Dance World

Liang Jing (principal of Hong Kong Ballet)

Born in Hunan, Mainland China – into a family of professional dancers – Jing began training at the Attached Middle School to Beijing Dance Academy at the age of ten. He later studied at the Beijing Dance Academy. In 1986, he joined the Shanghai Ballet, and in 1991 he became a Principal Dancer with the National Ballet of China, where he performed many lead roles. As a top-grade China National Dancer, Jing was invited to perform in the OscarR Awards Ceremony in 1994. He joined the Hong Kong Ballet in 1997 and has danced the principal roles in most of the Company’s classical productions