{"id":773351,"date":"2026-09-17T06:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/773351\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T06:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:44:11","slug":"meet-the-professional-dancer-from-china-bringing-k-pop-classes-to-farnham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/773351\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the professional dancer from China bringing K-pop classes to Farnham"},"content":{"rendered":"

A professional dancer who came to the UK from China to pursue a career in musical theatre is hoping to bring the K-pop craze to Farnham.<\/p>\n

Wei Yuan, 29, arrived from Shenzhen in southern China three years ago to study for a master\u2019s degree at Guildford School of Acting.<\/p>\n

Now living in the town, Wei is planning K-pop dance classes at the Maltings and is also considering jazz funk sessions.<\/p>\n

\u201cK-pop is a big thing at the moment and lots of people want to learn it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\"Wei<\/p>\n

Wei Yuan appearing in the pantomime Aladdin in Sevenoaks. (Wei Yuan)<\/p>\n

\u201cI think one of the main reasons is because KPop Demon Hunters became so famous and a lot of kids just love the style.\u201d<\/p>\n

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K-pop, short for Korean pop, originated in South Korea and has grown into a global phenomenon, combining catchy tunes with distinctive, highly choreographed dance routines.<\/p>\n

Groups such as BTS and BLACKPINK have attracted huge international followings, while KPop Demon Hunters, an animated musical about a girl group who fight monsters, became Netflix\u2019s most-watched film of all time.<\/p>\n

Wei said: \u201cIt\u2019s also a cultural thing. The songs are great and they all come with their own individual dances and moves, and they are very catchy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt can look easy to do. Some of the choreography is beginner-friendly, but for boy groups like BTS it can be very difficult and very quick.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wei spent around a decade dancing and choreographing professionally and specialised in hip-hop and jazz funk in China before turning her attention increasingly towards musical theatre after coming to the UK.<\/p>\n

She has already embraced one particularly British theatrical tradition, appearing in the ensemble of Aladdin in Sevenoaks during last year\u2019s pantomime season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really liked it because it\u2019s really funny and I love comedy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Wei is now auditioning for West End roles as she continues to develop her career.<\/p>\n

\"Wei<\/p>\n

Wei Yuan, back left, busts some hip hop dance moves. (Wei Yuan)<\/p>\n

She has also made Farnham her home and says she has quickly taken to the town.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like it a lot,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a really cute town and very convenient. I like the town centre \u2013 it\u2019s very cosy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wei has already started sharing her experience locally, leading a dance workshop at Frensham Heights, where she has been invited back for a second session.<\/p>\n

She hopes to offer group and individual classes for people of different ages and abilities and says teaching can be as rewarding for her as it is for her students.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy communicating with people,\u201d Wei said. \u201cEven if your student is not quite as good as you, you still have something you can learn from them. You might find something you never noticed before.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Wei, dancing has been an important part of her life since childhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really like the expressiveness of it,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve enjoyed it since I was a child.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was growing up and having a bad time, dancing was a way for me to relax. It\u2019s very creative and it gives you a way to express yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A professional dancer who came to the UK from China to pursue a career in musical theatre is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":773352,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-773351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}