ERIC CHAO

Biografia

I am a DanceSport coach and international adjudicator from Taiwan, with over 26 years of experience in athlete development and high-performance training. I began dancing at the age of 9 under the guidance of multiple World Champions, and later pursued long-term training in the United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany. These experiences have shaped my global perspective and established a strong professional foundation.

As a former national athlete in the Ten Dance category, I primarily represented Chinese Taipei in the Standard category at major international events, including the Asian Games, World Games, East Asian Games, Asian Indoor Games, as well as World and Asian Championships. Throughout my competitive career, I earned medals at both the East Asian Games and Asian Indoor Games, reached the final at the Asian Games, and achieved a record of 10 consecutive National Standard Championship titles in Taiwan.

I previously studied in the Sports Science PhD program at National Taiwan Normal University, specializing in sport psychology, motor learning, motor control, motor development and biomechanics. After retiring from competition, I have been invited to teach worldwide and serve as an adjudicator at international competitions. I am dedicated to integrating sports science into DanceSport and developing systematic, high-performance modular training models for elite athletes.

As a coach, I have successfully developed multiple solo standard athletes ranked within the Top 1–10 in the WDSF World Ranking. In 2025, I led my athletes to win multiple gold, silver and bronze medals at both the WDSF World Championships and Asian Championships. In recent years, my athletes have consistently achieved outstanding results across major international competitions in Asia and Europe.

By combining elite competitive experience with scientific training methodologies, I am committed to developing world-class champions and advancing DanceSport to the highest level. This is the philosophy I have always upheld: to creating the world’s finest dancers, inspiring health, happiness, and hope.