By Kristine Falck
“Dance is the expression of the soul within - free and emotional moves that contains details reveal one’s feelings and reflections of the music.” – Christine Cheung.
Skilled in multiple mediums of art from a young age, Christine Cheung has pursued her passion for dance early in her life. While growing up in China, she was heavily involved with ballet; however, after moving to Canada and attending a dance camp with fellow youth dancers, she was exposed to Hip Hop contemporary dance. The atmosphere and the structural rhythm of hip-hop resonated with her, eventually developing into her principal style of dance.
“Dance is the expression of the soul within - free and emotional moves that contains details reveal one’s feelings and reflections of the music.” – Christine Cheung.
Skilled in multiple mediums of art from a young age, Christine Cheung has pursued her passion for dance early in her life. While growing up in China, she was heavily involved with ballet; however, after moving to Canada and attending a dance camp with fellow youth dancers, she was exposed to Hip Hop contemporary dance. The atmosphere and the structural rhythm of hip-hop resonated with her, eventually developing into her principal style of dance.
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Christine is currently an accomplished hip-hop dancer, performing with various dance troops. Practising over five hours a week, despite a hectic academic roster, Christine is a dedicated dancer. As one of the premier hip-hop crew members, she leads her group across the stage during the annual student choreography and spring dance shows. Additionally, she has graced the stage at the “Bloodless” and “Stolen Dance” performances.
Not only does Christine have an affinity for performing, she has a penchant for choreography as well. As she expressed, “I think my choreography is slowly becoming more and more fluent with the transitions, which give the dance a better theme and concept.” Her astonishing skills are utilized during the Hip Hop Crew auditions, where she aids Ms. Tench with both choreography and teaching dance. Christine enjoys the creative freedom and challenge which choreography presents to her, saying, “it’s hard to put them all together, but the end result is always rewarding.”
Christine’s inspiration for her Hip Hop pieces come from a culmination of her personal dance experiences, workshops with professionals, as well as YouTube videos. Koharu Sugawara is one of her largest inspirations because of “her precision with the beat of music and her distinct contemporary style.” Christine tries to emulate Sugawra’s style by learning from her dance videos. Music is also an important component to Christine’s dance. Preferring electro-pop and hip-hop remixes because of their distinct beats, Christine’s current favourite song is Bloodless by Dabin- “The beat is perfect for dancing. I cannot wait to choreograph a piece for it.”
Not only does Christine have an affinity for performing, she has a penchant for choreography as well. As she expressed, “I think my choreography is slowly becoming more and more fluent with the transitions, which give the dance a better theme and concept.” Her astonishing skills are utilized during the Hip Hop Crew auditions, where she aids Ms. Tench with both choreography and teaching dance. Christine enjoys the creative freedom and challenge which choreography presents to her, saying, “it’s hard to put them all together, but the end result is always rewarding.”
Christine’s inspiration for her Hip Hop pieces come from a culmination of her personal dance experiences, workshops with professionals, as well as YouTube videos. Koharu Sugawara is one of her largest inspirations because of “her precision with the beat of music and her distinct contemporary style.” Christine tries to emulate Sugawra’s style by learning from her dance videos. Music is also an important component to Christine’s dance. Preferring electro-pop and hip-hop remixes because of their distinct beats, Christine’s current favourite song is Bloodless by Dabin- “The beat is perfect for dancing. I cannot wait to choreograph a piece for it.”
With an ever-burgeoning passion for dance, Christine hopes to pursue hip-hop after high school, by joining dance clubs and crews. Her current goal is to attend the prestigious and famous dance camp “Urban Dance” in Germany. The Urban Dance Camp is the world's leading dance intensive education workshop, which welcomes top tier dancers from around the globe.
With Collingwood’s Annual Spring Dance show on the horizon, Christine will undoubtedly shine on stage, captivating the audience’s attention. With two marvelous hip–hop pieces on the roster, we wish her the best of luck with her partners Chloe and Jeffrey.
With Collingwood’s Annual Spring Dance show on the horizon, Christine will undoubtedly shine on stage, captivating the audience’s attention. With two marvelous hip–hop pieces on the roster, we wish her the best of luck with her partners Chloe and Jeffrey.
