Young Soon Hue (born 1963) is a contemporary

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choreographer. She was born in

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and trained in South Korea and France. She began her professional career at

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, Germany, under the direction of William Forsythe and continued in Switzerland with Ballet Zürich and as soloist at Basel Ballet. She concluded her active dance career as a principal at the

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and continues as instructor in their school. She got engaged in 1990 and married in 1991. She has danced as soloist and principal in works by major international choreographers, including William Forsythe,

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, and Paul Taylor. ''Elle Chante'' is her first major choreographic work, created on Ballett am Rhein in 2001. She has since created works for numerous companies, including

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, Queensland Ballet, Brisbane, Australia, and the Korea National Ballet. Under commission by Tulsa Ballet, she choreographed ''This Is Your Life'' which premiered in April 2008. It has since been performed by Aalto Ballett Theater, Essen, Germany, the National Ballet of Turkey, Ankara, and in 2009, by Tulsa Ballet in its New York City program at the

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.Gia Kourlas, "Cheekily Stylish, Playfully Tacky", Dance Review, ''

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'', August 11, 2009, p. C2.
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"Tulsa Ballet's Dancers Carry the Day"
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'', August 13, 2009.

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*Playbill, Tulsa Ballet, Joyce Theater, August 11–15, 2009, "Who's Who in the Company."
"Tulsa Ballet Going All-Out in NY"
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'', August 2, 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Hue, Young Soon 1963 births Living people Ballet choreographers South Korean ballerinas South Korean expatriates in France South Korean expatriates in Germany South Korean expatriates in Switzerland 21st-century ballet dancers