About Li
Li Cunxin was born in rural Qingdao, China in poverty and selected at age 11 for training at the Beijing Dance Academy. He became one of China's best dancers and was chosen as a cultural exchange student to the United States, where he danced with Houston Ballet for 16 years and won multiple international ballet competition medals. He defected to the United States in a dramatic standoff at the Chinese Consulate in Houston that involved FBI and diplomatic intervention.
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- Ballet dancer with Houston Ballet
- Defection from China
- Author of "Mao's Last Dancer
- Keynote speaker at corporate events and conferences
- Artistic Director of Queensland Ballet
- Investment adviser and stockbroker
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