Chun Wai Chan becomes first Chinese principal dancer at NYC Ballet

Chun Wai Chan becomes the first Chinese principal dancer at the New York City Ballet. As Gabrielle Fahmy reports from New York, Chun is already changing perceptions in a traditionally white art. #ballet #dance #China #NYC bit.ly/3Ri8JeD
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[@voraciousreader3341]

Beautiful dancer!

[@orangepeel3465]

Beautiful

[@lucyblueeyes3858]

You have understanding and loving parents. 👍👏👏👏

[@jasonw6409]

Me, as a male asian dancer that does ballet an tanya Pearson dance academy, I can finally see how far my kind can go

[@Winter_Jasmine]

Congrats 👏

[@msairs]

he looks like an asian niles crane. handsome man!

[@yolantida]

He fled China!

[@slimjim4ever]

Wasn’t Edward Liang also Chinese?

[@Jyoo609]

I thought he only got as high as soloist, which is below principal. Though if you were trying to point something else out…