Prof. Peter BREUER
CY Artistic Director
A legendary German ballet dancer who joined the Bavarian State Ballet at 16 and later became a principal dancer.
Former Principal Dancer at the English National Ballet, guest principal at American Ballet Theatre (ABT) and La Scala Theatre Ballet (Italy).
Served as Artistic Director of the Salzburg State Ballet in Austria, where he trained numerous professional dancers and created original productions.
Currently, he actively works as a choreographer and mentor, collaborating with international ballet companies.
Prof. Dingzhong XU
Chief Advisor of the Jury
Former Vice President of Beijing Dance Academy and Principal of its affiliated secondary school.
Recipient of a special government allowance from the State Council of China.
Author of The History of Chinese Ballet.
Frequently invited to lecture at dance academies worldwide.
Nina IVANOVICH
Senior teacher at Vaganova Ballet Academy.
Many of Mariinsky Theatre’s most prominent dancers, including Ekaterina Osmolkina, Vladimir Shklyarov, and Viktoria Tereshkina, were her students.
Chico YAMAMOTO
Graduate of Japan Women’s College of Physical Education and Joffrey Ballet School (USA).
A renowned Japanese ballet educator. Founder of Chico Ballet Academy.
Her students gain admission to prestigious ballet institutions
Kristaps Kikulis
Artistic Director of GBE Starlight Summer Camp
Dance Instructor, Gala Choreographer
Kristaps Kikulis is the founder of “Infinity Ballet Academy” in Tokyo, an independent ballet and contemporary dance teacher, as well as a choreographer.
He previously served as Ballet Master and Choreographer at Atlantic City Ballet (USA) and was an instructor for the Atlantic City Ballet Training Program. Additionally, he was a Principal Dancer at Atlantic City Ballet and a company member of Vanemuine Ballet in Estonia.
Kristaps graduated from the Latvian National Ballet School. He has also been a faculty member at the New Jersey Modern Dance Festival
Xiaonan XU
Graduate of Beijing Dance Academy.
Former soloist at:
Marseille National Ballet (France)
Limoges Opera Ballet (France)
Bavarian State Ballet (Germany)
Various leading ballet companies in China.
Artistic Director of Chongqing Ballet Art Troupe.
Guest professor at Suzhou Ballet, Beijing Dance Academy, and Zhejiang Conservatory of Music.
His students have successfully entered San Francisco Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, and other internationally acclaimed ballet companies.
Xuejing ZHANG
Graduate of Beijing Ballet Academy.
Former soloist at:
Bordeaux National Opera Ballet (France)
National Ballet of China.
Founder & Artistic Director of Lanzhou Ballet.
Senior Lecturer at Shenyang Conservatory of Music.
Shang-Jen YUAN
Shang-Jen Yuan is a Taiwanese-born, Austria-based choreographer, dance pedagogue, and founder of Dance Vision, celebrated for his innovative integration of dance and multimedia art. He holds an MA (2022) and BA (2019) in Dance Pedagogy from Anton Bruckner Private University, Austria, and a BFA (2009) in Dance (Ballet and Choreography) with First Class Honours from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Yuan has performed with esteemed companies, including the National Ballet of Portugal (Soloist), Scapino Ballet Rotterdam (Dancer), Bremerhaven Ballet in Germany (Soloist), and TANZLIN.Z at Landestheater Linz in Austria (Principal Dancer). As a choreographer, his works have been featured at international platforms such as the Seoul International Dance Festival, the International Contemporary Dance Festival of Mexico City, the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, and the Florence Dance Festival. In 2021, he collaborated with Boris Eifman, the esteemed artistic director of the Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, serving as both stage director and choreographer. Currently, Yuan serves as the Managing Director of the Salzburg Academy for Dance Arts (SADA), where he continues to promote dance education and creation.