William Li won second place in New Tang Dynasty Television’s 2012 International Classical Chinese Dance Competition and third place in the same competition in 2014. He studied dance at the New York-based Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and earned his bachelor’s degree in this field from Fei Tian College, where he also earned a Master of Fine Arts in Classical Chinese Dance. During his 16 seasons with Shen Yun he played many principal roles, including the title role in Shen Yun’s production “The Monkey King.” He is currently also starring in the online show “The Three Musketeers,” in which he and fellow dancers Jisung Kim and Sam Pu take the audience behind the scenes of life in Shen Yun.
The Restaurant (2024)
Monk Lu (2023)
Monkeying Around in Paradise (2021-22)
The Rookie Monks (2021-22)
The Miraculous Flute (2020)
Devotion (2018)
Descent from Heaven – A Renewal (2017)
Monkey King and the Dragon Palace (2016)
Ne Zha Churns the Sea (2014)
Yang Zhi and His Sabre (2013)
The Monkey King Thwarts the Evil Toad (2014)
How the Monkey King Came to Be (2012)
Crazy Ji (2012)
The Monkey King Outwits Pigsy (2011)
Monk Ji Gong Abducts the Bride (2009)