Allen Xing is a dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist based in Washington DC and San Juan, Puerto Rico. He began professional dance training in ballet and Chinese classical dance at age thirteen, holds a BFA in dance from Shanxi Academy of Arts, a M.Ed. from Salisbury University, and a MFA in Dance from University of Maryland. He is a former member of Huajin Dance Drama Ensemble from 2007-2011. He performed as a dancer in production Forbidden Fruit Under the Great Wall over 300 times and toured over 100 cities including the China Greater National Theatre, Shanghai Greater Theatre and the Kennedy Center Washington D.C. From 2010 to 2015, he worked as a dance instructor in a tenured position at the Shanxi Academy of Arts.
Xing has received multiple scholarships and accolades including: the China National Scholarship (2010), Zhang Jigang Scholarship (2009 and 2010), Shanxi Academy of Arts Scholarship (2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008), First Place China Dance Association Performance of the Latest Research and Pedagogical Results (2010), Gold Award Overseas Taoli Cup Dance Competition Washington DC Region (2016), and Gold Award Overseas Taoli Cup Dance Competition World Final Los Angeles (2017).
Xing recently performed in many company projects including: Un Castell built for two by Orange Grove Dance, Rapture by PEARSONWIDRIG DANCETHEATER, and Casita at Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival by PrioreDance. His work has been invited and selected to perform at the NextNow Festival, Maryland Campaign, Peabody Spring Dance Showcase, Global Perspectives Festival, Beijing International Dance Festival, Maryland Dance Festival and Japan SAI Dance Festival.
He currently is the artistic director of Xing Dance Theater, and principal of Kuai Mei Gou Network Technology Company.
Education:
University of Maryland
M.F.A. 2015-2018
Master of Fine Art in Dance Performance and Choreography for the Teaching Artist
Salisbury University
M.Ed. 2012-2014
Master of Education in Leadership
Shanxi Academy of Arts
B.F.A. 2005-2010
Dance Performance and Choreography
Shanxi Drama Vocational College
Secondary Degree 2002-2005
Dance Performance in Ballet and Chinese Dance
Recognition:
Gold Award Overseas Taoli Cup Dance Competition World Final 2017
Gold Award Overseas Taoli Cup Dance Competition Washington DC Region 2016
First Place,Zhang Jigang Encouragement Scholarship 2010
First Place, Shanxi Academy of Arts Scholarship 2010
First Place, 57th CDA Performance of the Latest Research and Pedagogical Results 2010
First Place, Zhang Jigang Encouragement Scholarship 2009
First Place, China National Scholarship 2008
Third Place, Shanxi Academy of Arts Scholarship 2007
Third Place, Shanxi Academy of Arts Scholarship 2006
First Place, Shanxi Academy of Arts Scholarship 2005
Work Experience
University of Maryland
2015-2018
Teaching Assistant
Instructor:
Danc128 Fundamentals of Ballet, Danc138c Chinese Dance, Danc148 Fundamentals of Modern Dance.
Teaching Assistant: Dance History
Production Office: Theater and Dance Performance Study Department
Kuai Mei Gou Network Technology Co., Ltd.
2015-Present
Owner
Xing Dance Theater
2016-Present
Director, Choreographer, Dancer
Shanxi Academy of Arts
2010-2015
Dance Instructor (Tenured Position)
Huajin Dance Drama Ensemble
2007-2011
Dancer, Writer, Host
Published Articles:
“Forbidden Fruit, Conquer the American Audience” YiJing magazine, Taiyuan, China 2010
“The Road to Revival” Sanjin City Paper, Taiyuan, China 2009
“The Sacred Bear, Hone the Happiness” YiJing magazine, Taiyuan, China 2009
Key Performances:
Shape in Water
May 18-19
SAI Dance Festival
Sainokuni Saitama Arts Theater Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Earth. Water. Fire. Bodies
October 27-28 2018
Global Perspectives Festival
Dance Place in Washington, DC USA
Shape in Water
Oct 20
Maryland State Dance Festival
Drowning to Death act 2: Shape in Water
July 2018
Beijing Dance Festival
Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing, China
Casita by PrioreDance
July 2018
Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts, USA
Confucius
May 24 2018
Shakespeare Theater in Washington, DC USA
Fire
May 2018
(Equinoxes and Solstices)
The Clarice Performing Art Center Dekelboum Concert Hall
Drowning to Death act 2: Shape in Water
April 2018
The Clarice Performing Art Center Dance Theatre
Ink
2018 March
Guest performer
2018 Peabody Spring Dance Showcase
Equinoxes and Solstices
2018 March
Directing and performing a 40 minuet Dance Production
UMD MFA Dance Thesis Concert
The Clarice Performing Art Center Dance Theatre
Another Side of You
2017
Length 30 min
Choreographer and Dancer
The Clarice Performing Art Center Second Season
Emotion. Memory. Desire.
2017
Choreographer and Dancer
UMD Shared Grad Concert
Dancing in the Closet
2016
Choreographer and Dancer
UMD On the Move at the Kennedy Center
Invoking Justice by Curtis Stedge
2016
Length 50 min
UMD Spring MFA Dance Thesis Concert
Un Castell built for two by Orange Grove Dance
2016
Length 60 min
Another Side of You (Part 1)
2016
Choreographer and Dancer
UMD Shared Grad Dance Concert
Ink
2016
Choreographer and Dancer
NextNow Dance Festival
Rapture by Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig
2015
Length 50 min
UMD Faculty Dance Concert
Noam Chiem by Sinclair Ogaga Imogene
2015
Length 50 min
UMD Fall MFA Dance Thesis Concert
Forbidden Fruit Under the Great Wall by Jigang Zhang
2007-2011
Length 120 min
Performed over 300 times (Including at China Greater National Theatre, Shanghai Greater Theatre, the Kennedy Center, Shanxi Greater Theatre, Hong Kong Tunmen Theatre, Hangzhou Greater Theatre, Daqing Greater Theatre, Chongqing Greater Theatre, Ningxia Greater Theatre, Ningbo Greater Theatre). Tragic love story that tells the tale of 20th century class differences in China set in the format of a traditional dance drama.
Dancing Miracle
2007-2011
Length 90 min
Showcase of Chinese Classical Dance and Chinese Folk Dance.
Youyu Tourism and Culture Festival
2010
Performed in the opening ceremonies.
Shanghai World Expo
2010
Performed in events in celebration of the expo.
Road to Revival
2009
Length 180 min
Performed in Beijing including for the President of China in the Great Hall of the People.
A grand music and dance theatre production with a cast of 3,200.
Ningxia International Expo
2009
Performed in the Cultural and Artistic Tourism Show.
CCTV New Year’s Gala (Also known as the Spring Festival Gala)
2008
Length 270 min
The CCTV Gala has the largest audience for any entertainment show in the world.
Shanxi Television New Year's Gala
2006, 2007, 2010
Taiyuan City, Shanxi
Across
2008
Length 120 min
Performed in Ningbo City.
Beijing Olympic Games
2008
Performed in events in celebration of the games.
Ancient City Cultural Performance
2007
Performed in Pingyao City.