Chinese acrobats have amazed audiences for more than 27 centuries. The Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats represent the best of this revered tradition, mixing award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, and ancient and contemporary theatrical techniques to present a show of breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty. The Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats have performed in 65 countries on five continents, including shows at such prestigious venues as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Germany's Elspe Festival, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Caesar's Palace in Atlantic City, and the Seattle Children's Festival. The 20 members of the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats are actors, athletes, and artists, all of whom work in unison to present magnificent displays of balancing, juggling, dance, comedy, and magic. Training for an acrobat in China starts at a young age, for some as early as age 4 or 5 with specific training with an acrobat troupe beginning at age 8.
Students practice five hours a day, six days a week.
By age 10 he was performing professionally with the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats. His wife, Angela Chang, is choreographer and costume designer for the troupe and has been with the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats for more than 10 years.