Eddie Chen
Eddie Chen
Edward (Eddie) Chen is a 19-year-old Taiwanese American dancer studying Computer Science at Stanford University. Trained in choreography and freestyle since age 7, he’s won 1st place in Hip Hop competitions and ranked Division 1 nationally in Ballroom Latin Formation—experiences that inspired his TEDx Talk, “Embracing Your Whole Self with Freestyle Dancing.”
Eddie is a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts and a 2023 National YoungArts Winner with Distinction in Hip Hop Dance. At Stanford, Eddie has taught and choreographed for the Department of Theater and Performance Studies and Alliance Dance Crew and has created his own dance collective, Haven, to expose the community to new possibilities through dance. Eddie also co-founded Dancing Moves the Heart and has taught Hip Hop dance to more than 700 underserved youth in California and Taiwan. Eddie believes that "passion begets passion" as he continues to inspire change across local and global communities.
Edward (Eddie) Chen is a 19-year-old Taiwanese American dancer studying Computer Science at Stanford University. Trained in choreography and freestyle since age 7, he’s won 1st place in Hip Hop competitions and ranked Division 1 nationally in Ballroom Latin Formation—experiences that inspired his TEDx Talk, “Embracing Your Whole Self with Freestyle Dancing.”
Eddie is a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts and a 2023 National YoungArts Winner with Distinction in Hip Hop Dance. At Stanford, Eddie has taught and choreographed for the Department of Theater and Performance Studies and Alliance Dance Crew and has created his own dance collective, Haven, to expose the community to new possibilities through dance. Eddie also co-founded Dancing Moves the Heart and has taught Hip Hop dance to more than 700 underserved youth in California and Taiwan. Eddie believes that "passion begets passion" as he continues to inspire change across local and global communities.
Eddie Chen
Edward (Eddie) Chen is a 19-year-old Taiwanese American dancer studying Computer Science at Stanford University. Trained in choreography and freestyle since age 7, he’s won 1st place in Hip Hop competitions and ranked Division 1 nationally in Ballroom Latin Formation—experiences that inspired his TEDx Talk, “Embracing Your Whole Self with Freestyle Dancing.”
Eddie is a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts and a 2023 National YoungArts Winner with Distinction in Hip Hop Dance. At Stanford, Eddie has taught and choreographed for the Department of Theater and Performance Studies and Alliance Dance Crew and has created his own dance collective, Haven, to expose the community to new possibilities through dance. Eddie also co-founded Dancing Moves the Heart and has taught Hip Hop dance to more than 700 underserved youth in California and Taiwan. Eddie believes that "passion begets passion" as he continues to inspire change across local and global communities.