Qi Huan
Qi (pron: Chee) Huan began his ballet study in Shengyang, in
China's Liaoning Province. While a student at the Beijing Dance
Academy in 2000 he reached the finals of the New York International
Ballet Competition. From 2003-04 he taught at the Beijing Dance
Academy alongside former Royal New Zealand Ballet Principal Dancer,
Ou Lu.
Since joining RNZB in 2005, Qi has performed a number of lead
roles including the title role in Dracula, Romeo in
Romeo & Juliet, Basilio in The Meridian Season of
Don Quixote, Captain Hook in Peter Pan,
Grand pas de deux in The Nutcracker and Prince Désiré in
The Meridian Season of The Sleeping Beauty. In
2011's TOWER Tutus on Tour the Capital Times said Qi gave
an "outstanding performance" in Verdi Variations and
"stole the show with his solo".