Biography
Ray Chung has a passion for dancing which he likes to share with other people. His main focus is improvisation and he has worked with Contact Improvisation since 1979 as part of improvisational performance practice. He integrates other movement forms into his work, including martial arts, bodywork and Authentic Movement. Ray has worked with the leading proponents of Contact Improvisation and has also been influenced by collaborations with others such as Chris Aiken, Martin Keogh, Lisa Nelson, Nancy Stark Smith, Karen Nelson, and Katarina Eriksson. He has also trained as a shiatsu therapist and instructor with Ryuho Yamada, Wataru Ohashi, and the Shiatsu Education Center of America. Also trained as an engineer at University of California, Berkeley. His work has been featured at numerous national and international festivals and venues.