Sterling Tu

Sterling Tu is an emerging professional dance artist and arts leader based in Southern California. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance from the University of California, Irvine in 2025. Born and raised in the Bay Area, she trained in classical ballet at Alameda Ballet Academy under Abra Rudisill and continued her studies through intensive programs with City Ballet School San Francisco, American Ballet Theatre, and Bolshoi Ballet Academy. At the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Sterling expanded her training to jazz, modern, and hip hop, broadening her technical repertoire. Notable UCI performances include George Balanchine’s Serenade, staged by Zippora Karz; Molly Lynch’s Moonlight; and Archaea, a collaboration by S. Ama Wray and Cyrian Reed. Sterling recently performed in ChoCoLA in Kassandra Vogel's Invisible Red Thread and as a guest artist with Anaheim Ballet's Nutcracker this past season. She received the William J. Gillespie Scholarship and was a two-time recipient of the Sylvia Reines Dance Scholarship. Sterling looks forward to dancing and administrating with New Classics Ballet Theater, and she is excited to share her passion and dedication for performing arts with the local community.