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Photo By Zoe Marcerollo
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Lorelei Chang began dancing at the ages of three with her twin sister Mai Nakanishi and both of them trained in Beijing, China under full scholarships. She was chosen among thousands of dancers to be a leading dancer, founding member and choreographer for the Guang Dong Modern Dance Company, the first modern dance company ever in China which was established under the fund and support from ADF(American Dance Festival) and ACC(Asian Cultural Council)in 1986. Lorelei further studied under the tutelages of Sarah Stackhouse, Willy Cao, Lucas Hoving, Ruby Shang, Douglas Nielsen and many other renowned international artists. Besides her rigorous dance training at an early age, she also studied Chinese calligraphy at age five. Her talents in both dance and the Chinese calligraphy led to many awards. She performed and taught extensively in China and continued her career as a performer, teacher and choreographer after moving to the United States in 1993. She has danced with Arlington Center For Dance in VA, Moving Forward Asian-American Modern Dance Company and Joy of Motion in Washinton DC, Center Dance Ensemble in AZ, Full Force Dance Theater and Judy Dowrin Dance Project in CT. She taught Pilates at Manchester Community College from 2003-2009, and was an adjunct faculty of The University of Hartford from 2005-2010. Her choreography was presented at the Beijing International Dance Festival in China (1990), American Dance Festival (1991), International Dance Festival in Hong Kong and Dance Festival in India(1992),Trinity College, The Hartt School, Marlborough Arts Center,Charter Oak Cultural Center, International Arts & Ideas, 5x5 Dance Festival, Rebound Dance Festival, Connecticut Commission on Cultural & Tourism, International Calligraphy Conference at Stonehill College, as well as in Tokyo, Japan.
Lorelei Chang is the Artistic Director of dancEnlight , a modern dance company based in Hartford, CT. dancEnlight is a multi-cultural modern dance ensemble. The company has interest in infusing dance with other art forms, and exploring and working with various national and international artists. Ms. Chang was commissioned to choreograph and guest teaching for many schools and festivals including Rebound Dance Festival, 5x5 Dance Festival, Greater Hartford Academy, Connecticut Concert Ballet, Montessori Schools in both AZ & CT, Trinity College, Full Force Dance Theater and Miss Porter's school.
Lorelei is currently an adjunct faculty member of Theater & Dance at Trinity College, The Hartt School Community Division, Connecticut Concert Ballet, Pilates and Yoga teacher at South Windsor Senior Center and a member of Connecticut Valley Calligraphers under the direction of Debby Reelitz. She also offers private classes including Ballet, Body Conditioning and Chinese Calligraphy at her home.
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