Art Form: Dance (Chinese Dance, Creative Movement, Ballet, Modern)

Grade Level: K-12 

Ling Tang is a NYC-based dancer, educator, and arts manager. With professional training in traditional Chinese and contemporary dance styles, Ling has performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Harman Center for the Arts, Smithsonian institutes, among other venues and festivals. She has been awarded a 2021 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Folk/Traditional Arts. As an educator, Ling currently teaches through Young Audiences New York and Flushing Town Hall, offering dance and cultural workshops for K-12 schools, colleges, and community centers. Her teaching credits also include Dance St. Louis, China Institute, SUNY Purchase College, Washington Performing Arts, etc. She has choreographed for the Obama-Biden Inaugural Parade in 2013 and the Drama League produced play F.O.B(David Henry Hwang) in 2018. As an arts manager, Ling worked as a program officer at the Asian Cultural Council. She has consulted and managed various cultural exchange projects for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, National Dance Institute, etc. Dance/USA Journal and Dancer Magazine have published her research papers. Ling holds an M.A. in arts administration from Columbia University, a B.A. in dance and intercultural performing arts from the University of Maryland-College Park, and a teaching artist certificate from Teachers College, Columbia University