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Chris Chun is a dancer and choreographer from San Francisco, California, currently pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance at the University of Southern California Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. He trained at the San Francisco Ballet School from 2009 to 2019, before continuing his studies at the Westlake School for the Performing Arts, where he developed a love for contemporary dance. His foundation in both classical and contemporary forms has continued to shape his practice at USC, where he has performed repertory and world premieres by Christopher Wheeldon, Jiří Kylián, Houston Thomas, Spenser Theberge, Shahar Binyamini, and Martha Graham.

Chris‘s artistic practice draws from his foundations in classical ballet and contemporary dance, alongside his experience in jazz, hip hop, Bollywood, and a range of contemporary practices. His work blends contrasting movement languages into a physicality distinctly his own, exploring versatility, individuality, and the many ways movement can communicate.

Looking to the future, Chris hopes to bring his classical foundation and contemporary sensibility beyond the concert stage, working across music, film, television, and live performance. As he continues to develop as a performer and collaborator, he ultimately aims to move fluidly between concert and commercial work without being confined to a single lane.