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Q <br /> Li Liu was born in the city of Shenyang which is located in Liaoning Province in <br /> . The Northeast of China. When she was six years old she began her acrobatic train- <br /> ing, and the following year she was chosen to attend The Chinese National Circus <br /> School in the capitol city of Beijing. While in Beijing she trained for eight hours a <br /> o <br /> day until the age of 16. During the evening she was required to study math, sci- <br /> ence, the reading and writing of Chinese characters, and other academic subjects. <br /> In 1984 her artistic cycling act won a gold medal at the prestigious Festival Mondi- <br /> al du Cirque de Demain in Paris, France. She often teamed with her sister Liu Yi;ng <br /> �." to create duo acts that were conceived of and coached by her father Liu Gui Ting. <br /> In 1995 their duo hand balancing act was selected to perform at The Wu Qiao a� <br /> International Circus Festival where they were awarded "The Golden Lion" prize. <br /> For many years Ms. Liu traveled extensively throughout Europe, Africa and Asia <br /> with The Liaoning Acrobatic Arts Troupe. She performed with Zirk'us Knie in :- <br /> Switzerland, Circus Krone in Germany and with countless other touring shows <br /> in Italy, Holland, France, South Africa, Singapore, Japan and Indonesia. <br /> " She came to the United States in 2000 with Ringling'Brothers Barnum & Bai- <br /> ley Circus and toured all over the US for two years. Li has been living in the US <br /> and working as a freelance performer since 2002. She is a regular on the NBA & <br /> WNBA half-time circuits and is also is a featured performer on Princess Cruise <br /> Lines. <br /> Li+began performing in schools in 2005, at first collaborating with other circus <br /> artists, and eventually developing her own solo'show.'The performance includes <br /> a hand balancing, plate spinning, trick cycling, foot juggling, ribbon dancing and <br /> Chinese water bowl manipulation. Li also touches on various aspects of Chinese <br /> language, geography and culture while sharing'her work and travel experiences" <br /> with the students and staff. <br /> The show is primarily geared toward elementary school audiences (grades K-6) <br /> Students et a:hands-on shot at trying some of the easier(and safer!) skills such <br /> g Y g <br /> as ribbon dancing and basic plate spinning. They learn the historical significance <br /> of traditional lion and dragon dances and are encouraged to think about what it" <br /> might have been like to grow up in a different time and place. ' <br /> � � �� <br /> E <br />