Allen Yu
Taiwanese dancer and choreographer
Allen Yu (Chinese: 余能盛; born 1959) is a Taiwanese dancer and choreographer. Trained as an engineer at the National Kaohsiung Institute of Technology, Yu attended Chinese Culture University before accepting a scholarship to the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He performed and choreographed throughout Europe, in Belgium, Germany, and Austria, while maintaining a periodic affiliation with Chamber Ballet Taipei in Taiwan. Yu returned to Taiwan in 2015 to lead that dance company, which he renamed Formosa Ballet.
Early life, education, and European career
Yu was born in Tainan in 1959. His first experience with dance came at age seven, when he was permitted to watch, but not participate in, his sister's lessons. While studying chemical engineering at National Kaohsiung Institute of Technology, Yu danced for recreation, performance, and competitive purposes. Following compulsory military service, Yu studied dance privately with Li Dan. He subsequently enrolled at Chinese Culture University, where he was taught by Wu Man-li and Gao Yan. Yu joined the institution's Hwa Kang Dance Troupe.
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