18 Notable alumni of Beijing Dance Academy
Updated: June 05, 2026 EliteDegrees
Beijing Dance Academy is ranked #5,847 in the world and #483 in China by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Beijing Dance Academy sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Beijing Dance Academy won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Zheng Yunlong
1990-. (aged 36)
actor
singer
Zheng Yunlong is a Chinese stage and screen actor and singer from Qingdao, China. He has appeared in numerous Chinese musicals and stage plays.
2. Zhao Tao
1977-. (aged 49)
actor
Zhao Tao is a Chinese actress. She works in China and occasionally Europe, and has appeared in 10 films and several shorts since starting her career in 1999. She is best known for her collaborations with her husband, director Jia Zhangke, including Platform (2000) and Still Life (2006). With Shun Li and the Poet (2011), she became the first Asian...
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3. Wang Yan
1974-. (aged 52)
actor
Wang Yan, is a Chinese actress, best known for portraying the character Qing'er in the TV series My Fair Princess II (1999) and My Fair Princess III (2003).
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4. Zhang Jigang
1958-. (aged 68)
choreographer
Zhang Jigang is an internationally acclaimed Chinese choreographer and a Lieutenant General in the People's Liberation Army. He was the former director of the Song and Dance Ensemble with the People's Liberation Army before promotion in 2006. Zhang Jigang now holds the highest non-combat military officer rank in China.
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5. Chen Ailian
1939-2020 (aged 81)
dancer
Chen Ailian was a Chinese dancer.
6. Qiao Zhenyu
1978-. (aged 48)
actor
television actor
Qiao Zhenyu is a Chinese actor who is a graduate of the Beijing Dance Academy.
7. Huang Xuan
1985-. (aged 41)
film actor
actor
television actor
Huang Xuan is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Blind Massage (2014), Youth (2017), and Legend of the Demon Cat (2017), as well as the television series The Legend of Mi Yue (2015), The Interpreter (2016), Minning Town (2021), and Luoyang (2021).
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8. Wang Likun
1985-. (aged 41)
actor
Wang Likun, also known as Claudia Wang, is a Chinese actress and dancer. She is best known for her roles in television series Seven Swordsmen (2006), Beauty's Rival in Palace (2010), Beijing Youth (2012), Miss Assassin (2013), Qing Mang (2013), Twice Blooms the Flowers (2015); as well as the movies Ex-Files (2014) and Somewhere Only We Know (2015).
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9. Li Xiaoran
1976-. (aged 50)
actor
dancer
film actor
Li Xiaoran is a Chinese actress.
10. Wang Yuwen
1997-. (aged 29)
film actor
Wang Yuwen is a Chinese actress. She is popularly known for her roles in drama series Once We Get Married (2021) and The Love You Give Me (2023).
11. Ayanga
1989-. (aged 37)
actor
singer
recording artist
Ayanga is a Chinese theatre actor, singer, and songwriter of Mongolian ethnic background from Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China.
12. Wan Peng
1996-. (aged 30)
actor
Wan Peng is a Chinese actress under Easy Entertainment. She made her debut with the drama When We Were Young (2018), and gained significant fame for her performances in first and second seasons of My Girlfriend is an Alien (2019–2022), First Romance (2020), Crush (2021), and Sword and Fairy 6 (2024).
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13. Li Cunxin
1961-. (aged 65)
choreographer
artistic director
ballet dancer
Li Cunxin AO is a Chinese-Australian former ballet dancer turned stockbroker. He was the artistic director of the Queensland Ballet between 2012 and 2023.
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14. Victoria Song
1987-. (aged 39)
model
dancer
actor
singer
Song Qian, known professionally as Victoria or Victoria Song, is a Chinese singer, dancer, actress, model, host and author known for her work as the leader of South Korean girl group f(x). She made her solo debut in May 2020 with her eponymous studio album.
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15. Liu Shishi
1987-. (aged 39)
singer
actor
ballet dancer
Liu Shishi, also known as Cecilia Liu, is a Chinese actress best known for portraying Long Kui in the fantasy action drama Chinese Paladin 3 (2009) and Ruoxi in the Chinese time-travel drama Scarlet Heart (2011). Her other notable works include The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2008), The Imperial Doctress (2016), and A Journey to Love (2023).
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16. Li Yi Tong
1990-. (aged 36)
actor
Li Yitong, also known as Shirley, is a Chinese actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Wan Mei, an assassin in the 2018 Chinese television series Bloody Romance, Huang Rong in 2017 TV series The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Lu Wenxi (Abao) in the 2019 Chinese television series Royal Nirvana, Fu Rou in the 2021...
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17. Yao Chen
1979-. (aged 47)
film actor
actor
stage actor
Yao Chen is a Chinese actress and philanthropist. She achieved early success with her role in the sitcom My Own Swordsman (2006) and went on to star in the television series Lurk (2008), Divorce Lawyers (2014), and All Is Well (2019). Her notable film credits include Caught in the Web (2012), Firestorm (2013), Lost, Found (2018), and Send Me to...
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18. Zhang Ziyi
1979-. (aged 47)
actor
model
film actor
dancer
stage actor
Zhang Ziyi, sometimes credited Ziyi Zhang, is a Chinese actress, known for playing independent and strong-willed characters. Born and raised in Beijing, Zhang was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama in 1996. That year, she made her acting debut in the television film Touching Starlight (1996). After her breakout role in Zhang Yimou's The Road Home (1999), which won...
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