Hey loves, I’m Candy Tong — a professional dancer, model, and fashion entrepreneur in New York City.

Candy Tong was born in San Francisco, California, where she later started her training at the San Francisco Ballet School under full scholarship. She graduated from the English National Ballet School (London, England) where she received a diploma in Dance from the Trinity College, worked with the company, and toured around England for their production of Le Corsaire. Candy has studied at the Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle, WA) in the Professional Division and trained under the direction of Drew Jacoby and Muriel Maffre. Prior to joining ENB, Candy won the title of Miss Dance of California in 2013, receiving top marks at nationals. She placed 3rd at Youth America Grand Prix and at the American Ballet Competition and was invited to participate in the Helsinki International Ballet Competition in Finland. Candy has had the opportunity to perform works by choreographers including George Balanchine, Helgi Tomasson, Drew Jacoby, Anna Marie-Holmes , Kerri Nichols, and Dwight Rhoden to name a few. 

Candy graduated with a BFA in Dance Performance from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at University of California, Irvine (‘17) where she was able to complete the program in just 2 1/2 years . Soon after, she was invited to perform in festivals and galas as a freelance professional dancer. Along with her dance career, Candy is a signed model with State Model Management in New York City. She has been invited to photoshoots all over the country as well as Paris and London and has participated in major music videos. Her work has been showcased at the Galleries Lafayette in Paris, the Huffington Post, Reebok, and on Nikon Europe's ad campaigns. She has been named as “10 most inspiring dancers to follow on Instagram” by Dance Informa. Candy has been interviewed and featured for POINTE magazine, DANCE magazine, and Dance Informa.

Most currently, Candy is on her third season with Complexions Contemporary Ballet in New York City. To engage more with Ms. Tong, please visit her Instagram (@candytong12) and Youtube channel for updates on her journey.

Much love,

C