Liang (born October 23, 1980, in Wuhan, China) is a

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acrobat. She spent her childhood and teen years touring extensively worldwide with her hometown Chinese acrobatic troupe, Wuhan Acrobatic Troupe. She was awarded 2 gold medals for excellence in international acrobatic competition in Paris and her native China.

Career

After moving to the United States in 1998, Liang began performing in her own one woman show, Liang Acrobatic & Comedy Show. She toured the states with her on stage partner Bill Patti as the MC and

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. Liang gained national exposure in 2000 when she was cast in a Justin Timberlake "N'SYNC" video. That video was shown on

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as part of "N'SYNC'S live concert from New York's

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. Liang was also featured in 2003 on

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's ''

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'' where she placed third in the competition. She also was asked to appear on the '' Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon'' where she performed and was saluted as a young star of tomorrow in 2004. Liang has made guests appearances on the syndicated ''

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'' TV show (2004), '' Sabado Gigante'' on Univision (2006) and on NBC's '' Today Show'' (2007). Liang performed in the second season of NBC's ''

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'' (2007). In episode 1, (June 12, 2007) she balanced eight spinning plates on bamboo sticks throughout her act while doing various acrobatic maneuvers, including splits and head stands. Piers Morgan buzzed her to see whether she would react, but she did not drop any plates during her performance. Judges Morgan,

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and David Hasselhoff rewarded her with a trip to the Las Vegas Callbacks episode (7/10/07). Today, Liang continues touring the U.S. performing in her one-woman show for a wide range of venues including colleges, corporations, festivals, casinos, and

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/ NCAA

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References

External links

Official website of Liang Acrobatic & Comedy ShowLiang's MySpace siteLiang on ''America's Got Talent''Liang on ''The Today Show''Liang's TV appearances
{{DEFAULTSORT:Patti, Liang 1980 births Chinese emigrants to the United States America's Got Talent contestants Living people