A graduate of the Guangzhou Dance School’s Chinese Dance Department, He Chaoya received a full scholarship to study at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He was a recipient of gold medals at the National Minorities Performance Gala, Guangdong Song of Youth Dance Competition and the Guangzhou Architecture Cup National Social Dance Competition (Youth category).
He joined the Hong Kong Dance Company in 2007 and was featured in various pas de deux including Antelopes of the Snow in Dance Roots, Shadow in Red–Red or Black in Two Swallows–Ode to Wu Guanzhong, Hometown in Pop Classics: Joseph Koo’s Dance Melodies 2013, Love Song with Drums in Dream of the Past: Ancient Chinese Court Dances and Fluttering Hearts in Kaleidoscope of Dance from Yunnan. He also played the role of Old Zhou in Plateau Bluebells and Young Master in Red Poppies (2014 re-run). His recent co-choreographed work Night Thoughts was presented at Hong Kong Ballet’s Choreographers’ Showcase 2016.