Yang Liping, a Bai ethnic, was born in Dali. In 1971, she started her dancing career in Xishuangbanna Prefecture Song and Dance Troupe. She has since created a remarkable repertoire, including a number of solo works and group dances. She was the lead dancer in the grand ethnic dance musical 'Peacock Princess', which was awarded Golden Award for Performing Art of Yunnan in 1979. In 1985, she joined the Chinese Central Minority Song & Dance Troup and remains a prominent member to date.In 1986, she choreographed, directed and performed the dance 'Soul of Peacock', which is considered as her masterpiece. This won her the first place in both choreographic creation and performance at the Second China Dance Competition. In 1990, she performed this dance at the closing ceremony of the 11th Asian Games in Beijing. The audience was amazed by the high technical standards of her dance and elegant presentation. In May 1992, Yang Liping became the first dancer from Mainland China to visit Taiwan. At the 1993 Chinese New Year Eve celebration gala night, the dance 'Two Trees' choreographed and performed by her once again won the First Class award. In September 1994, she was awarded the title of 'Outstanding Artist in Promoting Ethnic Unity and Development' by the Chinese State Council. In December1994, the dance 'Spirit of Peacock' was crowned with the Golden Award of Chinese 20th Century Classical Work.

In 1998, the movie 'Sunbird', created, directed and starred by Yang Liping herself, was given the Grand Jury's Award at the Montreal Film Festival, Canada. Yang Liping also toured and performed around the world. She conducted solo performances in Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, United States, Canada, Japan and Taiwan. She is a life member of the Philippines National Association of Folk Dance. Yang Liping's work reflects her discerning passion in dance and is renowned for her high standard of technicality, individuality and originality.

For her deep passion for dance and the natural attributes of the Bai ethnic background, Yang Liping choreographed, directed and lead danced the original, ethnic dance musical 'Dynamic Yunnan'. She spent over one year to collect the essence of folk songs and dances from more than twenty ethnic groups across Yunnan province. She used her individualistic style and original angle of artistic creation over fifteen months to produce this authentic but contemporaneous dance musical. Dynamic Yunnan exhibits a brand new style of choreography created by Yang Liping that is an integration of authentic folkloric dance and songs with modern form of artistic expression.