Young Soon Hue (born 1963) is a contemporary ballet

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. She was born in South Korea and trained in South Korea and France. She began her professional career at Frankfurt Ballet, Germany, under the direction of William Forsythe and continued in Switzerland with

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and as soloist at

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. She concluded her active dance career as a principal at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein 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, John Cranko, 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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, Brisbane, Australia, and the

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. 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 Joyce Theater.Gia Kourlas, "Cheekily Stylish, Playfully Tacky", Dance Review, '' The New York Times'', August 11, 2009, p. C2.
Wendy Perron
"Tulsa Ballet's Dancers Carry the Day"
'' Dance Magazine'', 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"
by James D. Watts, Jr., '' Tulsa World'', 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