Background
Cao was born in Shanghai, the son of a dance teacher and a musician.
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Chi Cao
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Career
When he was four years old, the family moved to Beijing. He received training in classical dance at the Beijing Dance Academy, where his father was director In 1993, he got a scholarship to train at the Royal Ballet School in London.
Cao portrayed the Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin in the biographical film Mao"s Last Dancer (2009).
Foreign this role he was nominated for Best Actor in the Inside Film Awards. Li Cunxin himself had recommended Chi Cao for this role because he knew his father.
Achievements
Membership
In 1995, he became a member of the Birmingham Royal Ballet.
