"Dancing acts as a framework to guide your thoughts"
Victor Fung is an award-winning choreographer based in London and Hong Kong. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Victor Fung Dance. He has been praised by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) and South China Morning Post as “a choreographer with real talent”. Victor was recently Associate Artist at Swindon Dance and recipient of the DanceXchange Choreography Award. He received the Award for Young Artist at the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards for his international achievements in dance.
Victor's choreographic works have been presented internationally across four continents; his work From the Top has been presented in Hong Kong, South Korea, New Zealand, Germany, the UK and the United States. He was selected as one of the six choreographers for SPAZIO, a European network for dance creation which consisted of residencies in the Netherlands, Italy, Poland and Croatia. His full-evening performance Not Enough (Beyond Reason) was shortlisted as one of the three Outstanding Independent Dance for the Hong Kong Dance Award. Victor has been funded and commissioned internationall
Ballroom Stars
As ballroom dancing gradually becomes more popular, dancesport (Competitive Ballroom Dancing) is an important part of professional dancers' careers. This page lists ballroom stars of the past and present from all four styles of ballroom dancing. The picture shows World Latin Champions, Yulia Zagoruychenko and Riccardo Cocchi, who have retired recently, but are largely famous in the ballroom world.
Background Information: Dance Styles
Ballroom Dance/Dancesport is split primarily into two categories: American and International. The American category, as the name suggests, is usually taught and used for competition in the U.S. However, this category is gaining popularity on a global scale. The International category is also quite self-explanatory; it is the more popular category used globally. Both categories are divided into two subcategories or styles. In American, there are Rhythm and Smooth. In International, there are Latin and Standard. According to the chart below, Rhythm and Latin are counterparts, while Smooth and Standard are counterparts. Despite the fact that many dances appear on both lists, the dance with the same name differ sl
World Champion ballroom dancer Victor Fung shares his story
Known by many to be the greatest ballroom dancer of this generation, Victor Fung is a giant in the world of competitive ballroom dancing, just as Michael Jordan is to basketball and Tiger Woods is to golf. He and his current dance partner, Anastasia Murayeva, have won multiple national and world titles throughout their ten-year partnership. In June of , the two won the open professional ballroom title at the Blackpool Dance Festival, the most prestigious ballroom dance competition in the world.
Who is the man behind the legend? How did Victor come to achieve such success, not just in dancing, but in other areas of life? This is his story.
Growing Up
Victor was born and raised in Orange County, CA, to parents Anthony Fung and Jeannie Fung. Victor has three other siblings— Jennifer, Alex, and Tiffany— all of whom danced competitively as well.
As a young kid, Victor participated in a wide array of activities. Besides going to school, Victor was a competitive swimmer, training six days a week with dual practice sessions before and after school. He played both violin and piano, and was enrolled in Kumon, an after-sc
Victor Fung Dance creates empowering experiences that push the boundaries of what dance can be.
We make, we share, we get people involved.
Established in , Victor Fung Dance is a platform through which Founder / Choreographer Victor Fung collaborates with international talents in creating movement-based work for the stage and beyond. Our transnational collaborations bring people of diverse backgrounds together, engaging in artistic experimentation and creative processes where artists share their passion and expertise. The resulting works are recognised for their uniquely global perspective and have been presented in over ten countries across four continents.
OUR MISSION : EMPOWERING VOICES THROUGH THE SILENT REBELLION OF MOVEMENT
Underpinning our expansive range of artistic activities is our desire to empower audience and participants through dancing. Our three purposes capture the essence of our work and represent the values we believe in as socially engaged artists
UNRAVELING HIERARCHIES - We make choreographic works that challenge systemic imbalance of power
RECALIBRATING POWER - We share our passion in cultivating spaces that celebrate indivi
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