Seongho Cha (
Korean: 차성호; also known as Jimmy Cha) is a South Korean dancer currently with the New York-based
Shen Yun Performing Arts. Cha began dancing at the age of 15 and rose to prominence in his home country of
South Korea, winning top honors at a national ballet competition
[Shen Yun Performing Arts]
Meet the artists > Seongho Cha
and going on to represent South Korea at the 2006
USA International Ballet Competition.
Life and career
Cha joined
Anaheim Ballet in 2002 as a soloist and principal dancer. He subsequently won a full scholarship to study dance at
Point Park University, where he was called a "resident powerhouse technician." While dancing the lead role of
Ichabod Crane
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at a
Pittsburgh Playhouse production of "''Sleepy Hollow''" in 2004, Cha was lauded as a "complete package…a deceptively intelligent dancer." Cha graduated with a BA in dance from the Conservatory of Performing Arts in 2006 and continued his studies at
New York University. Cha had also previously attended
Sejong University in
Seoul. He has an interest in
Oriental medicine and has sought to find ways of combining the philosophy of traditional medicine with his dance.
[Korea Times]
"Oriental Ballet"
02/04/2004
In 2008, Cha made the transition from ballet to classical Chinese dance, joining Shen Yun Performing Arts as a principal dancer.
References
External links
Anaheim Ballet video profile of Seongho (Jimmy) ChaProfile on Shen Yun Performing Arts
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South Korean male ballet dancers
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Shen Yun