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Yuan Yuan Tan
Yuan Yuan Tan
Born	Tan Yuanyuan; February 14, 1976 (age 48); Shanghai, China
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Current group	San Francisco Ballet

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Yuan Yuan Tan (simplified Chinese: 谭元元; traditional Chinese: 譚元元; pinyin: Tán Yuányuán; born February 14, 1976) is a Chinese ballet dancer who was principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet.

Biography

She entered Shanghai Dance School at the age of 11. Initially her father opposed this, as he wanted her to become a medical doctor. Her mother, however, was very supportive. Her fate was settled by a coin toss - the coin landed on heads and Yuan Yuan Tan started her dancing career.^[1]

She won multiple international awards at an early age; including a gold medal and the Nijinsky Award at the 1st Japan International Ballet and Modern Dance Competition (1993) and a gold medal in the 5th International Ballet Competition in Paris (1992). At age 18, she became a soloist dancer with the San Francisco Ballet. Two years later, in 1997, at age 20, she was promoted to principal dancer, attaining the highest position for a ballet dancer, an unusually rapid upward path.^[2] She was at that time the youngest principal dancer ever in the history of the San Francisco Ballet. Today, she is a marquee name for the company, while San Francisco Ballet itself is widely considered to be among the best in the world and in the words of choreographer Mark Morris, the "best company in North America".^[3]

She has danced lead female roles in Helgi Tomasson's Giselle, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Nutcracker, Tomasson/Possokhov's Don Quixote, Morris' Sylvia, and Lubovitch's Othello. She created roles in Tomasson's The Fifth Season, Chi-Lin, Silver Ladders and 7 for Eight; Possokhov's Magrittomania, Damned and Study in Motion; Wheeldon's Continuum and Quaternary and Welch's Tu Tu. Her repertory includes Ashton's Thaïs Pas de Deux; Balanchine's Symphony in C, Theme and Variations, Concerto Barocco, Prodigal Son and Apollo; Duato's Without Words, Robbins' In the Night, Dances at a Gathering and Dybbuk; and Makarova's Paquita.^[4]

She has been featured in the Chinese versions of Vogue, Esquire, and Tatler. Currently she is also a brand ambassador for Van Cleef & Arpels and Rolex.^[5]

On October 16, 2013, Tan had appeared in Christopher Wheeldon's Ghosts and Cinderella at the David H. Koch Theater and the same year appeared in Edwaard Liang's Symphonic Dances.^[6]

In 2020, after 7 months off stage since March 2020 due to COVID-19, Tan appeared in the second season of Dance Smash, a Chinese talent show produced by Hunan Satellite TV that features the technology to capture diverse dance styles in motion.

In January 2024, Tan announced her retirement from the San Francisco Ballet company, her final performance was as Marguerite in Frederic Ashton's Marguerite and Armand on February 14, 2024.^[7]

References

^ "The Perfect Poise of Tan Yuan Yuan" CNN, June 25, 2008.
^ "SF Ballet" SF Ballet Dancer Page.
^ Rachel Howard (January 8, 2005). "SAN FRANCISCO BALLET OPENING GALA Dance vets, wee pupils give their all at Ballet gala". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "Yuanyuan Tan" HK Ballet Guest Principal Dancer.
^ Roslyn Sulcas; Michael Cooper (November 21, 2013). "Ballet Dancers as Brands". The New York Times. p. C1.
^ Vanessa Lawrence (October 14, 2013). "Yuan Yuan Tan Loves Audrey Hepburn, Loathes Exaggeration". W.
^ Howard, Rachel (2024-01-12). "Yuan Yuan Tan, S.F. Ballet's longest-dancing principal, to retire this year". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-10-15.

External links

[CNN_interview-1] "The Perfect Poise of Tan Yuan Yuan" CNN, June 25, 2008.

[SF_Ballet-2] "SF Ballet" SF Ballet Dancer Page.

[3] Rachel Howard (January 8, 2005). "SAN FRANCISCO BALLET OPENING GALA Dance vets, wee pupils give their all at Ballet gala". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[4] "Yuanyuan Tan" HK Ballet Guest Principal Dancer.

[5] Roslyn Sulcas; Michael Cooper (November 21, 2013). "Ballet Dancers as Brands". The New York Times. p. C1.

[6] Vanessa Lawrence (October 14, 2013). "Yuan Yuan Tan Loves Audrey Hepburn, Loathes Exaggeration". W.

[7] Howard, Rachel (2024-01-12). "Yuan Yuan Tan, S.F. Ballet's longest-dancing principal, to retire this year". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-10-15.

