Yang Liping
Yang Liping

Yang Liping (born November 10, 1958) is the director, choreographer and star of a performance art show called "Dynamic Yunnan" that has drawn sellout crowds all over China. She toured Europe and the United States in 2005. Between 2004 and 2008, Yang Liping directed and choreographed a trilogy: "Dynamic Yunnan", "Echoes of Shangri-la" and "Tibetan Myth". In 2004, "Dynamic Yunnan" won five major awards at the National Lotus Awards, including Gold Award for Dance Spectacular, Best Choreography and Best Female Performer. Ever since Yang Liping won first prize at a national dance competition in 1986, she has been delighting Chinese audiences with her signature dance, Spirit of the Peacock.