Hsienfa Cheng

Hsienfa Cheng
Founder and Artistic Director of Cheng Ballet Academy

Through an illustrious dance career spanning nearly four decades, Mr. Hsienfa Cheng has made a name for himself as a passionate dancer, prolific choreographer, talented teacher and a dedicated jury member of numerous prestigious ballet competitions:

-  World Ballet Competition, USA

-  Miami International Ballet Competition, USA

-  Asian Elite Dance Competition, Hong Kong

-  Star of Canaan Dance Competition, Hong Kong

Born in Taiwan, Mr. Hsienfa Cheng began his dance education at the National Taiwan Academy of Arts where he was given the Honourable Ballet Dancer award from the National Taiwan Theatre in 1988.

Mr. Cheng began his professional dance career at The Atlanta Ballet. In 1994, he was invited to perform at the 14th World Ballet Festival gala night in Havana, Cuba, and was the principal dancer for The Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, and the Ballet Contemporary de Caracas in Venezuela.

Currently, he is the Artistic Director of Cheng Ballet Academy, which he co-founded with his wife, Ms. Tan Yaling, in Singapore in 2006. A prolific choreographer and teacher, Mr. Cheng has won many teaching and choreography awards. His long list of teaching awards includes Best Coach Awards given by:

- World Ballet Competition (2)
- Nihon Ballet Academy (NBA) (9)
- Japan Ballet Competition (2)
- The Ballet Competition For Youth Tokyo (1) - American Ballet Competition (1)
- Overseas Teaching Congress (2)