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+'''Yuan Yuan Tan''' ({{zh|s=谭元元|t=譚元元|p=Tán Yuányuán}}; born February 14, 1976) is a Chinese ballet dancer who was principal dancer with the [[San Francisco Ballet]].
-'''Yuan Yuan Tan''' born in Shanghai in 1977, {{zh|s=谭元元|t=譚元元|p=Tán Yuányuán}}; is a principal dancer with the [[San Francisco Ballet]].  She entered Shanghai Dance School at the age of 11.  Initially her father opposed this, as he wanted her to become a medical doctor.  Her mother, however, was very supportive.  Her fate was settled by a coin toss - the coin landed on heads and Yuan Yuan Tan started her dancing career.<ref name="CNN_interview">[http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/ta.yuanyaun/index.html "The Perfect Poise of Tan Yuan Yuan"] CNN, June 25, 2008.</ref>
+== Biography ==
-She won multiple international awards at an early age; including a gold medal and the Nijinsky Award at the 1st Japan International Ballet and Modern Dance Competition (1993) and a gold medal in the 5th International Ballet Competition in Paris (1992). At age 18, she became a soloist dancer with the San Francisco Ballet Company. Two years later, in 1997, at age 20, she was promoted to principal dancer, attaining the highest position for a ballet dancer, an unusually rapid upward path.<ref name="SF_Ballet">[http://www.sfballet.org/about/company/dancers/view.asp?id=12340021 "SF Ballet"] SF Ballet Dancer Page</ref> She was at that time the youngest principal dancer ever in the history of the [[San Francisco Ballet]] company. Today, she is a marquee name for the company, while San Francisco Ballet Company itself is widely considered to be among the best in the world and in the words of choreographer [[Mark Morris (choreographer)|Mark Morris]], the "best company in North America".<ref name="SF_Chronicle">[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/01/28/DDGU5B0UUT1.DTL&type=performance "San Francisco Chronicle Jan 08, 2005"] SF Chronicle</ref>
+She entered Shanghai Dance School at the age of 11. Initially her father opposed this, as he wanted her to become a medical doctor. Her mother, however, was very supportive. Her fate was settled by a coin toss - the coin landed on heads and Yuan Yuan Tan started her dancing career.<ref name="CNN_interview">[http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/ta.yuanyaun/index.html "The Perfect Poise of Tan Yuan Yuan"] CNN, June 25, 2008.</ref>
+She won multiple international awards at an early age; including a gold medal and the Nijinsky Award at the 1st Japan International Ballet and Modern Dance Competition (1993) and a gold medal in the 5th International Ballet Competition in Paris (1992). At age 18, she became a soloist dancer with the San Francisco Ballet. Two years later, in 1997, at age 20, she was promoted to principal dancer, attaining the highest position for a ballet dancer, an unusually rapid upward path.<ref name="SF_Ballet">[https://www.sfballet.org/artist/yuan-yuan-tan/ "SF Ballet"] SF Ballet Dancer Page.</ref> She was at that time the youngest principal dancer ever in the history of the [[San Francisco Ballet]]. Today, she is a marquee name for the company, while San Francisco Ballet itself is widely considered to be among the best in the world and in the words of choreographer [[Mark Morris (choreographer)|Mark Morris]], the "best company in North America".<ref>{{cite news|author=Rachel Howard|url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/SAN-FRANCISCO-BALLET-OPENING-GALA-Dance-vets-2735131.php|title=SAN FRANCISCO BALLET OPENING GALA Dance vets, wee pupils give their all at Ballet gala|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=January 8, 2005|access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref>
-She has danced lead female roles in [[Helgi Tómasson (dancer)|Helgi Tomasson]]'s [[Giselle]], [[Swan Lake]], [[Romeo and Juliet]], [[Nutcracker]], Tomasson/Possokhov's [[Don Quixote]], Morris' Sylvia, and Lubovitch's Othello. She created roles in Tomasson's The Fifth Season, Chi-Lin, Silver Ladders, and 7 for Eight, Possokhov's Magrittomania, Damned, and Study in Motion, Wheeldon's Continuum and Quaternary, and Welch's Tu Tu. Her repertory includes Ashton's Thaïs Pas de Deux, [[Balanchine]]'s Symphony in C, Theme and Variations, Concerto Barocco, Prodigal Son, and Apollo, Duato's Without Words, Robbins' In the Night, Dances at a Gathering, and Dybbuk, and [[Makarova]]'s [[Paquita]].<ref name="HK_Ballet">[http://www.hkballet.com/2007/eng/aboutUs/bio/tan_yuanyuan.html "Yuanyuan Tan"] HK Ballet Guest Principal Dancer</ref>
