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Artistic Director of the Chinese Culture Performance Troupe in Columbus, and Vice President of OhioDance, a performer, choreographer and a mother of four lovely children. At Wittenberg, Mrs. Chang teaches modern, jazz, ballet, tap, and Chinese folk dancing, as well as dance composition. She also directs Wittenberg's Annual Dance Concert and the Wittenberg Student Dance Company. She has performed with the Mount Holyoke Touring Ensemble, Smith College's Celebration Dance Company, Tina Yan Dance Ensemble, Yao Ming-Lih Classical Ballet Company, Han-Sen Dance Ensemble, Van Pelt Dance and The Chinese Culture Performance Troupe both in Taiwan and in the U.S.A. She has given lecture-demonstrations in Chinese Dance at Smith College, Ohio University and various places. Chang earned her B.A. degree in Dance at the University of Chinese Culture, Taipei, Taiwan and a M.F.A. in Dance at Smith College, Massachusetts. She joined the Wittenberg faculty in 1986. Over the years she has lived in the United States, Chang has participated in the ADFA in 86, Jacob's Pillow in 87, Bates Dance Festival in 90, White Mountain Dance Festival in 90-91, as well as American College Dance Festivals, and OhioDance Festivals. Chang is currently working on a video production on Chinese dance. In past years she has visited China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, collecting materials and interviewing scholars among other things. Mrs. Chang is also the Executive Director of the Weaving Pine, a non-profit organization for Chinese Cultural Networking in Ohio.