Activities

Chinese Dance · Ballet · Theatre

Dance & Choreography

Dancer & Theatre Choreographer, BASIS Dance Ensemble; Chinese Cultural Festival Dance

I have trained in Chinese dance and ballet for ten years, performing with school and Washington, DC-area Chinese dance troupes. I choreographed movement for the interactive theater project Would You Recognize It?, using performance to help an audience notice shifts in power, silence, and control. I was invited to perform at the August 2026 Chinese Cultural Festival.

Founder & President

Chinese Cuisine Culinary Club

Founded and led a club that used cooking as a form of cultural exchange and community care, coordinating members to prepare and share meals.

Chinese Cuisine Culinary Club members preparing food together

Head Library Student Leader

Library Leadership

Helped organize student-facing library initiatives and strengthen the library as an accessible academic community space.

BASIS Independent McLean

Student Ambassador

Represented the school community to prospective students and families through tours, conversations, and student events.

Ann speaking with prospective families as a student ambassador

Project Lead & Partnership Coordinator

Smithsonian STEM Partnership

Secured support from 2 teachers and 3 partner schools; coordinated 37 students and chaperones for a Smithsonian Exhibit Explorations field study, connecting classroom questions with museum and research resources.

Students participating in the Smithsonian Exhibit Explorations field study

Johns Hopkins University

Medical Summer Program

Explored medicine through an intensive summer program spanning clinical reasoning, human biology, and health-care careers.

Ann at the Johns Hopkins University medical summer program