INTRODUCTION

Professor Gao is a renown educator of the art of Chinese dancing in China. He is one of the forerunners who streamlined the curricula for classical Chinese dances in Chinese dance history.

Professor Gao has pursued a career in Chinese dancing for over forty years. He is highly honoured in dance field in China for his contributions to the collation of the series of movements that are now collectively known as "Classical Chinese Dancing". Professor Gao Devoted much of his research on the theories surrounding the modern day concept of the art of Chinese dancing.

Professor Gao is an extraordinary dance educator. Many of well-known performers, who are the winners of China national or world dance competition awards, were once under Professor Gao's instruction.

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CAREER RELATED ACTIVITIES

• Before coming to Canada
  • Dean and professor -
    the Chinese National Dance Drama Department of Beijing Dance Academy Before coming to Canada;
    
  • Vice-President -
    The Dance Education Association of China National Dancers Association
  • Director -
    Beijing Dancers Association
  • Judge for Dance Competitions -
    17th Hongkong Dancing Open Competition;
    the 24th Hongkong Academic Dancing Competition;
    China Nationwide Competitions of Dancing Academies (Tao Li Bei)
  • Guest Professor -
    Hongkong Academy for the Performing Arts in 1987, 1988;
    

• After immigrated to Vancouver Canada in 1989
  • Guest Professor and Lecturer -
    
    • SFU in Vancouver under topic of Chinese Dancing
    • Chinese Culture Center in Vancouver