Jin was the key member of the Guangzhou Song and Dance Company and has performed with the company in Japan, Madagascar, Comoros, Peru, Mauritius, Reunion Island, Malaysia and Singapore. In 2001, she joined the Guangdong Modern Dance Company performing in “Upon Calligraphy”, “Ripples”, “He & I”, “Obsessed by High-heel Shoes”, “Do Not Love”, and “Bird’s Conversation”, which toured the USA, Germany, Italy, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, and the Netherlands. Including performances at the 2nd International Festival of Contemporary Dance in Venice in 2004 and Festival of China 2005 at Kennedy Centre, Washington D.C.

She has performed dance works by Willy Tsao, Gao Chengming, Zhang Xiaoxiong, Long Yunna, Liu Qi, Matthew Hawkins, Hou Ying, Sele Tele and joined Margaret Jenkins and Phillip Adams workshops with the company.

Her choreography includes “You Don’t Care But I Do Care”, “Blindness”, “Obscurity”, and “Dream Into Reality”. She was honoured with an award for her solo dance “The Midsummer Originality” at the 2006 Contemporary Dance Competition (Shenzhen), and she was invited to Hong Kong and E-Side Dance Company by the Leisure and Culture Services Department to perform “100% Cotton” in 2008.

Jin moved to Melbourne in 2009 and has completed her Masters in Arts Management at RMIT University. After graduation, she choreographed and performed Journey at the Melbourne Fringe Festival and participated in many university multicultural events. She has since founded dance schools and taught school students to dance for a career.

Jin’s Experience and Credits

China

–   Children’s Palace, Guangzhou (Sep 2007-July 2009)

–   Chengjin Dance Studio (2006-2009)

–   Guangdong Modern Dance Company (2001-2006)

–   Guangzhou Song and Dance Company (1994-1998)

Choreographic Credit

–   2013: Story of My Life, A Dream within a Dream, A Glimpse of Happiness (Australia)

–   2010: Melody (Australia)

–   2008: Dream into Reality (China)

–   2008: 100% Cotton (Hong Kong, China)

–   2006: The Midsummer (China)

–   2006: You Don’t Care, But I do Care (China)

–   2004: Blindness…Obscurity (China)

–   2002: Everything but You has not Changed (China)

Awards

–   2006: Won an award in the 4th Competition of Modern Dance, Shengzhen

–   2000: Represented Guangdong Province and attended the 6thTaoli Cup National Youth Dance Competition. The work Song at Sea was selected as teaching material and sold on DVD for dancers and students learning Chinese classical dance

–   1997: Performed as a heroine in the dance drama Xinghai. Yellow River, which was rewarded by the National “Five-Ones” Project Award

–   1996: Awarded excellent performer of Chinese Classical Dance Certificate in the 5th Taoli Cup National Youth Dance Competition

–   1994: Won the second prize in Jiangxi Music and Dance Festival