Lawrence Chen
as Faruch, Prince of the Kingdom
Lawrence is 18 and a college junior in
Mechatronics at Palomar College. After receiving 1st in Contemporary and 2nd in Classical Senior Men Category for his solos at the YAGP '15 Regional in San Diego, Lawrence traveled with the V&T Team to compete in solos, pas de deux and ensembles at the YAGP Finals in New York City. He received offers for summer scholarships including summer intensive at Bolshoi ballet. He heads off to China in August on full scholarship from Long Beach Ballet to attend their International Summer Intensive. Lawrence also teaches Boys Ballet at V&T and continues to inspire little boys for a lifetime passion in dance. Performance credits: Cinderella, Coppelia, Don Quixote, Le Corsaire, Paquita, Raymonda, Nutcracker, Seven Beauties, and Swan Lake.