese dance company. Over the past 17 years, Shen Yun's popularity has skyrocketed, becoming a household name in many parts of the world. Yet few understand how this unique American company operates nor what it is like to participate in its performances. As a community, we have come together to offer our personal experiences and insights on what life is like working with Shen Yun Performing Arts.
Shen Yun Voices
Discipline, Epic Fails, and the Biggest Challenge—Shen Yun Principal Dancer Piotr Huang
Our guest in this episode is none other than Shen Yun Principal Dancer Piotr Huang. On stage, Piotr is one of Shen Yun’s brightest stars. In this short interview before tour, we talk about his epic fails, his discipline, unspoken rules at home, and when he feels the most pressure. I’m Leeshai Lemish, and this is Shen Yun Voices.
Hosted by Leeshai Lemish, Shen Yun MC.
This conversation has been edited for brevity.
Born in Warsaw, Poland, Piotr Huang won first place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2014 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. He studied at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and earned his bachelor’s degree, graduating summa cum laude, from Fei Tian College, where he also earned his Master of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance. Some of his starring roles include Monkey King, Unprecedented Crime, and Red Cliff.
Links:
Piotr Huang’s Shen Yun bio: https://www.shenyunperformingarts.org/artists/view/article/e/hBFlGVpHELU/.html
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:15 Epic fails
02:24 Biggest challenge
03:10 Talking about dance with wife
03:58 Discipline
05:05 Hardest dance
06:58 Your mission
8:20 Different reactions worldwide
11:20 Biggest pressure ever