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Beijing Dance Academy

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Dai Ailian Foundation (DAF)

"Dai Ailian Foundation (DAF) is a non-profit company, incorporated on July 26, 2011 in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.DAF was formed to honour Dai Ailian, an international dance icon, distinguished principal dancer, teacher, choreographer, dance company artistic director, researcher, labanotator, lecturer and demonstrator who was born in Couva, Trinidad in 1916..."

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Dai Ailian

Madame Dai

"Born in Trinidad, West Indies, of Cantonese parents on May 10, 1916. Educated at St. Hilary’s High School in Port of Spain, Trinidad.At the age of 5, Dai Ailian learned ballet from her third-removed cousin, Sylvia Chen (Chen Xilan), who had studied in London, England...."

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JUROR OF COMPETITIONS

 

  • Chairman of the Jury
  • First and Second all-China Ballet Competitions, Beijing and Kumming, Yunnan

Juror

Second Paris International Ballet Competition
Second and Third New York International Ballet Competitions
Second Jackson, Mississippi, USA, International Ballet Competition
Third Asian and Pacific Ballet Competition, Tokyo, Japan
International Ballet Choreography Competition ‘Against Violence’, Turino, Italy
Folk Dance Competition of 1953 Bucharest ‘International Youth Festival
Folk Dance Competition of 1957 Moscow ‘International Youth Festival’

 

ORGANIZER

First All-China Competition, Dalian, North China
Chairman of the Jury
1995 First Shanghai International Ballet Competition

 

SOCIETIES

1949-1954
President, China Dancers Association

1954-1984 
Vice President, China Dancers Association

1984  
Honorary President, China Dancers Association

1980-1981
Executive Member of Conseil International de la Dance (CIDD), UNESCO (NGO), Paris

1981-1985
Vice President, CIDD, UNESCO, Paris

1982 
President of China National Committee, CIDD

 
Chairman, China Labanotation Society within China Dancers Association

 
Chairman – China Ballet Society, within China Dancers Association

1989
Member of the International Council of Kinetographie Laban/Labanotation, UK/USA

1991 
Board Member of Folk Arts World Presidents of International Organisation for Folk Arts IOV, UNESCO, Austria