About me

Ifang Huang is originally from Taiwan and a graduate of the National Taiwan University of Arts with a major in Dance, Ifang has spent much of her career performing with distinguished contemporary dance companies in New York City, including Elisa Monte Dance, Buglisi Dance Theatre, Igal Perry, Nancy Turano, and Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company.

She later joined The Metropolitan Opera, where she had a remarkable 14-year career as a dancer. Her credits include being an original cast member for "Madam Butterfly," directed by Anthony Minghella, and "The First Emperor," directed by Zhang Yimou (張藝謀) for which she also served as an assistant to choreographer Huang Dou-Dou (黃豆豆). Her other opera credits include "Turandot," "Giulio Cesare," and "Der Fliegende Holländer." Additionally, Ifang performed the principal role of "Angel George" in the national tour of "The King and I."

Ifang's teaching experience spans ballet, modern dance, and traditional Chinese dance for students of all ages in both the U.S. and Taiwan. She has served as a guest teaching artist at the New Jersey Dance Theater Ensemble, NYU Tisch, the University of Colorado, and various NYC public schools. Ifang is a certified teacher with the American Ballet Theatre (Pre-Primary through Level 3) and launched her own weekend ballet program in Westchester, NY, in 2022.

In addition to her work in dance, Ifang has extensive experience teaching Mandarin to young children in private school settings and currently serves as a teacher at a Montessori school in NYC.