Hi, I’m Ting-Yu Xie.
For Ting-Yu, movement has always been more than learning steps. It is how we build confidence, express who we are, and find our way back to ourselves.
Ting-Yu is a choreographer, performer, dance educator, and movement researcher with an MFA in Dance from Case Western Reserve University, RYT 200 training, and an ACE fitness instructor certification. Her teaching brings together Chinese traditional dance, ballet, modern and contemporary dance, and wellness-based movement.
After becoming a mother of twins and experiencing her own postpartum recovery, she began to understand movement in a more personal but powerful way - as a source of strength, reconnection, and care. She created TINGMOTION not simply as a business, but as a welcoming community where children can discover movement, adults can return to their bodies, and women and mothers can feel supported, understood, and seen.
My Approach
Classes are thoughtfully designed for each age and stage of development. Ballet foundations provide structure, while creative movement and experiences from different dance forms help movers from all age groups develop coordination, musicality, body awareness, and expressive range. Through age-appropriate training, students learn healthy alignment and efficient movement patterns while building a strong, capable, and individual dancing body.
Children’s Teaching Philosophy
Children naturally move with curiosity, imagination, and joy. I believe this instinct should be respected and developed - not replaced by rigid technique. Classes encourage creative exploration while gradually introducing professional foundations that support coordination, musicality, healthy alignment, body awareness, and confident self-expression.
Adult Teaching Philosophy
Adult movement should begin with the body you have today - not with pressure to be more flexible, slimmer, or more experienced. My goal is to create a welcoming space where adults can reconnect with their bodies, develop strength and mobility, explore personal expression, and build a movement practice that feels meaningful and sustainable.