Yue Ying Ho is a freelance dance artist based in Manchester. Raised in Swansea, Wales, Yue Ying started her training as part of County Youth Dance Company, National Youth Dance Wales, and National Dance Company of Wales: Associates Program.

Yue Ying began her formal training at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, graduating in 2020 with a First-Class BA Honours degree in Contemporary Dance.  In 2021, Yue Ying furthered her training, completing her MA Dance: Performance and Professional Practices under the artistic direction of Joss Arnott as part of Emergence and touring new works by Joss Arnott, Becky Namgauds and Kevin Edward Turner (Company Chameleon).

Since then, Yue Ying has toured professionally throughout the UK, with companies including Joss Arnott Dance, Company Chameleon, Kapow Dance Circus Theatre and HAWK Dance Theatre. Actively involved in teaching, Yue Ying has taught and created works on aspiring young dancers at The Lowry CAT Scheme,  Company Chameleon Youth Juniors,  Dance City CAT and the University of Salford with both undergraduate and postgradate students.

For Joss Arnott Dance, Yue Ying was part of the original cast for ‘TIN MAN’ and the company’s outdoor production ‘RUSH’.

Yue Ying is currently the Guest Rehearsal Assistant for Emergence 2024/25.

Photo credit: Josh Hawkins