+She has danced lead female roles in [[Helgi Tómasson (dancer)|Helgi Tomasson]]'s ''[[Giselle]]'', ''[[Swan Lake]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)|Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[The Nutcracker|Nutcracker]]'', Tomasson/Possokhov's ''[[Don Quixote (ballet)|Don Quixote]]'', Morris' ''[[Sylvia (ballet)|Sylvia]]'', and [[Lar Lubovitch|Lubovitch]]'s ''[[Othello (ballet)|Othello]]''. She created roles in Tomasson's ''The Fifth Season'', ''Chi-Lin'', ''Silver Ladders'' and ''7 for Eight''; Possokhov's ''Magrittomania'', ''Damned'' and ''Study in Motion''; Wheeldon's ''Continuum and Quaternary'' and Welch's ''Tu Tu''. Her repertory includes Ashton's ''Thaïs Pas de Deux''; [[George Balanchine|Balanchine]]'s ''[[Symphony in C (ballet)|Symphony in C]]'', ''Theme and Variations'', ''Concerto Barocco'', ''[[The Prodigal Son (ballet)|Prodigal Son]]'' and ''[[Apollo (ballet)|Apollo]]; [[Nacho Duato|Duato]]'s ''Without Words'', [[Jerome Robbins|Robbins]]' ''[[In the Night (ballet)|In the Night]]'', ''[[Dances at a Gathering]]'' and ''[[Dybbuk (ballet)|Dybbuk]]''; and [[Natalia Makarova|Makarova]]'s ''[[Paquita]]''.<ref>[https://www.hkballet.com/en/meet-hkb/artistic-leadership-and-dancers/guest-artist/tan-yuan-yuan "Yuanyuan Tan"] HK Ballet Guest Principal Dancer.</ref>
-She has been featured in the Chinese versions of Vogue, Esquire, and Tatler.  Currently she is also a brand ambassador for [[Van Cleef & Arpels]] and [[Rolex]].<ref name="Rolex">[http://www.rolex.com/zh-Hans/world-of-rolex/sports-culture/testimonees/thearts-yuanyuan-tan.jsp "rolex ambassadors"] Rolex</ref>
-{{Clear}}
+She has been featured in the Chinese versions of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'', and ''[[Tatler]]''.  Currently she is also a brand ambassador for [[Van Cleef & Arpels]] and [[Rolex]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Roslyn Sulcas|author-link=Roslyn Sulcas|author2=Michael Cooper|title=Ballet Dancers as Brands|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 21, 2013|page=C1}}</ref>
+On October 16, 2013, Tan had appeared in [[Christopher Wheeldon]]'s ''Ghosts'' and ''Cinderella'' at the [[David H. Koch Theater]] and the same year appeared in [[Edwaard Liang]]'s ''Symphonic Dances''.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Vanessa Lawrence|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/yuan-yuan-tan-ballerina-style|title=Yuan Yuan Tan Loves Audrey Hepburn, Loathes Exaggeration|magazine=[[W (magazine)|W]]|date=October 14, 2013}}</ref>
+In 2020, after 7 months off stage since March 2020 due to COVID-19, [https://web.archive.org/web/20201204152901/https://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/dance-smash-brings-top-dancers-together Tan appeared in the second season of Dance Smash], a Chinese talent show produced by Hunan Satellite TV that features the technology to capture diverse dance styles in motion.
+In January 2024, Tan announced her retirement from the San Francisco Ballet company, her final performance was as Marguerite in Frederic Ashton's ''[[Marguerite and Armand]]'' on February 14, 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Howard |first=Rachel |date=2024-01-12 |title=Yuan Yuan Tan, S.F. Ballet’s longest-dancing principal, to retire this year |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/sf-ballet-yuan-yuan-tan-18602768.php |access-date=2024-10-15 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref>
 ==References==
-{{reflist|2}}
+{{Reflist|2}}
 ==External links==
-* {{facebook|yuanyuantan99|谭元元 （Yuan Yuan Tan）}}
+*{{Sinaweibo|1917723005|谭元元的围脖}}
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041012092620/http://www.time.com/time/asia/2004/heroes/hyuan_yuan_tan.html Time Magazine, Asia's Heroes 2004]
-* {{Sinaweibo|1917723005|谭元元的围脖}}
-* {{Instagram|tanyuanyuansf}}
-*[http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/ta.yuanyaun/index.html CNN 45 minutes Special Program "The perfect poise of Tan Yuan Yuan"]
-*[http://www.time.com/time/asia/2004/heroes/hyuan_yuan_tan.html Time Magazine, Asia's Heroes 2004]
 *[http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/38731567.html San Francisco Examiner article]
 *[http://www.danzaballet.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3474 Ms. Yuan Yuan Tan in DanzaBallet: interview with Yukihiko Yoshida]
-*[http://www.sfballet.org/company/dancers/principals/Yuan_Yuan_Tan San Francisco Ballet Principals: Yuan Yuan Tan]
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+[[Category:20th-century Chinese ballet dancers]]
+[[Category:21st-century Chinese ballet dancers]]
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