Emerging reflections: With Hayley Ng

 

Live on CIUT 89.5 FM

Airing Date: October 26, 2024
Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton

Assistant Production Manager: Amber Downie-Back

 

Featured Guest(s): Hayley Ng

On this episode, physiotherapist, and emerging professional dancer Hayley Ng shares her personal thoughts on the rewards, challenges, and aspirations associated with being an emerging artist.


About Hayley Ng:

Hayley Ng is a physiotherapist and emerging professional dancer. She started dancing at age 3, and trained in pre-professional ballet throughout high school. 

During her Bachelor’s degree, she performed soloist roles with Hamilton City Ballet and choreographed ballet pieces for McMaster’s Recreational Dance Team.  Ng continued her ballet training and launched her professional dance career, where she performed with the Dance : Corps company, at the Youth Day Global event, and as an artist in the Quarantine Qapsule digital archive on the Museum of Toronto website.  After her master’s, Ng performed as a soloist at the University of Toronto and was invited to perform solos as a guest performer with Georgia’s Dance & Arts Cultural Centre. She was recently selected as an artist from across Canada to be featured in the Digital Shortworks festival in Stratford.  Ng recently danced as a company member with Moonlight Ballet.

Ng danced in the “Legend of Huli”, alongside former professional dancers with the Mariinsky Ballet, where she collaborated with award winning musicians. She aspires to combine her passions in dance and rehabilitation science in her future career.


📸: Hayley Ng