Chi Cao

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chi Cao
Occupation	Ballet Dancer
Date Of Birth	Mar 22, 1978(1978-03-22)
Age	46
Birthplace	Shanghai
Country	China
Horoscope	Aries

Chi Cao Biography

Chi Cao is one of the most popular and richest Ballet Dancer who was born on March 22, 1978 in Shanghai, China. Chi Cao (Chinese: 曹驰 ; pinyin: Cáo Chí ; b. March 22, 1978) is a British ballet dancer born in China.

Chi Cao Net Worth

Chi Cao is one of the richest Ballet Dancer from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chi Cao 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Cao was born in Shanghai, the son of a dance teacher and a musician. When he was four years old, the family moved to Beijing. He received training in classical dance at the Beijing Dance Academy, where his father was director. In 1993, he got a scholarship to train at the Royal Ballet School in London. In 1995, he became a member of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. In 1998 he won the Gold Medal at the Varna International Ballet Competition. Together with partner Nao Sakuma [ja] , he represented the company, inter alia, at the NATO gala in 2000 in Birmingham and the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2002.

Cao portrayed the Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin in the biographical film Mao’s Last Dancer (2009). For this role he was nominated for Best Actor in the Inside Film Awards. Li Cunxin himself had recommended Chi Cao for this role because he knew his father.

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Who is Chi Cao Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Chi Ranked on the list of most popular Ballet Dancer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Chi Cao celebrates birthday on March 22 of every year.

Who danced in Mao's Last Dancer?

Closing credits announce that: Li Cunxin danced in China with the Houston Ballet in 1995, a performance broadcast to an audience of over 500 million people. He and Mary McKendry now live in Australia with their three children.

Where is Elizabeth Mackey now?

Schull plays Li’s first wife, Elizabeth Mackey. Once a ballerina at the San Francisco Ballet, Schull retired in 2006 and is now actively pursuing an film and television career. On the big screen, she debuted in 2000’s hit dance movie “Center Stage” (which also featured a young Zoë Saldana in her first big role).

Is Mao Last dancer a true story?

A dramatic true story has been made into a diffident biopic in “Mao’s Last Dancer,” based on the autobiography by Chinese ballet star Li Cunxin. At 11, Cunxin left his family and his Shandong Province village, at the orders of Maoist officials, and underwent a grim training regimen in Beijing.

Where is Mao's Last dancer now?

Li Cunxin AO (born 26 January 1961) is a Chinese-Australian former ballet dancer turned stockbroker. He is currently the artistic director of the Queensland Ballet in Brisbane, Australia.

How old is Cunxin?

61 years (January 26, 1961)