Mission Statement
Global Dance Challenge aims to bring together some of the most outstanding young dancers from around the world and serve as an introduction to an international career.
Open to participant of all nationalities ages 6-22, GDC provides professional coaching, master classes, stage experiences and cultural programs to cultivate artistic excellence as well as to inspire dancers to be conscientious global citizens.
Commendations
Global Dance Challenge Week Proclamation
City of Vancouver
Justin P.J. Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada
Mélanie Joly
Minister of Canadian Heritage
Clarke Maclntosh
National Director,
Royal Academy of Dance - Canada
Hedy Fry
Member of Parliament, Vancouver Centre
Wang Wentian
Chargé d'affaires a.i.,
Embassy of the People’s Republic in China in Canada
Liu Fei
Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Vancouver
Honorary Advisors
Peter Boal
Director of Pacific Northwest Ballet
Samira Saidi
Director of Dance, English National Ballet School
Gregor Hatala
President of the Austrian Dance Council
President and Founder of VIBE - Vienna International Ballet Experience
Shawn Byfield
Dora Mavor Moore Award Winner
Founder of Byfield Dance Experience
Charlene Carey Campbell
Artistic Director of Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre
Director of VIBE USA
Nicolae Vieru
Artistic Director of the Ballett Akademie Vieru
Esther Rausenberg
Arts and Cultural Policy Council Member, City of Vancouver
Lin Guiming
Executive Director, Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles
China National Class-A Dance Performer
Chen Baihua
Executive Director, ShanghaiDancers’ Association
Executive Director, China Society of Children’s Song and Dance
Lu Yanqing
Director of Shanghai Youth Activity Center Dance Troupe
Committee Chair, Chinese Dancers’ Association Society & Dance Education Committee
Hu Yunqi
Director of Shanghai Dancers’ Association
Director of Zhongsheng Dance Company
Ye Yanping
Distinguished Instructor, Shanghai Vocational School
China National Class-A Dance Performer
Zhao Li
Manager of Chinese Dance Department, Shanghai Theater Academy Dance School
China National Class-A Dance Performer
