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==Biography==
==Biography==
Chen was born in [[Keelung, Taiwan]] on October 31, 1959, and started dancing when she was four. She studied modern dance, jazz, and Chinese martial arts at a secondary school for the performing arts; as a student, she joined the [[Cloud Gate Dance Theater]] of Taiwan and danced with the company for three years. In 1982 she moved to New York to attend [[New York University]], where she studied choreography and education. In a 2017 interview she said: “I was so excited about the dancing in New York that I decided to stay rather than teach in Taiwan.”<ref name="lagorce"/>
Chen was born in [[Keelung, Taiwan]] on October 31, 1959, and started dancing when she was four. She studied modern dance, jazz, and Chinese martial arts at a secondary school for the performing arts; as a student, she joined the [[Cloud Gate Dance Theater]] of Taiwan and danced with the company for three years.<ref>https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2021/12/13/nai-ni-chen-passed-away-on-december-12th-in-honolulu/</ref>
In 1982 she moved to New York to attend [[New York University]], where she studied choreography and education. In a 2017 interview she said: “I was so excited about the dancing in New York that I decided to stay rather than teach in Taiwan.”<ref name="lagorce"/>


Chen drowned while on vacation in Hawaii on December 12, 2021.<ref name="njs">{{Cite news |date=2021-12-13 |title=Nai-Ni Chen Passed Away On December 12th in Honolulu |language=en |url=https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2021/12/13/nai-ni-chen-passed-away-on-december-12th-in-honolulu |access-date=2021-12-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dance on the Lawn mourns death of dance artist Nai-Ni Chen |url=https://www.montclairlocal.news/2021/12/14/dance-on-the-lawn-mourns-death-of-dance-artist-nai-ni-chen/ |access-date=15 December 2021 |work=Montclair Local |date=14 December 2021}}</ref> She and her husband Andrew N. Chiang had one daughter, Sylvia.<ref name="NYT obit" />
Chen drowned while on vacation in Hawaii on December 12, 2021.<ref name="njs">{{Cite news |date=2021-12-13 |title=Nai-Ni Chen Passed Away On December 12th in Honolulu |language=en |url=https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2021/12/13/nai-ni-chen-passed-away-on-december-12th-in-honolulu |access-date=2021-12-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dance on the Lawn mourns death of dance artist Nai-Ni Chen |url=https://www.montclairlocal.news/2021/12/14/dance-on-the-lawn-mourns-death-of-dance-artist-nai-ni-chen/ |access-date=15 December 2021 |work=Montclair Local |date=14 December 2021}}</ref> She and her husband Andrew N. Chiang had one daughter, Sylvia.<ref name="NYT obit" />

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Nai-Ni Chen
Born(1959-10-31)October 31, 1959
Keelung, Taiwan
DiedDecember 12, 2021(2021-12-12) (aged 62)
Kailua Beach, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
Chinese Culture University
Occupation(s)Founder and artistic director, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Years active1988–2021

Nai-Ni Chen (October 31, 1959 – December 12, 2021) was a Taiwanese-American dancer and choreographer. Trained in traditional Chinese and Taiwanese dance before immigrating to the United States in the early 1980s, she was the founder of the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, a dance company which blended traditional and contemporary dance.[1][2]

Biography

Chen was born in Keelung, Taiwan on October 31, 1959, and started dancing when she was four. She studied modern dance, jazz, and Chinese martial arts at a secondary school for the performing arts; as a student, she joined the Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan and danced with the company for three years.[3]

In 1982 she moved to New York to attend New York University, where she studied choreography and education. In a 2017 interview she said: “I was so excited about the dancing in New York that I decided to stay rather than teach in Taiwan.”[4]

Chen drowned while on vacation in Hawaii on December 12, 2021.[5][6] She and her husband Andrew N. Chiang had one daughter, Sylvia.[1]

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company

Chen and her husband, Andrew N. Chiang, founded Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company in 1988 in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[7][4][5] In addition to Chen's original works, which incorporated her broad influences, the company performed traditional fan dances and ribbon dances. Productions frequently include a hybrid fusion with traditional Chinese dance.[8][9] They began to tour in the early 1990s, originally on the East Coast, and later internationally. The dance company was multi-racial and multi-national. Her dances were inspired by nature, which she described as the "Chinese way and philosophy," stating that her choreography emphasized the relationship and harmony between people and nature.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Genzlinger, Neil (2021-12-13). "Nai-Ni Chen, Whose Dances Merged East and West, Dies at 62". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-14. Republished as: "World-renowned dancer Nai-Ni Chen dies after she is found unconscious at Kailua Beach". Star Advertiser. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ Staff, H. N. N. "Internationally renowned dancer dies in apparent drowning off Oahu". Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  3. ^ https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2021/12/13/nai-ni-chen-passed-away-on-december-12th-in-honolulu/
  4. ^ a b La Gorce, Tammy (2010-01-30). "Opening Doors With New and Old". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  5. ^ a b "Nai-Ni Chen Passed Away On December 12th in Honolulu". 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  6. ^ "Dance on the Lawn mourns death of dance artist Nai-Ni Chen". Montclair Local. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Announces 2021-2022 Season". 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  8. ^ Cutler, Jacqueline (2021-09-09). "N.J. dance troupe morphs pandemic fears into joyful performance". Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  9. ^ Nash, Margo (2001-10-14). "JERSEY FOOTLIGHTS; Celebrating the Moon". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
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