Yu Wei is a prodigiously talented choreographer and dancer from China, whose captivating dance visions have been holding American audiences spellbound.

Praised for her exquisite artistry and purity of dance style, loved by her audiences everywhere, Yu Wei has performed throughout the United States, including New York’s Manhattan Center and the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

Influenced by the synergy between dance, poetry and music that flourished during the Tang Dynasty. Natural observation, folk tradition and her classical training inform Yu Wei’s dance art. Her choreography is filled with the vivid imagery of life. Traditional costumes, original music and short narrative films combine to create a performance of cultural significance and artistic power.

Yu Wei was born in Wuhan China. Selected at an early age by the Wuhan Song and Dance Theater Academy, she studied a broad curriculum of dance based on Chinese classical, folk, ethnic dance and ballet, and became the principal dancer of the Wuhan Song and Dance Theater, with which she performed throughout China. She has also performed as a guest artist with the Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan Province Dance Companies, and in Beijing with the China Song and Dance Company. She was the lead dancer of the National Ballets "Lijiang River Sentiment" and "Yao Shan Flame". She has also been a guest artist in important national festivals such as: International Youth Festival in Guangzhou, International Television Festival Opening in Shanghai, The China and Japan Friendship Celebration, The China National 20th Century Extraordinary Dance Exhibition in Beijing; and the China National Contemporary Famous Dancers Performing Company.

The Yu Wei dance collection is danced and choreographed by Yu Wei. The collection began in Beijing 1992 under the artistic direction of nationally renowned dance master Zhangke. The collection has been performed in Beijing, Xian, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Kunming, Dagin, Anqin, and Jiayuguan. It has been broadcast on National Centre Television and performed at the National Dance Association Convention.

"I love dance more than anything in my life, I always look for any chance to learn, and have been lucky to have studied dance, choreography, opera and aesthetics with some of the greatest masters such as Cheng-yun, Zhang-ke, Huang Ji-shi, Li de-fu. My dance would not exist today without them" - Yu Wei

“Yu Wei’s artistry and talent captivated our audience.
This program rates in the top five programs we’ve presented for artistic merit and audience enjoyment.”
-Larry Stock, Butler County Community College, Butler PA.

“Your artistry is second to none. Your beautiful choreography and talent made the sold-out event unforgettable.”
-Jennifer Brochpahler, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Eau Claire WI.

Wei has been awarded the First Prize of the Professional Dance Skill Competition, and the Silver Award for Choreography in Hubei province, and the Excellence Award in the National First Lotus Dance Competition in Beijing 1998.

Since coming to America in 2000 the Yu Wei Chinese Dance Collection has toured extensively in America. In 2007 Yu Wei was invited to perform at the International Dance Festival in Busan, South Korea, and Cult TV International film festival in Heythrop Park, England. Yu Wei has received awards from the Leeway Foundation, the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation,ationation, and a Fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Yu Wei has been selected for the roster of Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour (www.pennpat.org). and is represented by The Roots Agency / SMG Artists (www.SMGartists.com).

Has the reputation of being "A rare genius" director in the Chinese dance world, was the vice president of China National Ethnic Dancers Association and the professor of the Dance Department of The National Ethnic University of China. Mr. Zhang Ke has directed more than a hundred national dance ballets and events throughout China. Mr. Zhang Ke was the Artistic Director of Yu Wei’s dances from 1992 - 1999 in Beijing.

"Yu Wei has a mastery of the diverse disciplines of modern, traditional, folk and ballet. As a choreographer and performer her sinuous line and lyrical grace are expressed in a unique style. Her approach to dance embodies respect for the past with a breadth of imagination that reinvigorates old forms. Her art is both unique and exquisite. She is an outstanding figure of China."

-Zhang Ke

A well-known dance master of “De Yang-Ge” folk style, a living treasure of Chinese folk dance, he was a board member of the Directors of the China National Dancers

"Yu Wei has been my best student. She is one of the most actively creative and charming young dancers of China. She searches for truth in art and beauty in life. She is the daughter of dance"

- Huang-jishi