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Yuhua Zhang

Irvine,CA

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Member

Pryntsev Ballet Academy
04.2021 - Current
  • The Pryntsev Ballet Academy is a dance studio training students in the Vaganova method and founded by Ivan Pryntsev (President of California Ballet Theater, Former Member of Dnipro Opera and Ballet Theatre & Moscow Ballet).
  • Highlights: selected to dance the lead soloist role in the "Waltz of the Flowers" (2022 Nutcracker)

Invited Participant

John Cranko School Summer Intensive
07.2024 - 08.2024
  • JCSSI NY is an intensive pre-professional ballet training program for advanced ballet students led by teachers of the official school of the Stuttgart Ballet and designed to prepare dancers for leading European ballet companies.
  • Accepted upon audition to train in the Vaganova Technique through class instruction in the classical repertoire and John Cranko’s neoclassical and contemporary choreography.



Contestant

California Dance Classics Competition
03.2023 - 01.2024
  • CDC is an elite dance competition and scholarship awards program offering merit-based scholarship opportunities at the Joffrey Ballet Academy, the San Francisco Ballet School, Ellison Ballet, etc.
  • Recipient of 1st Place (Trio) at CDC San Diego, March 2023; 3rd Place (Solo Contemporary) at CDC San Diego, March 2023; and [Insert Place] California Dance Classics Competition (Ensemble) at CDC Los Angeles, January 2024.


Participant

Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive
07.2023 - 08.2023
  • The Bolshoi PREP intensive, conducted in Russian with English-speaking interpreters, provides rigorous training for elite ballet students under guidance of instructors from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Moscow.
  • Selected by competitive admission to attend the 6-week session; 6 hours of daily individual and interactive participation (organized warm-up, classical technique, pointe, repertoire, character dance, elective Russian language).
  • Re-invited to participate based on a final assessment conducted by Marina Leonova (Prima Ballerina, Bolshoi Ballet Theatre), Elena Bobrova, Olga Dozortseva, and others (company members Bolshoi Ballet Theatre).


Invited Participant

Ellison Ballet School
06.2023 - 06.2023
  • Ellison Ballet School, founded by master teacher Edward Ellison (Ballet Master for Boston Ballet & Norwegian National Ballet) educates serious ballet students seeking a professional career.
  • Recipient of a merit-based tuition scholarship to participate in the 2023 Summer Intensive.

Contestant

Icon Dance Awards
04.2023 - 04.2023
  • ICØN provides high-end training and performing for pre-professional dance students.
  • Recipient of Top 10 prizes in Ballet & Contemporary.

Contestant

International Youth America Grand Prix
02.2023 - 03.2023
  • Youth America Grand Prix is the world's largest non-profit international student ballet dance competition and scholarship program.
  • Invited to dance in the YAGP 2023 Season Finals; one of 500 students hand-selected to proceed among 12,000 semi-finalists auditioning in 15 countries and 30 US cities.
  • Named a Top 12 winner in the Junior Age Division in Contemporary Dance at the YAGP 2023 Semi-Finals.

Member

Shuchih Art Studio
02.2020 - 09.2022
  • Shuchih Art Studio is an afterschool enrichment program introducing studdents to traditional observational drawing and painting.
  • Participated in classes designed for 10th-12th graders on portraiture and anatomy, working with live models.

Published Visual Artist

Blick Art Materials
09.2021 - 09.2021

Education

High School Diploma -

Irvine High School
Irvine, CA
06.2027

Timeline

Invited Participant

John Cranko School Summer Intensive
07.2024 - 08.2024

Participant

Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive
07.2023 - 08.2023

Invited Participant

Ellison Ballet School
06.2023 - 06.2023

Contestant

Icon Dance Awards
04.2023 - 04.2023

Contestant

California Dance Classics Competition
03.2023 - 01.2024

Contestant

International Youth America Grand Prix
02.2023 - 03.2023

Published Visual Artist

Blick Art Materials
09.2021 - 09.2021

Member

Pryntsev Ballet Academy
04.2021 - Current

Member

Shuchih Art Studio
02.2020 - 09.2022

High School Diploma -

Irvine High School

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