Ao Wang

Biography

Ao Wang, originally from Beijing, China, began her dance training in 2008, at the Liaoning Ballet Academy of China. In 2014, she received a full scholarship to study intensively under the instruction of Kee Juan Han, Director of The Washington School of Ballet. Wang joined The Washington Ballet Studio Company in 2015, then went on to dance with the Miami City Ballet (2016 – 2020) and the Boston Ballet under the leadership of Mikko Nissinen (2020 – 2023.) Throughout her diverse and accomplished career, Wang has performed in numerous classical, neo-classical, and contemporary roles. Wang’s classical repertoire includes Coppélia (Swanilda), Don Quixote (Cupid), Swan Lake (Pas De Trois and Neapolitan), Nutcracker (Sugar Plum, Snow Queen, Clara), La Bayadère (Gamzatti), Le Corsaire (pas de deux), Grand Pas Classique, Sleeping Beauty (Aurora, Fairies). Wang has also danced works of choreographers such as William Forsythe, Jorma Elo, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, Alexi Ratmansky, Justin Peck, Edward Liang, and Septime Webre.