Xiao Nan Yu

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 she lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Xiao Nan Yu
Xiao Nan Yu and Evan McKie at The National Arts Centre In Ottawa
Born1977/1978
Dalian, China
OccupationBallet dancer

Early life

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]

Career

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]

References
  1. "Xiao Nan Yu is heart-wrenching in National Ballet’s Onegin: review". Toronto Star, November 27, 2016. Michael Crabb.
  2. 加拿大'华裔杰出青年成就奖'揭晓 12人获奖. Sina News. 2001-11-19. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  3. "The National Ballet of Canada | Xiao Nan Yu: 20 Years of Dance". Ballet News, September 8, 2016
  4. 第三届全国艺术院校'桃李杯'舞蹈比赛 我院附属舞校喜获丰收 [Students from our school win prizes at Third Annual National Arts Academies 'Tao Li Cup' Dance Competition]. Journal of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music (4). 1991. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  5. 谢惠珍 [Xie Huizhen]. Shenyang Conservatory of Music. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  6. "Ballerina Xiao Nan Yu stars in Giselle and Nutcracker this month". Canadian Immigrant, By Margaret Jetelina, December 3, 2012
  7. "Xiao Nan Yu: The National Ballet’s prima ballerina reprises her debut role in Onegin". Fashion, March 19, 2014
  8. 于晓楠晋升加拿大国家芭蕾舞团首席舞者 [Yu Xiaonan rises to principal dancer of National Ballet of Canada]. China News. 2001-06-08. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  9. Leslie Getz (2000). Attitudes & Arabesques. Mid-Peninsula Dance Guild. p. 23.
  10. James Neufeld (23 October 2011). Passion to Dance: The National Ballet of Canada. Dundurn. pp. 233–234. ISBN 978-1-4597-0123-6.
  11. "National Ballet dances to Rolling Stones' music". The Canadian Press, March 5, 2008
  12. "National Ballet’s Swan Lake oddly staged but beautifully danced". Toronto Star, Michael Crabb, Nov. 10, 2013
  13. "Review: The Winter's Tale". Now Toronto, by Kathleen Smith. November 18, 2015
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