Cindy Lao

Dance

Artist statement

I feel inspired in spaces filled with people who share the same passion for dance as I do. The freedom of self-expression and the ability to convey what I cannot express with words through movement feels truly magical. Connecting with dance was a gift from the universe—one that continues to ground me, inspire me, and shape how I move through the world.

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PC: Duke Dance

Performances/ Intensive

Weaving Dreams, Duke MFA Thesis Performance (2026)

  • Duke Vonder Hayden Studio Theater
  • Johanna Kepler, Choreographer

Woven Between Worlds, Duke Dance Program November Dances (2025)

  • Reynolds Industries Theatre             
  • Johanna Kepler, Choreographer

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London (2023)

  • Dance summer school 

The Five, UW MFA Dance Concert (2023)

  • Meany Hall– Studio Theater 
  • Jeremy Yuan, Choreographer

AI Jam, UW MFA Dance Concert (2023)

  • Meany Hall– Studio Theater
  • Jenn Pray, Choreographer

Walkin’ Bass, UW Dance Presents (2023)

  • Meany Hall– Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater
  • Nia-Amina Minor, Choreographer

there is time to breathe, UW MFA Dance Concert (2022)

  • Meany Hall– Studio Theater
  • Alia Swersky, Choreographer
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PC: Jim Coleman
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cindy lao, dance, ballet, trinity laban
PC: Duke Dance
PC: Warren Woo
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PC: Warren Woo
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PC: Jim Coleman
PC: Jim Coleman