Today we’d like to introduce you to Ling Chu.
Ling, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I came from China to US at spring of 1996. I spent two years in Seattle. Teaching dance at my friend company and become a mother. My son was born at New Year’s Eve at 1997. Six months later, I realized must set up my career. Otherwise no way to go. I spend almost all of money to buy a fly ticket to New York. I believe my dance dream is in the city. Remember how excited when I find so many studios in NYC. I was taking different class every day and all day long. Even watching class for lunch. At night, I sleep at friends places. Sometimes on couch or floor. I don’t feel poor…about three months later. Until one day, an old friend invited me to Harvard Yanjing library for a workshop. It was a week plan trip. After the workshop, an elegant lady brought her daughter to the place I lived. She want me to teach the little girl dance. At the next day they are here again. She brought her friends to me. It’s the three little girl’s class. So, I stayed in Boston. I found dance school at 1998 at Boston. Opened my studio on Kneeland St for 17 years… I moved my business to my neighborhood South End at few years ago. I enjoyed the multicultural areas.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Extremely difficult be: single mother/ artist/ dance teacher / first generation of immigrant at the same time.
Can’t take care my son when he needed me. It’s caused inner trauma.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
The school proved Modern and Classical Chinese Dance Classes for all ages and leaves. Produced original dance works and focus on expression young Asian Americans’ inside feelings. They’re challenges, hope and dreams. We are only school have professional choreographer to create new works in greater Boston area. Mostly others company copy videos from China. Our students’ performance at Boston first night every year since 2000. Our audience is from public America society. Also, we are service Chinese community.
What were you like growing up?
Was. Chinese performance to Chinese.
Now. Chinese and mixing with different culture background dancers’ performance to Public society.
Often ask yourself. Is this what I want? Create world arts works.
Contact Info:
- Address: 1200 Washington St Uint 309 . Boston MA 02118
- Website: www.chulingdanceacdemy.com
- Phone: 617 699 1307
- Email: chuling828@gmail.com
Image Credit:
Charles Daniels
Yi Chu
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