Studio Manager, Operations Manager

Tianling Qian, XPD Studio Manager, has been an active stage manager for a variety of concerts and performances in the Bay Area in the past 20 years. Notable performances that she has participated in includes Bay Area’s Spring Festival Gala and National Day concerts as well as professional stages such as China CCTV’s “The Same Song in America”; theatrical drama “Jue Dai Feng Hua” starring Liu Xiaoqing; Anhui Ballet Opera’s “Hui Ban”; and “Flourishing China”, and ethnic Chinese costume fashion show at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.

钱天玲，晓佩舞蹈学院经理，舞台总监，旧金山华星艺术团执行长。近二十年来多次担任湾区各种大型综艺文艺晚会及演唱会的舞台总监，其中包括《同一首歌》《唱响奥运》《中国之夜》《东湾春晚》，并多次担任国内专业文艺团体美国巡演的舞台总监，其中包括：刘晓庆主演的话剧《绝代风华》、安徽歌舞剧院舞剧《徽班》、青岛歌剧舞剧院舞剧《红高粱》、四川歌舞剧院舞剧《家》、大型民族服装歌舞秀《盛世华夏》在旧金山和华盛顿肯尼迪艺术中心的演出等。

Artistic Consultant, Production Manager

Marilyn Yuan, graduated from University of California, Irvine with a degree in Drama. She was the Studio Manager of Xiaopei Chinese Dance from 2019 to 2022. She currently works for the City of Pleasanton Library and Recreation Department. She is also a Project Manager for the U.S. Chinese Dance Association, coordinating major cultural events and has been serving as the WeShine World Dance Competition Chief Director since 2020. She was previously a Board Member of the San Francisco Dance Film Festival and served as the Operations Director from 2021-2023. Prior to 2019, she was a C-Level executive assistant and production coordinator at an independent film production studio in China, working with major Hollywood and Chinese film studios on the development, financing, packaging and distribution of multi-million USD major motion picture films. She currently works for the City of Pleasanton’s Library and Recreation Department and is pursuing a Master of Public Administration (MPA) at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.

袁美玲，毕业于加州大学尔湾校区表演系。曾于2019-2022年担任晓佩舞蹈学院经理。目前在普莱森顿市的图书及娱乐部门工作，并担任美国华人舞蹈协会的项目经理，负责管理和协调多个大型及地方文化活动，并自2020年起担任“华星杯”世界舞蹈之星大奖赛的总导演。曾担任旧金山舞蹈电影节董事会会员并曾于2021至2023年任运营总监。2019年之前，也曾担任中国独立影视制片公司总裁助理，与美国好莱坞大型制片公司及中国制片及发行公司合作，参与数千万美元预算的重大电影项目的开发、融资、包装及发行工作。目前正在南加州大学公共政策学院（USC Sol Price School of Public Policy）攻读公共管理硕士（MPA）学位。

Dance Instructor

Yuki Huo graduated from the Shenyang Conservatory of Music with a degree in Chinese Classical dance. She has studied dance for over 13 years and has more than 5 years of teaching experience, specializing in Chinese Classical and Folkloric dance genres. Her students have won Gold Award on Guangdong TV Youth Channels Dance Competition, and was a choreographer for the Guangdong TV Youth Channel June 1st Children Day Celebration program. Her notable dance works include the adaptation of “Camellia” which received a Gold Award from the China Dance Association, participating as a dancer at The 70th Anniversary of the Founding of The People's Republic of China Celebration at The Great Hall of the People, and participating as a dancer on CCTV’s “Singing in the New Era” New Year’s Special Program.

霍佳怡，毕业于沈阳音乐学院中国古典舞专业。十三年的舞蹈学习经历，五年以上专业舞蹈教学经验，擅长古典舞基训、民族民间舞表演等。广东少儿频道舞蹈比赛金奖节目指导老师、舞蹈家协会‘山茶花’金奖节目指导老师、全国中小学美育成果展演金奖节目指导老师。广东少儿频道六一晚会优秀节目指导老师。参加人民大会堂建国70周年大型文艺晚会舞蹈演员。中央电视台‘放歌新时代’新年特别节目演员。

Assistant Instructor, Principal Dancer, Class of 2025

Jenida Yang was a student at Xiaopei Chinese Dance for 12 years. As a principal dancer, she has earned countless awards of the highest level in various regional and national competitions and has had years of experience performing around the Bay Area. She was notably invited by the Great Star Theater to perform as the solo dancer for their 7-week summer show, Chinatown Dragon, in 2023. She went on to produce and perform at her personal showcase, Because I Dance, later that December. In the summer of 2024 she attended the California Summer School of the Arts at CalArts for dance. Apart from Chinese folkloric dance, Jenida has experience in contemporary and ballet. She is currently studying Theater and Dance at UC Davis, where she is the lead dancer and choreographer of the Davis Chinese Dance Club as well as a member of Released Contemporary Dance.

杨靓佳，曾在晓佩舞蹈学院学习长达12年。作为一名首席舞者，她在各类地区和全国性重大比赛中屡获最高荣誉，并拥有多年在旧金山湾区演出的丰富经验。2023年，她受旧金山大明星戏院（Great Star Theater）特别邀请，在其为期七周的夏季大戏《Chinatown Dragon》中担任独舞演员。同年 12 月，她成功策划并主演了个人舞蹈作品专场《Because I Dance》。2024 年夏季，她前往加州艺术学院（CalArts）参加了加州州立暑期艺术学校（CSSSA）的舞蹈项目。除了中国古典舞和民间舞，杨靓佳在现代舞和芭蕾舞方面也有多年专业训练经验。她目前在加州大学戴维斯分校（UC Davis）攻读戏剧与舞蹈专业，同时担任戴维斯中国舞蹈社（Davis Chinese Dance Club）的领舞兼编舞，也是 Released Contemporary Dance 舞团的成员。

Teacher’s Assistant, Leadership Team Co-Lead, Team A1 Co-Captain

Zoe Liu is a current student at Xiaopei Chinese Dance. Her passion and dedication to dance shine through her achievements in our school, competitions, and beyond. She recently participated in the Opening Dance for the Showstopper 2026 Nationals, where she also earned two crystal awards for her solos and placed in top ten. Through her strong leadership and work as Teacher’s Assistant, Zoe has gained a growing fanbase of young dancers who look up to her skill, artistry, and radiating spirit.

刘书颐，目前是晓佩舞蹈学院舞蹈团（Xiaopei Chinese Dance）的学员。她对舞蹈的热爱与投入，在校内外的各类活动及赛事成绩中展现得淋漓尽致。她近期参与了 Showstopper 2026 全国总决赛的开场舞演出，并凭借个人独舞荣获两项水晶奖（Crystal Awards）及跻身前十名。凭借出色的领导才能和助教工作表现，Zoe 赢得了众多年轻舞者的喜爱与追随——大家不仅钦佩她的舞蹈技艺与艺术造诣，更被她那充满活力的精神风貌所感染。