Artistic Director
Studio Owner

Born in Vietnam and lived in France, Hao  is a mom of two teenagers.
Hao founded HaoExpression with the endeavor to give children and adults, artists and non-artist a platform to express themselves artistically.
With over 30 years of training in music, dance, voice and expressive arts in Paris and in California, Hao has been bridging Western, European and Asian influences in creating beautiful original full length stage performances.

Somatic ​Movement Educator
Expressive Arts Coach

Hao is a Tamalpa Life/Art Practitioner, and an  ISMETA Registered Somatic Movement Educator (International Somatic Movement Educators and Therapy Association.) 
She uses Tamalpa Life/Art approach to help individuals and collectives find inner ressources to express themselves creatively, authentically and artistically, on stage in life. 
She also uses all she has learned from her teachers including zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, music master Tran Van Khe, dance pioneer Anna Halprin, art therapy and education pioneer Daria Halprin, vocalist Patricia Nicolas, and dancer Rodolphe Cassand, to create daunting performance productions. 

Ballet Instructor
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Hao learned ballet as a child but really got into serious ballet as an adult with former soloist dancer Rodolphe Cassand of Ballet National de Marseille Roland Petit.
Hao teaches Basic Beginning Ballet according the the French school. She wants to give her students a clean and solid based so they can move on to the next level with poise and style.

Testimonials

Hao, a mix of creativity, tenderness and talent.
​Maud Daeaujean

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